EVENT INFORMATION

2
September
1764

The slave ship Commerce departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 2 September 1764 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Commerce; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Caron, Etienne; Captain: Perron, J. The voyage began at Nantes on 2 September 1764. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayes (Les). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 59 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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