EVENT INFORMATION

5
January
1769

The slave ship Prince Grasse began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Puerto Rico.

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📅 5 January 1769 📍 Puerto Rico

Vessel: Prince Grasse; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Deguer, Fr; Captain: Duroché Soret. The voyage began at Nantes on 25 September 1768. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Puerto Rico, port unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 60 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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