1799-Oct.-11: Edward Stevens, the American consul in Saint-Domingue, informed Christopher R.

1799-Oct.-11: Edward Stevens, the American consul in Saint-Domingue, informed Christopher R. Perry that Toussaint Louverture was effectively consolidating his power over the entire island. Stevens noted that Toussaint was increasingly operating as an independent sovereign, ignoring the directives of the French metropole. The consul observed that Toussaint’s primary goal was to establish a stable economy through trade with the United States and Great Britain. Stevens advocated for continued American support for Toussaint as a means of weakening French imperial influence in the Western Hemisphere. This report underscored the role of the Haitian Revolution in the shifting geopolitical landscape of the Quasi-War between the U.S. and France.