EVENT INFORMATION

7
March
1791

The slave ship Bonhomme Richard arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 545 people had been taken aboard and approximately 538 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 7 March 1791 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Bonhomme Richard; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Papin, Jacques; Investor: Lanusse, Jean. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 18 July 1790. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Porto Novo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 73 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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