EVENT INFORMATION

2
July
1722

The slave ship Saint Jean Baptiste arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 105 people had been taken aboard and approximately 87 arrived.

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📅 2 July 1722 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Saint Jean Baptiste; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: La Guioterie, sieur de; Captain: Sicard, Pierre; Captain: Violleau, Nicolas. The voyage began at Nantes on 16 October 1721. 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: 90 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 17.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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