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31
May
1715

The slave ship Pontchartrain completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 31 May 1715 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Pontchartrain; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lemagnen, Joseph; Investor: Compagnie du Sénégal. The voyage began at Nantes on 27 September 1714. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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