EVENT INFORMATION

2
August
1720

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

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📅 2 August 1720 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Marie; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin; Captain: Denis, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 21 May 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: 94 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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