EVENT INFORMATION

4
October
1776

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

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📅 4 October 1776 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Saint Jacques; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 250. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hardy, Paul; Investor: Garesché, Daniel. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 4 October 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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