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1708-Nov 27.

1708-Nov 27.: Arrival of France: The France ship (Voyage 33889) arrives at Cayes (Les) with 241 captives.

1708-Nov 27.: Arrival of France: The France ship (Voyage 33889) arrives at Cayes (Les) with 241 captives. These individuals were transported from the Bight of Benin to provide labor for the expanding estates in the South. Significance: This voyage highlights the “Southward shift” of St.-Domingue’s economy. Nuance: While the North was already established, these 241 captives from the Bight of Benin were the “frontier labor” required to carve sugar estates out of the rugged Southern Peninsula.