EVENT INFORMATION

4
March
1774

The slave ship Heureux began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 4 March 1774 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Heureux; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 200. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Grandclos-Meslé, de; Captain: Desguets, Julien-Justin. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 17 October 1773. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 26.0%. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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