EVENT INFORMATION

19
November
1721

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

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📅 19 November 1721 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Saint Jacques; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ricard, Louis; Investor: Laurenjois; Investor: Rivière. The voyage began at Nantes on 19 November 1721. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 79 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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