EVENT INFORMATION

10
October
1764

The slave ship Hirondelle left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 318 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 10 October 1764 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Hirondelle; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bouteiller; : Bouteiller, G; Captain: Quatreville, 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: Saint-Marc. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 107 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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