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Haitian Collection
Collection
Call Number: MS Haiti
Scope and Contents
The Haitian Manuscripts Collection is a group of aproximately 1,000 items created in Haiti from approximately 1714 to 1916. The collection documents French colonial rule of Saint-Domingue, British and American interests in the region, the Revolution, the beginning of Haitian self-rule, and the development and evolution of the republic through the early 20th century.Among other materials, the collection includes personal correspondence, business documents, financial records,...
Dates:
1714 - 1916; Majority of material found within 1783 - 1839
Sebastien Lefresne letters
Collection — Container: MS 7320
Call Number: MS 7320
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of eight letters written by Sebastien Lefresne, a French colonist in Saint-Domingue employed in the administration of the French military in Cap-Français. These letters, primarily written to members of his family, date from 1797 to 1803, and document the effects of both the Haitian revolution and the Napoleonic Wars on life in Saint-Domingue, including violence from both the rebels and the English as well as the results of the English blockade of the city. Included...
Dates:
1797-1803
