EVENT INFORMATION

15
July
1777

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

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📅 15 July 1777 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Betzy; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 150. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Van Hoogwerff; Captain: Tourneur, Ch. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 15 July 1777. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Porto Novo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded outcome: Captured unspecified after enslaved people disembarked.

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