EVENT INFORMATION

19
July
1790

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

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📅 19 July 1790 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Maréchal de Lévis; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Barré, Louis; Investor: Lalande, Michel-Jean; Investor: Thomas. The voyage began at Nantes on 19 July 1790. 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: 40 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 18.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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