EVENT INFORMATION

14
May
1764

The slave ship Fontette arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 337 people had been taken aboard and approximately 292 arrived.

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📅 14 May 1764 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Fontette; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Duval, Bertrand; Captain: Capard, Claude; Captain: Esturmy, J. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 29 May 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 77 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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