EVENT INFORMATION

16
January
1709

The slave ship Comte de Tessé arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 45 people had been taken aboard and approximately 34 arrived.

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📅 16 January 1709 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Comte de Tessé; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 250. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Thomas, Isaac. The voyage began at Nantes on 1 July 1708. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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