1807-Nov.-11: The British government instituted a 14-shilling duty on each quintal of foreign coffee, a move that Peltier argued would ruin the commercial re…

1807-Nov.-11: The British government instituted a 14-shilling duty on each quintal of foreign coffee, a move that Peltier argued would ruin the commercial relationship with Haiti. He warned that the Haitian government might retaliate by putting a similar duty on British manufactured goods.