EVENT INFORMATION

3
December
1796

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

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📅 3 December 1796 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Louisa; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 81. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Sterry, Cyprian; Captain: Briggs, Elijah. The voyage began at Providence on 3 December 1796. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Iles de Los (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%.

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