EVENT INFORMATION

5
July
1775

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

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📅 5 July 1775 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Mesny; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 300. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Grandclos-Meslé, de; Captain: Landes, Joseph Daniel des. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 5 July 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 55 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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