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A boat brings back a…
1706-January-01: During the War of…
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Columbus stages a lombard shot…
Las Casas records that Columbus…
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Columbus delays sailing as three…
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Short of Monte Cristi Columbus…
Reefs off La Navidad run…
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Columbus finds colored stones on…
Columbus anchors in a singular…
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Columbus meets the Pinta and…
Pinzón came within about 15…
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Columbus’s men caulk the Niña’s…
DECREE of the Conseil du…
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Columbus provisions his caravel to…
Gold grains in the sand…
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Columbus says he saw sirens…
Columbus describes the high green…
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Pinzón trades sixteen days at…
Un Negre, étampé MENDÉS, âgé…
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Columbus names a cape Belprado…
Columbus names Cabo del Buen…
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Columbus sees Puerto Sacro between…
Columbus sights a high round…
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A man points east toward…
A man tells Columbus Matinino,…
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Columbus writes that only God…
DECREE of the Conseil of…
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Columbus judges the Indies lie…
Columbus describes Samaná bows, cotton,…
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Columbus loses sight of Cabo…
Columbus drops Carib and sets…
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1761-01-17: (André Rigaud, Mulatto Revolutionary…
1767-Jan.-17: Madame de Cockburne, the…
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1767-Jan.-18: A performance of “Le…
1767-Jan.-18: A performance of “Le…
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1767-Jan.-19: Hélène, a Creole woman…
Deux Negres, nouveaux, nation Nago,…
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1731-Jan.-20: The Laurence Frigate arrived…
ORDINANCE of the Administrators, providing…
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Spanish troops destroy the French…
TREATY between the Companies of…
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Une Mulâtresse âgée d’environ 16…
Un Negre nouveau, nation Congo,…
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Un Negre Congo, nommé la…
Deux Negres, nation Congo, l’un…
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1767-Jan.-24: Creditors of Sieur Nicolas…
Une Négresse, de nation Congo,…
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Un Negre, Congo, nommé Daniel,…
Deux Negres, dont l’un nommé…
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Pinzón sights Brazil and takes…
Un Negre nommé Néron, nation…
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LETTER from the Minister to…
1767-Jan.-27: The port of Cap-Français…
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1767-Jan.-28: Runaway notices from Cap-Français…
1767-Jan.-28: Market indicators for the…
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Un Negre Créole, nommé Sosie,…
Trois Negres, dont deux Créoles,…
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1767-Jan.-30: Market data from Saint-Marc…
Deux Negres, sans étampes, dont…
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Un Negre, étampé SAINSON, très-noir,…
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January 1 — On this day in history
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1493
A boat brings back a basket of rhubarb from the islet Amiga
At midnight he dispatched the boat to go to the islet Amiga to bring the rhubarb. It came back at vespers with a frail basket of it; they brought no…
1706
1706-January-01: During the War of the Spanish Succession, the British governor of Jamaica received formal instructions to encourage the inhabitants of Santo…
1706-January-01: During the War of the Spanish Succession, the British governor of Jamaica received formal instructions to encourage the inhabitants of Santo Domingo to drive the French out of Saint-Domingue.…
1717
1717-January-01: The commercial interdependence between the North American colonies and Saint-Domingue was formally recognized when the French government aut…
1717-January-01: The commercial interdependence between the North American colonies and Saint-Domingue was formally recognized when the French government authorized a specific trade agreement. This policy allowed for the exchange of…
1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre nouveau, nation Congo, étampé Ch, est maron depuis trois semaines. M. Chabanon, à qui ce Negre appartient, prie ceux qui le reconnoîtront, de le faire arrêter, & de lui en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A newly arrived Negro, nation Congo, branded Ch, has been maroon for three weeks. Mr. Chabanon, to whom this Negro belongs, begs those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give him notice.
1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un négre créole, sans étampe, nommé Petit-Pierre, âgé de 20 ans, de la taille d'environ 5 pieds, la bouche grande, les dents de la machoire supérieur larges & longues, est maron depuis le 17 décembre ; il se tient dans les hauteurs de la rue Espagnole. Mrs. Raby, freres, à qui ce négre appartient, prient ceux qui le reconnoîtront, de le faire arrêter & de leur en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Creole Negro, without brand, named Petit-Pierre, aged 20 years, of a height of about 5 feet, large mouth, teeth of the upper jaw wide and long, has been maroon since December 17; he keeps to the heights of Rue Espagnole. Messrs. Raby, brothers, to whom this Negro belongs, beg those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give them notice.
1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre congo, nommé Valentin, âgé de 50 ans, étampé A & d'une autre lettre effacée, de la taille de 5 pieds & demi, gros, petits yeux, est maron, & a emmené un cheval gris de fer. M. Audigé, habitant à l'Artibonite, prie ceux qui le reconnoîtront de le faire arrêter & de lui en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Congo Negro, named Valentin, aged 50 years, branded A and another letter erased, of a height of 5 and a half feet, stout, small eyes, is maroon and has taken away a gray iron horse. Mr. Audigé, dwelling in Artibonite, begs those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give him notice.
1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre Congo, nommé Capitan, étampé FOACHE, tonnelier & calfat, âgé d'environ 45 ans, marqué de petite vérole, de la taille de 5 pieds 3 pouces, est maron depuis le mois d'août. M. Esseuville, Négociant au Port-de-Paix, prie ceux qui le reconnoîtront, de le faire arrêter & de lui en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Congo Negro, named Capitan, branded FOACHE, cooper and caulker, aged about 45 years, marked with smallpox, of a height of 5 feet 3 inches, has been maroon since the month of August. Mr. Esseuville, Merchant at Port-de-Paix, begs those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give him notice.
1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre nommé Etienne, & ci-devant l'Eveillé, étampé PDP & DU TILLET, est maron depuis le 25 novembre dernier. Le Sr. Roustant, Econome de M. le Brun-Larcherie, habitant au Port-de-Paix, prie ceux qui le reconnoîtront, de le faire arrêter & de lui en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Etienne, formerly called L'Eveillé, branded PDP and DU TILLET, has been maroon since November 25 last. The Sr. Roustant, Steward of Mr. le Brun-Larcherie, dwelling at Port-de-Paix, begs those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give him notice.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Mars, étampé ST. C, âgé d'environ 22 ans, taille de 5 pieds 3 à 4 pouces, est parti maron le 26 du mois dernier. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à Mde veuve Regnard de Saint-Cyr, habitante à Jacmel.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Mars, branded ST. C, approximately 22 years old, 5 feet 3 to 4 inches tall, ran away as a maroon on the 26th of last month. Those with any knowledge of him are asked to inform Mme widow Regnard of Saint-Cyr, living in Jacmel.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Jean-Louis, sans étampe, âgé d'environ 25 ans, taille de 5 pieds 3 pouces, est maron depuis le 10 du mois dernier. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Castro, marchand de tabac à Léogane.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Jean-Louis, with no brand, approximately 25 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall, has been a maroon since the 10th of last month. Those with any knowledge of him are asked to inform M. Castro, tobacco merchant in Léogane.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Deux Negres nouveaux, l'un nommé Jean-Louis, l'autre Colin, étampés GP, sont marons depuis 12 à 15 jours des hauteurs des Citronniers, quartier de Léogane. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Gaston-Prou, directeur de la poste à Léogane ; il y aura récompense.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Two new Negroes, one named Jean-Louis, the other Colin, branded GP, have been maroons for 12 to 15 days from the heights of Les Citrons, in the district of Léogane. Those with any knowledge of them are asked to inform M. Gaston-Prou, director of the post office in Léogane; there will be a reward.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Etienne, Créole, étampé sur le sein droit IMG & sur le gauche P. LACROIX, âgé de 48 ans, taille de 5 pieds, marqué de petite vérole, ayant le dedans des mains fendu : ce Negre est bon maçon & monte les chaudieres à sucre, est parti maron avec ses outils le 7 juillet dernier. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Lacroix, habitant au Boucassin, à qui il appartient ; il y aura trois cens livres de récompense.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Etienne, Creole, branded on the right breast IMG and on the left P. LACROIX, 48 years old, 5 feet tall, marked with smallpox, with the inside of his hands split: this Negro is a good mason and erects sugar boilers, ran away as a maroon with his tools on the 7th of July last. Those with any knowledge of him are asked to inform M. Lacroix, living in Boucassin, to whom he belongs; there will be a reward of three hundred livres.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Alexis, étampé FASILAV, âgé d'environ 38 ans, taille de 5 pieds & quelques pouces, maigre, ayant la peau rouge, & deux petites coupures au visage. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Fazilleau, au Mirebalais, à qui il appartient.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Alexis, branded FASILAV, approximately 38 years old, height of 5 feet and some inches, thin, with reddish skin, and two small cuts on his face. Those who have knowledge of him are asked to give notice to M. Fazilleau, at Mirebalais, to whom he belongs.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Trois Negres, nommés Neptune, nation Mandingue, âgé d'environ 30 ans, taille de 5 pieds 6 pouces ; Claude, même nation, âgé d'environ 26 ans, taille de 5 pieds 4 pouces; & Michaut, même nation, âgé d'environ 35 ans, taille de 5 pieds 5 pouces, étampés DOULCERON; sont partis de l'habitation de M. Doulceron, à la Coupe, quartier du Mirebalais, qui prie ceux qui en auront connoissance, de lui en donner avis au Port-au-Prince.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Three Negroes named Neptune, Mandingue nation, approximately 30 years old, height of 5 feet 6 inches; Claude, same nation, approximately 26 years old, height of 5 feet 4 inches; and Michaut, same nation, approximately 35 years old, height of 5 feet 5 inches, all branded DOULCERON; have left the plantation of M. Doulceron, at la Coupe, in the Mirebalais quarter, who asks those who have knowledge of them to give him notice at Port-au-Prince.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Duc, créole Anglais, étampé GAUDE, au dessous B LACOMBE, âgé d'environ 25 ans, taille de 5 pieds 6 pouces, tonnelier, ayant des cicatrices aux jambes, est maron depuis le 25 du mois dernier. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à Mrs Gaudé & Lacombe, négocians au Port-au-Prince.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Duc, English Creole, branded GAUDE, below B LACOMBE, approximately 25 years old, height of 5 feet 6 inches, cooper, having scars on his legs, has been maroon since the 25th of last month. Those who have knowledge of him are asked to give notice to Messrs Gaudé & Lacombe, merchants at Port-au-Prince.
1785
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Catherine, étampée sur le sein droit MCCP, au-dessous STMARC, âgée de 30 à 32 ans, taille de 5 pieds 2 à 3 pouces, ayant une dent de cassée sur le devant, marronne depuis un mois. Ceux qui en auront connaissance priés d'en donner avis à Mrs Peche, Boyé [esperluette] Compagnie, Négocians à Saint-Marc.
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Catherine, branded on the right breast MCCP, below STMARC, aged 30 to 32 years, height of 5 feet 2 to 3 inches, having a broken tooth in front, maroon for one month. Whoever has knowledge of her is asked to give notice to Messrs Peche, Boyé & Company, Merchants at Saint-Marc.
1785
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Nègre nouveau, Congo, étampé PLANCHER de 15 à 16 ans, marron depuis le 16 du mois dernier. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis d'en donner avis à M. Grenier, Receveur des Épaves en cette ville.
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A new Negro, Congo, branded PLANCHER, 15 to 16 years old, maroon since the 16th of last month. Whoever has knowledge of him is asked to give notice to M. Grenier, Receiver of Wrecks in this city.
1785
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Jean-Baptiste, Créole de Léogane, étampé sur les deux seins NICOLAS & FÉLIX. ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis au Sieur Grava, Caboteur à Léogane.
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Jean-Baptiste, Creole from Léogane, branded on both breasts NICOLAS & FÉLIX. Whoever has knowledge of him is asked to give notice to Sieur Grava, Coasting trader at Léogane.
1785
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Mulâtre, nommé Pierre & François, se servant de ces deux noms dans son marronage, de petite taille & de faible complexion, un perruquier, ayant été en France, & ayant fait la pacotille dans le quartier des Ances, se disant libre, parti marron le Ier Octobre dernier, portant une lettre qu'il n'a pas remise adressée à M. Durocher, Habitant au Fond. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis à Mrs Lacroix, Formon [esperluette] Jacques, Négocians aux Cayes, ou à M. Sarrazin, Négociant au Port-au-Prince.
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Mulatto, named Pierre & François, using both names in his maroonage, of small stature & weak complexion, a wigmaker, having been in France, & having engaged in petty trade in the Ances district, claiming to be free, left maroon on the 1st of October last, carrying a letter which he did not deliver addressed to M. Durocher, Inhabitant at Fond. Whoever has knowledge of him is asked to give notice to Messrs Lacroix, Formon & Jacques, Merchants at the Cayes, or to M. Sarrazin, Merchant at Port-au-Prince.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Laurent, Congo, étampé sur le sein droit Mis D.L.R.J. & sur l'épaule droite L, âgé de 21 ans, taille de 5 pieds 2 pouces 6 lignes. En donner avis à Mrs Corvaisier, Benoît & Compagnie, Négocians, ou à M. Toulzac, sur l'habitation du Baconnois, près l'Anse-à-Veau.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Laurent, Congo, branded on the right breast Mis D.L.R.J. & on the right shoulder L, aged 21 years, height of 5 feet 2 inches 6 lines. Anyone with information should notify Messrs Corvaisier, Benoît & Company, Merchants, or M. Toulzac, on the plantation of Baconnois, near Anse-à-Veau.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Jean, Congo, étampé illisiblement LA TOISON. A, âgé de 28 ans, taille de 5 pieds 1 pouce, trapu, la tête un peu grosse, le nez plat, le cou enfoncé, la poitrine large & les jambes courtes; parti marron depuis le mois de Juillet. On le soupçonne du côté du Boucassin, où il a des habitudes. En donner avis au Sieur Duthil, Entrepreneur des charrois à la Croix-des-Bouquets.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Jean, Congo, branded illegibly LA TOISON. A, aged 28 years, height 5 feet 1 inch, stocky, head somewhat large, flat nose, sunken neck, broad chest and short legs; departed maroon since the month of July. He is suspected to be in the direction of Boucassin, where he has connections. Report any information to Sieur Duthil, Contractor of transport at Croix-des-Bouquets.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
I Romain, Martiniquais, étampé MICHEL SUCHE, âgé de 16 à 17 ans, taille de 4 pieds 8 pouces, parti marron le 20 du mois dernier. En donner avis aux sieurs Noirot frères, Machoquets & Charrons, rue du Gouvernement.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
I Romain, Martinican, branded MICHEL SUCHE, aged 16 to 17 years, height 4 feet 8 inches, departed maroon the 20th of last month. Report any information to the sieurs Noirot brothers, Cartmakers & Woodworkers, Government Street.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Une jeune Mulâtresse âgée de 18 à 20 ans, petite de taille, marquée de petite vérole, ayant le pied & la main fort gros, le sourire gracieux, partie marron le Samedi 13 du mois dernier, de la maison du Sieur Vauquelin, Etalonneur au Port-au-Prince. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis audit Sieur Vauquelin.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A young Mulâtresse aged 18 to 20 years, small in stature, marked with smallpox, having very large feet and hands, gracious smile, departed maroon on Saturday the 13th of last month, from the house of Sieur Vauquelin, Inspector of Measures at Port-au-Prince. Those who have any knowledge of her are requested to report to the said Sieur Vauquelin.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Une Négresse étampée sur les seins DE LAVAL, âgée de 17 ans, de moyenne taille. On prie les personnes qui pourraient en avoir connaissance, d'en donner avis au Sr Blondeau, Hoqueton à l'Intendance.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negress branded on the breasts DE LAVAL, aged 17 years, of medium height. Those who might have any knowledge of her are requested to report to Sr Blondeau, Hoqueton at the Intendance.
1790
1790-January-01: Gouverneur Morris, an influential American figure in Paris, warned French Secretary Montmorin that excluding the United States from free tra…
1790-January-01: Gouverneur Morris, an influential American figure in Paris, warned French Secretary Montmorin that excluding the United States from free trade with the French colonies would drive the Americans into…
1794
Toussaint-Louverture drives the Spanish from a camp at Bense and burns it
On 1 January 1794, Toussaint-Louverture attacked there a camp occupied by the Spaniards, whom he drove out. This camp was given to the flames. Rouzier tells this under the entry…
1795
Laurent takes Bois-pin from the Spanish
On 1 January 1795, Laurent, lieutenant of Toussaint-Louverture, took the Bois-pin from the Spaniards established at the Grande-Rivière du Nord. Rouzier tells this under the entry Bois-pin (le).
1795
Toussaint drives the Spanish from the camp at Colmine
On 1 January 1795, Toussaint-Louverture attacked a camp there occupied by the Spaniards. He drove them out and consigned the camp to the flames. Rouzier tells this under the entry…
1795
Dessalines takes the Crête Plate
On 1 January 1795, Dessalines took the Crête Plate, and made numerous Spanish prisoners there. Rouzier tells this under the entry Crête Plate (la).
1795
Toussaint takes and burns a Spanish camp at Dupuis
On 1 January 1795 Toussaint-Louverture carried a camp that the Spaniards of the Grande-Rivière had established there. That camp was given to the flames. Rouzier tells this under the entry…
1795
Médor and Dessalines sally from camp Flamine
On 1 January 1795, two columns commanded by Captain Médor and by Dessalines left the camp of Flamine. The latter reached the Crête-Plate, where he took numerous prisoners, while Médor…
1795
Captain Médor takes Camp Roque from the Spanish
On 1 January 1795 Captain Médor, lieutenant of Toussaint Louverture, seized Camp Roque, where the Spanish had established themselves. See Roc. Morne Roc. Rouzier tells this under the entry ROQUE.
1795
Toussaint Louverture and Captain Laurent take a Spanish fort by bayonet
The State owns five carreaux of land there, occupied by fermiers. There was a fort there, occupied in 1795 by the Spaniards; Toussaint Louverture and Captain Laurent took it at…
1795
Toussaint Louverture seizes and burns a Spanish camp
On 1 January 1795, Toussaint Louverture captured there a camp established by the Spaniards of the Grande Rivière du Nord, and delivered it to the flames. Rouzier tells this under…
1795
Roque. Attacked or taken by the Republicans in the Grande-Rivière campaign.
On 1 January 1795 (12 Nivôse, Year 3), at daybreak, two Republican columns commanded by Captain Médor and by Dessalines came out of the camp Flamin. The latter reached the…
1799
1799-January-01: The first American warships arrived at the Saint-Domingue naval station to protect merchant shipping from French privateers during the heigh…
1799-January-01: The first American warships arrived at the Saint-Domingue naval station to protect merchant shipping from French privateers during the height of the Quasi-War. This naval presence was part of…
1801
United States. Its consul obtains the reduction of the import duty; it had served Toussaint in the civil war.
On the representations of Mr. Stevens, consul general of the United States, the decree of 21 Frimaire, Year 9 (12 December 1800), will be modified on 10 Nivôse (1 January…
1803
1803-Jan.-01: R.C. Dallas published his History of the Maroons, which provided a detailed account of the 1795 Maroon War in Jamaica and its connection to the broader unrest in the Caribbean.
1803-Jan.-01: R.C. Dallas published his History of the Maroons, which provided a detailed account of the 1795 Maroon War in Jamaica and its connection to the broader unrest in the…
1804
Independence brings the fall of religious authority; Dessalines unites civil and ecclesiastical power
On 1 January 1804 the hour of independence struck for Haiti. It was not French authority alone that went under at that time; through an unfortunate confusion of powers, religious…
1804
Dessalines proclaims the independence of Haiti at the Gonaïves
History. On 1 January 1804, the commander in chief of the army of the indigènes, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, proclaimed at the Gonaïves the independence of Haiti on the Place d'Armes, around…
1804
The act of independence is drafted and signed on the Vernet property
The act of national independence of Haiti of 1 January 1804 was signed and drawn up on the Vernet property, at the Gonaïves, which today belongs to the Legros family.…
1804
Political independence is proclaimed
The great prosperity of the city of Santo-Domingo, the principal settlement of this colony, was the reason it came gradually to be called Saint-Domingue, until the time when its political…
1804
Haitians proclaim independence at Gonaïves
On 1 January 1804 the Haitians of the French part proclaimed their independence on the Place d'Armes of the Gonaïves, at the foot of the tree of Liberty, and upon…
1804
Gonaïves. The generals debate the fate of the whites at the Government Palace.
On the evening of 1 January 1804 the generals gathered at the Government Palace discussed the general massacre of the whites, which the proclamation read on the altar of the…
1804
Gonaïves. Independence proclaimed on the parade ground; the Act of Independence and the act naming Dessalines governor general signed.
Dessalines fixed 1 January 1804 for the solemn declaration of the Independence of Haiti, which he had already proclaimed, as had Pétion, from the moment he took up arms against…
1804
1804-01-01: (Dessalines Proclaims Haitian Independence at Gonaïves, the Birth of What the World Would Call the First Black Republic and the Second Independen…
1804-01-01: (Dessalines Proclaims Haitian Independence at Gonaïves, the Birth of What the World Would Call the First Black Republic and the Second Independent Nation in the Western Hemisphere, a Moment the…
1804
1804, January 1: (The Declaration of Independence and the Birth of Haiti): On the first day of 1804, at Gonaïves, the generals of the revolution gathered to …
1804, January 1: (The Declaration of Independence and the Birth of Haiti): On the first day of 1804, at Gonaïves, the generals of the revolution gathered to formally proclaim the…
1804
1804, January 1: (The Declaration of What the World Would Call the First Black Republic): On January 1, 1804, the Haitian people formally proclaimed their in…
1804, January 1: (The Declaration of What the World Would Call the First Black Republic): On January 1, 1804, the Haitian people formally proclaimed their independence, transitioning from the "Death of…
1804
1804-January-01: Jean-Jacques Dessalines formally proclaimed the independence of Haiti at Gonaïves, creating what the world would call the first independent bl
1804-January-01: Jean-Jacques Dessalines formally proclaimed the independence of Haiti at Gonaïves, creating what the world would call the first independent black republic. The declaration was followed by the mass…
1804
1804-Jan.-01: Dessalines declares independence at Gonaïves and restores the aboriginal name “Haïti.” Significance: This act created what the world would cal…
1804-Jan.-01: Dessalines declares independence at Gonaïves and restores the aboriginal name "Haïti." Significance: This act created the world's first sovereign Black republic and permanently ended slavery on the island. Fick…
1804
1804-Jan.-01: Jean-Jacques Dessalines formally declared the independence of Haiti, making it what the world would call the first independent bl
1804-Jan.-01: Jean-Jacques Dessalines formally declared the independence of Haiti, making it what the world would call the first independent black republic. Julius S. Scott views this event as the ultimate…
1805
The road to Marchand. Festival of Independence: races, dances, the oath, the review and the ball; 20,000 people in a town of 1,200
Meanwhile there arrived in every town of the State of Haiti the order for all the high civil and military officials to repair to Marchand to attend the second anniversary…
1805
The road to Marchand. Independence feast at which Christophe mocked Dessalines.
Meanwhile a table was being laid in a vast and richly decorated room. The emperor reappeared in the reception hall and invited all the officials to follow him. He led…
1806
The road to Marchand. Feast of the third anniversary of Independence
In the last days of December 1805, most of the generals of the empire and many colonels and battalion commanders had gathered at Marchand to attend the feast of Independence…
1807
Coutard takes Pétion’s hat and is cut down at Blanchard bridge
By a movement of rare magnanimity, a young officer, Coutilien Coutard, captain of a company of grenadiers of the 3rd, took off the hat on which all the blows were…
1807
Magloire Ambroise rallies Port-au-Prince and closes its gates
On the news of these disasters, General Magloire Ambroise left Port-au-Prince with the 12th half-brigade to fly to the aid of Pétion. “ The enemy is upon us ”, the…
1807
Christophe marching on Port-au-Prince is forced back from the Boucan Brou bridge
On 1 January 1807 Christophe, marching against Port-au-Prince, halted at the bridge of the Saline and sighted the habitation Sibert. When the first musket shot was fired, Christophe launched against…
1807
Pétion flees after the battle of Sibert
BOUZY. An officer of this name accompanied Pétion in his flight after the battle of Sibert, on 1 January 1807, and reached the shore of the habitation Truitier. Rouzier tells…
1807
Mirault offers Pétion’s hat to Christophe during the battle of Sibert
DUVIVIER. On 1 January 1807, during the battle of Sibert, Christophe was leaning against the wall of the Duvivier habitation, on the plain of the Cul de Sac, when squadron…
1807
Christophe’s army meets Pétion’s at Sibert
On 1 January 1807 the army of Christophe, 10,000 men strong, met that of Pétion in the plains of Sibert, situated in the plain of the Cul-de-Sac, 3 lieues from…
1807
Coutilien Coutard died at the battle of Sibert saving Pétion’s life
In the cemetery, where burials no longer take place, are the marble mausoleum of the count d'Ennery, who died Governor General in 1776; the tomb of Coutilien Coutard, who died…
1807
Coutilien Coutard dies at the battle of Sibert saving Pétion
CEMETERIES. In the interior cemetery, situated opposite the place Ste. Anne or Marché Debout, where no one is buried any longer, is found the mausoleum of the count d'Ennery, who…
1807
Pétion leaves Port-au-Prince to meet Christophe at Sibert
The 4th and 7th half-brigades, forming Christophe's vanguard, were advancing. Although he could muster only 3,000 men, Pétion left Port-au-Prince on 1 January 1807, at ten o'clock in the morning,…
1807
Batardeau. Separates the two armies at Sibert; Larose crosses at its mouth
Christophe had been encamped since the day before at Boucassin, nine leagues from Port-au-Prince. He had ordered the 4th and the 7th, which formed his vanguard, and the main body…
1807
Fort Jacques. Powder is sent for from there
As powder was lacking at the arsenal, Caneaux and Lys sent for some to Fort Jacques, four leagues inland, and bought a large quantity from a foreign seaman who had…
1807
Mariani. Pétion lands there, four leagues from Port-au-Prince
Toward two in the afternoon, while Yayou was impatiently awaiting the enemy, word came that Pétion had landed at Mariani, four leagues from Port-au-Prince. The adjudant-general Blanchet came at the…
1807
Jacmel. Its 22nd and 23rd are ordered to Port-au-Prince at the double
A moment later, cries of *Long live Pétion rang out on every side. He had just re-entered Port-au-Prince. The crowd surrounded him and escorted him to the Dalton house, his…
1807
Bouc-en-Bouc. Christophe holds the bridge of the salt pond, loses it to Gédéon’s charge
Pétion had been warned in time, for as soon as it was light, on the first of January, Christophe, halting at the bridge of the salt pond of Bouc-en-Bouc, came…
1807
Bonrepos. Bastien’s squadron flees that way
But during this interval Colonel Larose, at the head of the 8th and of the first two battalions of the 20th, was resolutely attacking the 21st of Léogane, commanded by…
1807
Sibert. Battle of Sibert recalled; Coutard killed saving Pétion
Christophe, despairing of taking the town and fearing insurrections in the North and the Artibonite at his rear, raised the siege two days later. On 8 January, after burning part…
1807
Sibert. Battle of Sibert: Pétion’s army is routed by Christophe after Larose turns its left
The citizens of Port-au-Prince were deeply stirred by this news. Many frightened families left for the South, some by land and some by sea. Pétion meanwhile remained inactive, not believing…
1807
Fort Bizoton. A courier brings Yayou Bédouet’s pencilled note from there
Toward four in the afternoon a courier coming from Bizoton presented himself at the gate and handed Yayou a note from Bédouet, written in pencil, in which Bédouet told him…
1807
Fort National. Apollon’s column is driven off and Frédéric’s battalion occupies it
While Yayou was winning this success, another enemy column, led by Colonel Apollon, was marching against Fort National, the highest point of the town and the most important, which was…
1807
Morne Pelée. The 12th, coming out to aid Pétion, meets Yayou before reaching it
As soon as the firing at Sibert had been heard at Port-au-Prince, General Magloire Ambroise, provisional commander of the division, had assembled the 12th demi-brigade at the Arsenal and issued…
1809
Bergerac Trichet takes the fort of La Sourde from Christophe
On 1 January 1809 Bergerac Trichet took the fort of the Sourde from the troops of Christophe, and threatened the Grande Rivière du Nord and the Cap. Faced with superior…
1817
1817-January-01: Following the War of 1812 and the division of Haiti into two rival regimes, the United States dispatched Septimus Tyler as an executive agen…
1817-January-01: Following the War of 1812 and the division of Haiti into two rival regimes, the United States dispatched Septimus Tyler as an executive agent to the northern kingdom ruled…
1824
1824-Jan.-01: President Boyer denounces the lack of international recognition as a result of absurd colour prejudice.
1824-Jan.-01: President Boyer denounces the lack of international recognition as a result of absurd colour prejudice. He argued that the refusal of other nations to accept Haiti was an outrage…
1844
Haiti. Reaches the 41st year of its foundation.
We had reached the 41st year of the foundation of the State of Haiti. The procession of the members of the Provisional Government, made up of the civil and military…
1845
Les Cayes. Its citizens address the President against the Riviériste party.
As there was still talk among the public of an impending landing by Rivière Hérard at some point of Haiti, in the Department of the South particularly, the citizens of…
1845
England. The citizens of Les Cayes ask that it expel Rivière Hérard from Kingston.
Passing to counsels addressed to the President of Haiti, the signers of the Act exhort him "to prevent the evil rather than be reduced to repressing it." They add that…
1846
Altar of the Fatherland (Le Cap). Pierrot announces from it the approaching campaign against the East.
Discontent reached its height when, on 1 January 1846, Pierrot mounted the altar of the Fatherland and announced to the population and to the troops of the garrison of Le…
1846
Anse-à-Veau. Acaau delivers a speech there on the feast of Independence.
The same day general Acaau delivered a speech at L'Anse-à-Veau on the occasion of the feast of Independence. He reminded the Haitians, whom he addressed as only our heads of…
1881
Haiti joins the Universal Postal Union
Haiti has been a member of the International Postal Union since 1 January 1881 (See the Tariff of postage stamps). The letter carriers do not wear the uniform adopted elsewhere.…
1881
Adhesive stamps of 15 types enter circulation
Art. 1. From 1 January 1881, adhesive stamps of 15 different types shall be put into circulation, namely: Rouzier tells this under the entry HAÏTI: Order.
1889
Government troops beat the Northerners at Laselle
LASELLE. Habitation in the commune of Mirebalais, on the limit of the Arcahaie. On 1 January 1889, the Northerners were beaten by the government troops and left behind 18 dead.…
1889
Légitime’s government troops win several advantages at the Matheux
On 1 and 2 January 1889, the troops of the government of President Légitime won several advantages at the Matheux against the Northerners, encamped in those parts. Rouzier tells this…
1904
1904-01-01: (Haiti Celebrates Its Centennial, One Hundred Years of Independence Marred by Violence, Civil Strife, and the Unveiling of the Roosevelt Corollar…
1904-01-01: (Haiti Celebrates Its Centennial, One Hundred Years of Independence Marred by Violence, Civil Strife, and the Unveiling of the Roosevelt Corollary, Which Made the United States the Self-Appointed Policeman…
1904
1904, January 1 – 1907: (Great Misery Prevails: Nord Alexis’s Terror, the Banque Friponne, and the Surveillance State): Marcelin had advised Nord Alexis to m…
1904, January 1 – 1907: (Great Misery Prevails: Nord Alexis's Terror, the Banque Friponne, and the Surveillance State): Marcelin had advised Nord Alexis to mark the Centenaire by pardoning every…
1914
Désorme Joazar took up arms at Monbin Crochu against Michel Oreste
MONBIN CROCHU. It was at Monbin Crochu that General Désorme Joazar, of Vallière, took up arms, on 1 January 1914, against President Michel Oreste in favor of General Oreste Zamor.…
1915
1915, January 1–17: (The Stars and Stripes Over the Banque and the Machias Gold Heist): Neither logic nor legality governed the actions of any party.
1915, January 1–17: (The Stars and Stripes Over the Banque and the Machias Gold Heist): Neither logic nor legality governed the actions of any party. Despite warnings from the United…
1946
1946, January 1–11: (Vive la Liberté, À Bas Lescot: La Ruche’s Four Flaming Lines, the Student Strike, and the Three Booms from Fort National): A student jou…
1946, January 1–11: (Vive la Liberté, À Bas Lescot: La Ruche's Four Flaming Lines, the Student Strike, and the Three Booms from Fort National): A student journal, Zinglins, called for…
1954
1954, January 1–4: (Le Tricinquantenaire: The Te Deum at Gonaïves, Levelt’s Boisrond-Tonnerre, the Re-Enactment of Vertières Where Peasants Surged into the H…
1954, January 1–4: (Le Tricinquantenaire: The Te Deum at Gonaïves, Levelt's Boisrond-Tonnerre, the Re-Enactment of Vertières Where Peasants Surged into the Haitian Ranks, and Marian Anderson at Sans Souci): The…
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2009
2009: Researcher William Keegan noted that archaeological middens arranged around a central plaza may represent sequential episodes of deposition. This observation is critical for distinguishing between short-term behaviors…
2012
Caracol lies on the north coast of Haiti, well outside the zone damaged by the earthquake of January 2010. Shortly before the earthquake the area had been designated…
2013
Unitransfer USA was created in 1999 to move money from Haitians in the United States to families and institutions in Haiti. By 2013 it ran 716 offices, 284…