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1845-Oct-17

1845-Oct-17: J.H.

1845-Oct-17: J.H. Fresnel wrote to the French consul Levasseur advocating for a formal French protectorate over the republic. He predicted that without European intervention, the “civilized” elements of Haitian society would be overwhelmed by the “savage” masses.

Source  ·  p. 277 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 277