1814-Sept-10
1814-Sept-10: The French agent Dauxion Lavaysse reported that Pétion had spoken of Haiti potentially becoming a “free French colony” under certain conditions.
1814-Sept-10: The French agent Dauxion Lavaysse reported that Pétion had spoken of Haiti potentially becoming a “free French colony” under certain conditions. This report reflected the complex and often deceptive nature of negotiations between the Haitian leadership and the former colonial power.
Source · p. 268
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 268