Madame Christophe and her daughters leave Port-au-Prince for London

Ferrière (la). Formidable citadel built from 1804 by Christophe, from the plans of an engineer officer, a man of colour, named Henri Barré, in the commune of Milot, on the morne of the Bonnet-à-l’Evêque, at 1,500 feet of altitude. The king of the North blew out his brains in his palace of Sans-Souci at Milot, on Sunday 8 October 1820, when he learned that power was escaping him. His son and a few officers who had been relentless in carrying out his barbarous orders were the only victims of their rashness. Madame Christophe and her young ladies were at the Ferrière; they came to Port-au-Prince, where President Boyer showered them with attentions. They remained in that city until 1 August 1821 and left it for London. Madame Christophe had left her power of attorney with General Magny, commander of the arrondissement of the Cap, to manage her property.

Rouzier tells this under the entry Ferrière (la).