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1818-Jun.-05

1818-Jun.-05: Merchant Jacob Lewis reported to Secretary of State John Quincy Adams that the Haitian government showed clear favoritism toward British traders.

1818-Jun.-05: Merchant Jacob Lewis reported to Secretary of State John Quincy Adams that the Haitian government showed clear favoritism toward British traders. He argued that the presence of British warships in Port-au-Prince harbor gave their merchants a coercive advantage over American rivals.

Source  ·  p. 188 Gaffield, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World, 188