EVENT INFORMATION

28
January
1776

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

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📅 28 January 1776 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Amitié; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 150. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Pottier de La Houssaye; Captain: Hercouët, Jean-Gabriel. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 30 December 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Senegambia and offshore Atlantic, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Marc. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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