EVENT INFORMATION

8
February
1770

The slave ship Cap Vert departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 8 February 1770 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Cap Vert; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 257.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Guitteny; Captain: Hallot de Latouche, A. The voyage began at Nantes on 8 February 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 64.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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