EVENT INFORMATION

19
December
1785

The slave ship Agamemnon arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 564 people had been taken aboard and approximately 526 arrived.

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📅 19 December 1785 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Agamemnon; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Begoüen Demeaux; Captain: Lemasson, Auguste-Stanislas. The voyage began at Le Havre on 12 January 1785. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 74 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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