EVENT INFORMATION

27
May
1766

The slave ship Roi Midas departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Guadeloupe.

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📅 27 May 1766 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Roi Midas; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 257.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laffon de Ladebat, Jacques-Alexandre; Captain: Chastel, Jacob; Captain: Venot, Pierre. The voyage began at Bordeaux on 27 May 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Guadeloupe, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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