EVENT INFORMATION

1
January
1787

The slave ship Zephir arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 367 people had been taken aboard and approximately 200 arrived.

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📅 1 January 1787 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Zephir; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Espivent de La Villeboisnet; Investor: Espivent Lavilleboisnet; Captain: Blanchard, Fr. The voyage began at Nantes on 9 November 1785. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 68 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 46.0%. Recorded outcome: Laid up (disarmed) or broken up in the Americas.

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