"A letter from the Thoré brothers, Louis and B. Thoré to their father Paul Thoré, Paul Thoré was originally from Gers, left in the middle of the eighteenth century for Martinique and settled in St. Pierre, where he made a fortune as a trader. His children were born there. He returned to Gers in 1792, where he bought property newly confiscated by the State - the Abbaye de Flaran and the Chateau de Cassaigne. The Thoré brothers write about the seizure of their vessel by the English and discuss the use of Danish ships as neutral vessels." -The New Antiquarian
"Steward, T.G.: How the Black St. Domingo Legion Saved the Patriot Army in the Siege of Savannah, 1779. Washington. 1899. 15pp. First edition. History of the involvement of the St. Domingo Legion, the French colony which later became Haiti, in the Siege of Savannah. The battle was notable for the significant presence of foreign trooper, including hundreds of African American soldiers.
This copy owned by American newspaper magnate, William Randolph magnate, William Randlph Hearst. It is inscribed to Hearst from James Theodore Holly, the first African American bishop for the Protestant Episcopal Church. Holly spent most of his career as a missionary of bishop in Haiti and is mentioned as a contributing scholar in the article's after word.
Number five of a series of papers published by the American Negro Academy." -Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America
4 page document. Letter from Mr. Hooper to Justin Casamayor. The author of this letter is seeking to obtain the arrears of interest due from Mr. Christian's estate.
2 page document. The author of this letter, Mr. Newman, was the Executor and Joint Trustee to Justinian Casamayor. In this letter, Mr. Newman references the death of Justinian Casamayor, and requests for George Hooper to attend the Countinghouse at 33 Great St. Helen's Bishopsgate Street.
Includes transcript, 2 page document. This letter references a stir that took place in the West Indies. Mr. Bunn also mentions giving Mr. Newman a receipt and says he will take care of the deed.
Includes transcript, 2 page document. In this letter, Mr. Bunn thanks Mr. Hooper for a notice in regards to his daughters. He also mentions that Mr. Newman is in correspondence with the Shands in hopes of obtaining a remittance.
Minutes of MLIP meeting MLC summary of and proposals for work in MLIP first and second draft political statement of marxist-leninists for an independent Puerto Rico recommendation for withdrawal from the Puerto Rican solidarity committee statement of criticisms of the political views of the Puerto Rican solidarity committee
"Group of 7 documents relating to Jean-Pierre Boyer and his Presidency. Vp, 1808-25.
Jean-Pierre Boyer was the longest-tenured Haitian Leader of his era, serving as president from 1818 to 1843. Under his rule, the competing northern and southern parts of Haiti were united, and Spanish Haiti (now the Dominican Republic) was annexed.
This lot includes: Receipt for the sale of a horse to General Bazelais, possibly signed by Boyer as a lieutenant colonel, 4 July 1808, and then signed over on verso by Bazelais to General Delva, 1809 Receipt signed by General Boyer to Madame Daran for a horse, 24 October 1811 Pair of documents regarding a requisition submitted by C. Babeuf, one endorsed with General Boyer's signature and the other by President Petion, 15 April 1815 Pair of documents signed by Joseph Latortue in the northern part of Haiti, the first as a baron while the north was still an independent kingdom, the second as administrator under Boyer's united Haiti, 26 April 1817 and 11 February 1823 Receipt on official letterhead signed by President Boyer, issued to General Benjamin Noel for a house purchased from the state, 16 July 1825." -Libreria de Antano, Buenos Ayres
Collection of newspaper articles about house squatting in Jamaica Article Headlines: "Jamaica: Democratic Socialism versus The Struggle for Change" "Problem of Captured Property" "PM newers warning against land capture" "Captured: Houses and Land" "Rema: the politics of terror" "Capturing Capitalist Houses" "Brother versus Brother" "Squatters Must Go" "Property or Anarchy" "Spaulding: Committed to End 'Capture' of Govt. Property" "Getting to the heart of the Rema affair" "Big owners won't release unused land" "1,300 norwood squatters step forward" "Democratic socialism" "Week-end reflections" "1,200 acre property seized by squatters" "Morant Bay: The Diary of a Rebellion" "Jamaica: Workers" "Law and Order Jamaican Style" " 'Justice' demo for a 17-year old boy" "Police vigilante squad taken out of operation" "Houses only occupied, not captured" "No evidence of JLP, PNP aid to gangs" "How workers participate in Iran" "Middle class houses" "Police tear gas disperses marchers" "New police violence launched against the people, crime only an excuse" "Citizens protest killings by police" "Where are our radicals?" "Court opens hearing into appeal by J.O.S. workers" "Soares Regime unable to bring stability to portugal" "Portugal: Turning Defeat Into Victory" "Police Up Attacks on Trench Town Youth" "The Struggle for Worker's Control in Tanzania" "Spain: Revolution on Land and in Industry" "The Adventure of Westmoreland: Workers council in Rural Jamaica - 1969-1971"
