EVENT INFORMATION

27
April
1720

The slave ship César began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 27 April 1720 📍 Haiti

Vessel: César; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Beaumeny Marias, de. The voyage began at Nantes on 27 February 1720. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 60 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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