EVENT INFORMATION

29
October
1716

The slave ship Pontchartrain departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 29 October 1716 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Pontchartrain; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Gontard, Claude; Investor: Compagnie du Sénégal. The voyage began at Nantes on 29 October 1716. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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