EVENT INFORMATION

14
July
1723

The slave ship Mercure completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Martinique.

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📅 14 July 1723 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Mercure; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Leroy, Jacques; Captain: Millet, Pierre; Investor: Millet, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 8 January 1722. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 76 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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