EVENT INFORMATION

28
October
1787

The slave ship Boufflers left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 200 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 28 October 1787 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Boufflers; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Guérard, Jacques; Investor: Guérard, Jacques; Captain: Rio de Kerlauzet, J-M. The voyage began at Lorient on 29 October 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayes (Les). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 42 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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