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1799-01-12

Roume, named by the Directoire to replace Hédouville, arrived at Port-au-Prince at Toussaint’s summons.

Haitian

Such was the respective attitude of Toussaint and of Rigaud when Roume, whom the Directoire had designated in advance, by a decree of 1 pluviôse, Year VI (20 January 1798), to replace Hédouville in case of an unforeseen event, summoned by Toussaint, arrived at Port-au-Prince on 23 nivôse (12 January 1799).

Source  ·  p. 25 Joseph Saint-Rémy (des Cayes), Pétion et Haïti: étude monographique et historique, tome 2 (Paris: chez l'auteur, 1854), p. 25; English translation, Rasanblaj.