1791-Jan.-10: Moses Myers, a merchant in Norfolk, Virginia, reported to James Rogers on the significant impact of Caribbean news on the local political climate.

1791-Jan.-10: Moses Myers, a merchant in Norfolk, Virginia, reported to James Rogers on the significant impact of Caribbean news on the local political climate. He noted that the arrival of vessels from Saint-Domingue brought detailed accounts of the racial struggles that were being widely discussed by both white and black residents. Myers observed that the “spirit of independence” was becoming increasingly evident among the enslaved people of the Chesapeake. He warned that the example of the French colonies was serving as a powerful catalyst for local resistance. This correspondence demonstrated the rapid transmission of revolutionary ideas through the Atlantic commercial network.