EVENT INFORMATION

31
August
1765

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

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📅 31 August 1765 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Mesny; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Grandclos-Meslé, de; Captain: Jallobert de Monville. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 10 June 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: 47 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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