EVENT INFORMATION

23
August
1826

The slave ship Elise departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to U.S. Virgin Islands.

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📅 23 August 1826 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Elise; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 130. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gicquel (Sr); Captain: Perraud. The voyage began at Nantes on 23 August 1826. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Croix. Recorded outcome: French proceedings initiated in Africa, condemned.

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