EVENT INFORMATION

23
January
1787

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

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📅 23 January 1787 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Agamemnon; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Begoüen Demeaux; Captain: Le Masson. The voyage began at Le Havre on 23 January 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 62 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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