EVENT INFORMATION

24
September
1767

The slave ship Saint Jacques departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Puerto Rico.

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📅 24 September 1767 📍 Puerto Rico

Vessel: Saint Jacques; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Deguer, François; Captain: Peyre, André. The voyage began at Nantes on 24 September 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Puerto Rico, port unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 40 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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