EVENT INFORMATION

27
January
1718

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

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📅 27 January 1718 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Elisabeth; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Regain, François. The voyage began at Nantes on 27 January 1718. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%.

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