EVENT INFORMATION

4
July
1764

The slave ship Deux Marguerites began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 4 July 1764 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Deux Marguerites; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 353.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Andre, Pierre; Captain: Mosnier, Louis. The voyage began at Nantes on 4 April 1764. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 103 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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