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1766-Dec.-24

1766-Dec.-24: The slave ship La Médée, led by Captain Goffe, anchored at Léogane carrying 573 African captives transported from the coast of Angola.

HT-AFAM-1767-000002

1766-Dec.-24: The slave ship La Médée, led by Captain Goffe, anchored at Léogane carrying 573 African captives transported from the coast of Angola. This large shipment represents the significant and continuous infusion of forced labor into the colony’s central sugar-producing districts. The public announcement served as a signal to local inhabitants and speculators that a new “cargo” of human beings was available for purchase. Such events were foundational to the economic engine of Saint-Domingue and the maintenance of its plantation system.

Source  ·  HT-AFAM-1767-000002 Affiches Américaines, 7 Jan. 1767 / Bates: HT-AFAM-1767-000002