1883-May-10
1883-May-10: US diplomatic dispatches from Langston to Frelinghuysen noted a reputed offer of a protectorate or naval base.
1883-May-10: US diplomatic dispatches from Langston to Frelinghuysen noted a reputed offer of a protectorate or naval base. These communications reflected the intense interest of the United States in securing a foothold in Haitian territory.
Source · p. 294
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 294