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Imprint from Saint-Domingue: La commune des Cayes constituante, a l'Assemblée Coloniale de la Partie Française de St. Domingue. En Assemblée réguliere, le 6 Mai 1792.

"...An unrecorded pamphlet, printed by a government press in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, documenting the emotional and political reactions to the beginnings of the Haitian Revolution, a critical moment in Caribbean colonial history.

On 14 August 1791, under the charge of enslaved leader Dutty Boukman, and the Vodou prophetess Cécile Fatiman, about two hundred enslaved people in the northern regions of the isle of Saint-Domingue took the Oath of Bois Caïman, committing to an orchestrated revolt against their white enslavers. The conflict was the only successful revolt of enslaved people in modern history and resulted in the establishment of the autonomous nation of Haiti in 1804, after 13 years of open conflict.

The document was printed during the initial shockwave generated by the rebellion, which began in the north of the island and developed after mass killings of white landowners and their families into a military conflict between revolutionary factions. Our document, written by one Goujon representative of the people of the commune of Cayes and addressed to the Colonial Assembly of Saint Domingue urges three central points: 1) A strengthening of the role of communes and municipalities in order to consolidate republican ideals on the island; 2) maintenance of freedom of the press, which had been restricted in other parts of the colony, and 3) delegation of the restoration of order to the executive branch of the government in the face of the accelerating violence of the rebellion..."--Description from W. S. Cotter Rare Books.

Box 9: Manuscript ledger book recording trade with Haiti by new York and Boston merchants.

"[New York]: 1859-1863...The detailed ledger reflects the vibrant trade relations between Haiti and the United States, from just before and during the American Civil War. It records manifests of ships sailing between Haiti and the ports of New York and Boston. The dates, 1859-1863, were a time of political upheaval in Haiti as well as in the United States. General Fabre Geffrard, a mulatto general in the Haitian army and imagined Duke of Tabara, overthrew Emperor Faustin Soulouque after a failed invasion of the Dominican Republic. Gerrard became Haiti's President from 1859-1867. By 1859, Haiti's trade with the United States had languished by reason of tariffs imposed by Soulouque. Geffrard removed trade barriers and re-established favorable trade relations with the United States: the coffee trade between the nations increased by almost a million pounds in his first year. Other trade increased dramatically, spurred by the Civil War and the need for Haiti's agricultural products. This ledger demonstrated the booming trade. Each ledger page lists the name of a ship at the top; it is followed by dates, names of shippers, consignees, destination and dollar amounts. Some names and companies are: Cutts & Cooper [a Pennsylvania and Port au Prince mercantile firm]; J. Hearne & Co. [New York mercantile firm]; Delafield & Wilson, John B. Hepburn, Prosper Elie & Co., H. Becker & Co. [some over $25,000]; C. Legendre & Co., Blanchard Berlean & Co., Regner & Regner, P.J. The'boud, and many, many more. A partial listing of ships includes: Brig Isabella Beurman, Bark Arield, Bark Clara Windsor, Brig John Boynton, Schooner King Fisher, H.C. Brooks, Schooner Ida Mailler, Schooner Nanette, Brig. Col Penniman, Schooner California, Schooner Wren, Schooner Blanche, Schooner Dashaway, Schooner Alexander M. Schooner G.R.C., Schooner L.D. Wentwork, Bark Wilhelmine, Schooner Abbie Forest, Brig Conquest, Brig Baltimore, Brig Ocean Belle." -David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC

Jamaica - Mortgage of Wilderness Plantation. William Johnson and William Hylton to T. Hibert and Others

4514. Mortgage of the Delve or Wilderness Plantation, Jamaica from William Johnson and William Hylton to Thomas Hibbert, Edward Juhr, and George Hibbert. Parsih Westmoreland. 5 membranes of vellum, joined at foot with 5 seals. Includes list of slaves. Dated 30th April 1788.

Jamaica- Assignment of a Trust by Lease and Release

4515G. Assignment of a trust by lease and release for a third part, undivided, of land in the Longville Estate in Clarendon, Jamaica (same part as in #4515C/D). From John Williams by the direction of Samuel Scudamore Fleming and his wife to Abraham Rutherford and George Fleming. Dated 16 and 17 February, 1798.

Jamaica - Conveyance and Lease of Coffee Grove Plantation, Clarendon Parish.

4524 A. Transcription Folder 3 of 5 in Drawer 7. Conveyance of an unidentified share in Coffee Grove Plantation, Clarendon, Jamaica, for the purpose of barring the entail thereof. From Sarah Brisco to Wastell Brisco. 1 membrane of vellum with 1 seal. 1 June 1810.

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