EVENT INFORMATION

21
January
1787

The slave ship Marquis de Gallifet began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 21 January 1787 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Marquis de Gallifet; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Michel; Captain: Joret de Longchamp. The voyage began at Nantes on 15 October 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 48 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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