EVENT INFORMATION

8
May
1709

The slave ship Duc de Bretagne left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 592 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 8 May 1709 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Duc de Bretagne; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Le Roux, Jean; Investor: Compagnie royale de Guinee. The voyage began at Nantes on 27 November 1708. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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