EVENT INFORMATION

26
September
1722

The slave ship Paix arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 280 people had been taken aboard and approximately 248 arrived.

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๐Ÿ“… 26 September 1722 ๐Ÿ“ Martinique

Vessel: Paix; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin Delaunay; Captain: Lancelot, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 14 December 1721. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 67 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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