EVENT INFORMATION

8
April
1765

The slave ship Duc d'Amboise began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 8 April 1765 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Duc d'Amboise; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 329.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Exaudy de Kerbiquet; Captain: Gemon, Et. The voyage began at Nantes on 29 January 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 63 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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