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14
January
1799

The slave ship NS das Mercês e Sr dos Milagres departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 14 January 1799 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS das Mercês e Sr dos Milagres; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Silva, Manoel Marques da; Captain: Bastos, João Batista de Araújo; Investor: Silva, Antônio Marques da. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 14 January 1799. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 41 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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