1791-Nov.-05: Members of the Jamaican Assembly wrote to their agent in London, Stephen Fuller, describing the “insolent” behavior of enslaved people followin…

1791-Nov.-05: Members of the Jamaican Assembly wrote to their agent in London, Stephen Fuller, describing the “insolent” behavior of enslaved people following the news of the Saint-Domingue revolt. They reported that slaves were openly speaking about their “rights” and the “humane” intentions of the British government. The Assembly argued that the abolitionist movement in England was directly responsible for this breakdown of discipline. They urged Fuller to use this information to convince Parliament that continuing the slave trade debates would lead to the destruction of the colony. This letter was part of a coordinated effort to link abolitionism with the “horrors” of the Haitian Revolution.