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1804-Aug.-31

1804-Aug.-31: Lord Camden proposed that Governor Nugent enter into a trade “convention” with Dessalines in place of a formal treaty with the King.

1804-Aug.-31: Lord Camden proposed that Governor Nugent enter into a trade “convention” with Dessalines in place of a formal treaty with the King. This tactic allowed the British Crown to maintain distance from a government established by means “abhorrent to humanity.”

Source  ·  p. 28 Gaffield, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World, 28