EVENT INFORMATION

7
February
1778

The slave ship Colibri arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 250 people had been taken aboard and approximately 213 arrived.

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📅 7 February 1778 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Colibri; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 65. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Chauvel, D; Captain: Gillard, Joachim; Investor: Compagnie de la Guyane. The voyage began at Le Havre on 11 December 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 117 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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