EVENT INFORMATION

7
January
1770

The slave ship Duc de Duras left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 334 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 7 January 1770 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Duc de Duras; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: La Villeboisnet, Épivent de; Captain: Mary, Nicolas. The voyage began at Nantes on 3 July 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 125 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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