EVENT INFORMATION

1
May
1776

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

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📅 1 May 1776 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Pyrrha; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 250. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Corbie, Garlache; Investor: Goguet. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 1 May 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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