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Jou — This Day in History
October
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Jou surfaces Haitian and African history entries that share today's date across centuries. Each highlighted day on the calendar contains at least one entry from your timeline — click any date to read it. The Did You Know section below surfaces entries without a specific date, drawn randomly from the archive on every visit.
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Trois Negres Créoles, l’un nommé…
Un Negre nommé Baptiste, nation…
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1766-Oct.-02: The North American indigenous…
Trois Negres, l’un nommé Cupidon,…
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Un Negre créole, nommé Jean-Baptiste,…
Un Negre nouveau, nation Congo,…
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Jean-Louis créole, étampé sur le…
Une Négresse nommée Adélaide, étampée…
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Un Negre, nommé Atlas, étampé…
Un Negre créole, étampé CG,…
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1767-10-06: (Henry Christophe, Born Most…
Un Negre, étampé F.P., âgé…
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Titus, Negre Mina, étampé sur…
Une Mulâtresse, nommée Marie-Jeanne, étampée…
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Deux Negres étampés, l’un I.BONAL.I.…
Un Negre Congo nommé Janvier…
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Un Negre, nommé l’Éveillé, nation…
Un Negre, Curaçaolien, nommé Manuel,…
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Un Negre Mondongue, nommé Médor,…
Un Negre Congo, étampé JAN,…
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Un jeune Negre, créole de…
Un jeune Negre, créole de…
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1492-Oct.-12: Columbus made landfall on…
Un Negre créole, nommé Pierre,…
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1752-Oct.-13: The Spanish government processed…
Un Negre, nommé Michel, nation…
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1752-Oct. Revolts and Maritime Agency:…
Il est parti en maronage,…
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Deux Negers Mondongues, nouveaux, l’un…
Un Negre Congo, nommé Tu…
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Huit Negres nouveaux, de nation…
Un Negre nommé Charles, cocher,…
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Trois Negres nouveaux, dont deux…
Un Mulâtre, Créole, nommé Antoine,…
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Soyo wipes out a Portuguese…
Télémaque Congo, étampé LEMIL, âgé…
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Deux Négresses, nation Serrere, sans…
Un Negre Congo, sans étampe,…
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Un Negre, Portuguais, étampé ARTIQUENAVE…
Un Negre, nommé René, Créole…
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Un Negre nommé Philipeau, étampé…
Trois Negres, l’un nommé Mercure,…
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Deux Negres nouveaux, nation Ibo,…
Une Négresse Créole, nommé Zabeth,…
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Trois Negres nouveaux, de nation…
Un Negre nouveau, appartenant à…
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Un Negre, Congo, nommé Jupiter,…
Une Négresse, Créole, étampée VE…
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Un Negre âgé d’environ 15…
Un Griffe nommé Pierre, sans…
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Deux Negres Mondongue, étampés DVPIN,…
Une Négresse, nation Aya, nommée…
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Un Negre, nommé Mathurin, nation…
Un Negre Créole, nommé Victor,…
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1492-Oct.-28: The expedition arrived in…
Un Negre Congo, nommé la…
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Trois Negres de l’habitation des…
Un Negre Cuisinier, de nation…
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Trois Negres & une Négresse,…
Une Négresse Mondongue, étampée P.…
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Une Négresse nation Arada, étampée…
Une Négresse Congo, nommée Marianne,…
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October 15 — On this day in history (47 entries)
1766
1766-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Deux Negers Mondongues, nouveaux, l'un nommé Sans-Quartier, très-bien fait, taille de 5 pieds 4 pouces, & l'autre nommé la Fortune plus petit, ayant tous les deux aux bras des marques de leur pays, & se disant freres, sont marons. Ceux qui les reconnoîtront sont priés de les faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. de Marmé, habitant au Petit-Trou, Quartier de Nippes. Il y aura récompense.
1766-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Two new Mondongue Negroes, one named Sans-Quartier, very well-built, height of 5 feet 4 inches, and the other named la Fortune, smaller, both having marks of their country on their arms and claiming to be brothers, are maroons. Those who recognize them are requested to have them arrested and to give notice to M. de Marmé, inhabitant of Petit-Trou, Quarter of Nippes. A reward will be given.
1766
1766-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre Congo, nommé Tu m'aideras, âgé d'environ 30 ans, étampé GIRAUD, appartenant au nommé Michel Bredy, n.l. maçon & habitant à la Grande-Riviere, Quartier de Nippes, est maron depuis plus de deux mois. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Dollet, Directeur de la Poste de l'Ance-à-veau. Il y aura récompense.
1766-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
A Congo Negro, named Tu m'aiderais, aged about 30 years, branded GIRAUD, belonging to one named Michel Bredy, mason and inhabitant of Grande-Rivière, Quarter of Nippes, has been maroon for more than two months. Those who recognize him are requested to have him arrested and to give notice to M. Dollet, Director of the Post of Anse-à-Veau. A reward will be given.
1766
1766-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre nouveau, nation Tiamba, peau rougeâtre, marqué sur chaque joue de trois coupures en long, de la taille d'environ 5 pieds 4 pouces, âgé d'environ 26 ans, sans étampe, est maron depuis le 29 septembre. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Cailler Syndic de Limonade, à qui il appartient. Il y aura récompense.
1766-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
A new Negro, Thiamba nation, reddish complexion, marked on each cheek with three long cuts, height of about 5 feet 4 inches, aged about 26 years, without brand, has been maroon since September 29. Those who recognize him are requested to have him arrested and to give notice to M. Cailler, Syndic of Limonade, to whom he belongs. A reward will be given.
1766
1766-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Cinq Negres nouveaux, dont quatre de cinq pieds deux à trois pouces, & le cinquiéme plus petit, étampés DUMESNIL, sont marons. Ceux qui les reconnoîtront, sont priés de les faire arrêter, & d'en donner avis à M. Dumesnil, Procureur du Roi au Cap, à qui ils appartiennent.
1766-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Five new Negroes, four of them five feet two to three inches, and the fifth smaller, branded DUMESNIL, are maroons. Those who recognize them are requested to have them arrested and to give notice to M. Dumesnil, Procurer of the King at Cap, to whom they belong.
1774
1774-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Deux Negres étampés illisiblement LEBON, lesdites lettres entrelacées, l'un nommé Jacques, nation Congo, taille d'environ 5 pieds 5 pouces, parti maron depuis un an; & l'autre nommé Simon ou Maillard, taille d'environ 5 pieds 4 pouces, parti maron le 10 de ce mois. Ceux qui les reconnoîtront, sont priés de les faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Lebon, Habitant à Plaisance, à qui ces deux Negres appartiennent.
1774-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Two enslaved men branded illegibly LEBON, the said letters interlaced, one named Jacques, nation Congo, height of approximately 5 feet 5 inches, maroon for one year; and the other named Simon or Maillard, height of approximately 5 feet 4 inches, maroon since the 10th of this month. Those who recognize them are requested to have them arrested and to give notice to M. Lebon, planter residing at Plaisance, to whom these two enslaved men belong.
1774
1774-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre Congo, nommé François, étampé COZOU, âgé de 20 à 25 ans, parti maron du 19 au 20 décembre de l'année derniere. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à Mrs Douat & Rambaud, Négocians au Cap.
1774-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
An enslaved man, nation Congo, named François, branded COZOU, aged 20 to 25 years, maroon from the 19th to 20th of December of last year. Those who recognize him are requested to have him arrested and to give notice to Messrs Douat and Rambaud, merchants at the Cape.
1774
1774-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre Créole, nommé Augustin l'Eveillé, étampé sur les deux seins I F. LEROY, âgé d'environ 18 ans, taille de 5 pieds, parti maron le 15 du mois dernier : on l'a vu sur le chemin de Saint-Marc à la suite d'un Blanc, bien monté & bien vêtu, paroissant faire la pacotille. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Carteau, Négociant au Cap, ou à M. Leroy, Habitant au Limbé, à qui ledit Negre appartient : il y aura récompense.
1774-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
A Creole enslaved man, named Augustin l'Eveillé, branded on both breasts I F. LEROY, aged approximately 18 years, height 5 feet, maroon since the 15th of last month: he was seen on the road from Saint-Marc following a white man, well mounted and well dressed, appearing to be engaged in peddling. Those who recognize him are requested to have him arrested and to give notice to M. Carteau, merchant at the Cape, or to M. Leroy, planter at Limbé, to whom said enslaved man belongs: there will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Arcinte, Congo, de petite taille, la figure plate, le nez épaté, la peau un peu rouge, est marone depuis le 14 du mois dernier. On prie de la faire arrêter, & d'en donner avais au sieur Larousseliere, horloger, rue Notre-Dame. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Arcinte, Congo, of small stature, flat-faced, flat-nosed, skin somewhat reddish, has been maroon since the 14th of last month. She is requested to be apprehended, and notice is asked to be given to Sieur Larousseliere, clockmaker, rue Notre-Dame. There will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Fatine, griffone, sans étampe, fille de la nommée Fancette, négresse libre, à la savanne de Limonade, âgée d'environ 25 ans, assez claire, petite, maigre, légerement marquée de petite vérole, les yeux petits, les sourcils crépus & assez longs, les levres un peu grosses, les mains & les pieds petits. On prie de la faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à Me l'Archevesque-Tibaud, avocat au Conseil Supérieur du Cap, à qui elle appartient. Il y aura cinq portugaises de récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Fatine, griffon, unbranded, daughter of the free black woman named Fancette, at the savannah of Limonade, about 25 years old, quite light-skinned, short, thin, lightly marked with smallpox, small eyes, kinky and rather long eyebrows, lips somewhat full, small hands and feet. She is requested to be apprehended and notice is asked to be given to Master l'Archevesque-Tibaud, advocate at the Superior Council of Cap, to whom she belongs. There will be five Portuguese coins as reward.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Rose, agée d'environ 50 ans, taille médiocre ; Magdelene, sa fille, même taille, âgée d'environ 22 ans, & un petit négrillon, son enfant, âgé d'environ 2 ans, ont été enlevés dans la nuit du 7 au 8 de ce mois chez le sieur Lapole, maréchal-expert au Cap, à qui ils appartiennent. Il prie ceux qui en auront connaissance, de les faire arrêter & de lui en donner avis. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Rose, approximately 50 years old, of medium height; Magdelene, her daughter, same height, approximately 22 years old, and a small boy, her child, approximately 2 years old, were taken away during the night of the 7th to the 8th of this month from the home of Sieur Lapole, expert farrier at the Cape, to whom they belong. He requests that anyone who has knowledge of them have them arrested and inform him. There will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Alexis, negre nouveau sans étampe, taille de 5 pieds 5 à 6 pouces, de grosse corpulence, ayant une loupe derriere l'oreille gauche, un peu rouge ; Port-Launey, même taille, fluet, ayant une fistule au col & une jambe crochue, & Jacquot, taille de 5 pieds 1 pouce ou environ, gros & extrêmement velu, tous les deux étampés BOUVIER & au-dessous AU CAP ; tous les trois sont marons depuis le 30 du mois dernier. On prie de les faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à Mrs Laguehay, L. Gallon [esperluette] compagnie, tenant boulangerie au Cap, à qui ils appartiennent. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Alexis, new slave without brand, height of 5 feet 5 to 6 inches, of heavy build, having a lump behind his left ear, somewhat red; Port-Launey, same height, slender, having a fistula on his neck and a crooked leg, and Jacquot, height of 5 feet 1 inch or so, stout and extremely hairy, both branded BOUVIER and below AT THE CAPE; all three have been maroons since the 30th of last month. We request that they be arrested and notice given to Messrs Laguehay, L. Gallon & company, who keep a bakery at the Cape, to whom they belong. There will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Antoine, Bambara, étampé SL, appartenant à M. Lapalliere, aux Ecrevisses, est parti maron le 1er octobre. Ceux qui en auront connaissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Placide Larrieu, négociant.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Antoine, Bambara, branded SL, belonging to M. Lapalliere, at the Ecrevisses, left as a maroon on the 1st of October. Those who have knowledge of him are requested to inform M. Placide Larrieu, merchant.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Mars, Congo, âgé de 25 ans, taille de 5 pieds 5 pouces, d'une jolie figure & bien jambé ; Jupiter, Congo, âgé de 25 ans, taille courte, ayant un coup de feu à la cuisse gauche, bien jambé ; tous les trois étampés A&C. On prie de les faire arrêter & d'en donner avais à Mrs Arnaud [esperluette] compagnie, passagers du Port-Margot. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Mars, Congo, aged 25 years, height of 5 feet 5 inches, of a fine appearance and well-legged; Jupiter, Congo, aged 25 years, of short height, having a gunshot wound on his left thigh, well-legged; all three branded A&C. We request that they be arrested and notice given to Messrs Arnaud & company, passengers at Port-Margot. There will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Un negre nouveau de la Côte-d'Or, âgé d'environ 24 ans, taille de 5 pieds 2 à 3 pouces, ayant une loupe auprès de la cheville du pied gauche, est maron depuis 8 jours. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis au sieur Mazer, boulanger, rue du Gouvernement au Cap.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
A new slave from the Gold Coast, approximately 24 years old, height of 5 feet 2 to 3 inches, having a lump near the ankle of his left foot, has been a maroon for 8 days. Those who have knowledge of him are requested to inform Sieur Mazer, baker, Government Street at the Cape.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
L'espérance, dit Banbî, Congo, étampé PIERRE MEDOR AUGÉ, ayant des marques de son pays sur l'estomac, les genoux pointus, est parti maron depuis le 4 août dernier. On prie de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avais au nommé Pierre Medor Augé, au Cap, à qui il appartient. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
L'espérance, called Banbî, Congo, branded by PIERRE MEDOR AUGÉ, bearing marks of his country on his stomach, with pointed knees, has been maroon since the 4th of August last. Anyone who finds him is asked to have him arrested and to give notice to the named Pierre Medor Augé, at the Cape, to whom he belongs. There will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Lafleur, Congo, étampé illisiblement FABRE, âgé d'environ 30 à 55 ans, taille de 5 pieds 3 pouces, est maron depuis le 26 juin dernier. On prie ceux qui en auront connaissance, de le faire arrêter & d'en donner aiis à M. Sire, au Cap.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Lafleur, Congo, branded illegibly by FABRE, aged about 30 to 55 years, height of 5 feet 3 inches, has been maroon since the 26th of June last. Anyone who has knowledge of him is asked to have him arrested and to give notice to M. Sire, at the Cape.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Un negre, nommé Ovaldo, Créole du Pênon, partie Espagnole, apartenant à Don Thomas de Aranjo, résidant audit lieu, taille de 5 pieds 5 pouces, pieds plats & larges, en est parti maron depuis le 20 du mois dernier, portant une lance & ses hardes dans un paquet, On prie de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avais à M. Gramon, négociant au Cao, ou à M. Flamen, habitant aux Fonds-Bleus.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
A enslaved man, named Ovaldo, Creole from the Peñon, Spanish part, belonging to Don Thomas de Aranjo, residing in that place, height of 5 feet 5 inches, flat and broad feet, has been maroon since the 20th of the last month, carrying a lance and his belongings in a bundle. Anyone is asked to have him arrested and to give notice to M. Gramon, merchant at the Cape, or to M. Flamen, residing at Fonds-Bleus.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Pélagie, Congo, étampée I. MOUSTELLON. AU CAP, âgée d'environ 23 ans, taille de 5 pieds, peau noire, front large, de grosses levres, le nez épaté, de gros yeux, ayant un collier de fer, est partie maronne le 17 août dernier : on la soupçonne dans les environs du Quartier-Morin. Ceux qui en auront connaissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Moustellon, marchand au Cap, à qui elle appartient, rue Royale, faisant un des coins de la place de Clugny. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Pélagie, Congo, branded by I. MOUSTELLON, AT THE CAPE, aged about 23 years, height of 5 feet, black skin, wide forehead, thick lips, flat nose, large eyes, wearing an iron collar, ran away as a maroon on the 17th of August last: she is suspected in the vicinity of the Quartier-Morin. Anyone who has knowledge of her is asked to give notice to M. Moustellon, merchant at the Cape, to whom she belongs, on Royal Street, at one of the corners of the Place of Clugny. There will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Un negre nouveau, Congo, taille de 4 pieds 7 à 8 pouces, provenant du navire le Baron de Binder, à l'adresse de Mrs Mesnier freres [esperluette] Chaudruc, s'est égaré depuis le 6 du courant. On prie de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis au sieur Tournier, habitant aux Mornets, quartier de l'Accul.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
A new enslaved man, Congo, height of 4 feet 7 to 8 inches, from the ship the Baron de Binder, addressed to Messrs Mesnier brothers & Chaudruc, has gone missing since the 6th of the current month. Anyone is asked to have him arrested and to give notice to the sieur Tournier, residing at the Mornets, Accul district.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Télémaque, nation Mesurade, venu enfant dans le pays, étampé PESCAY & FPF, âgé de 38 ans, parlant bon français, de petite taille, replet & trapu, le visage noir, barbu & gravé de petite vérole, le front ouvert, les yeux petits, enfoncés, la bouche grande, les levres grosses, de belle dents, les cuisses pleines, la jambe bien faite, charnue & velue, la démarche prompte, est parti maron le 9 de ce mois avec son linge & armé d'une manchette. Anna, hospitaliere, étampée VDPY & FPF, sachant très bien saigner, âgée de 52 ans, de petite taille, la peau rouge, le visage un peu ridé, les yeux petits & enfoncés, les dents gâtées, les cheveux longs, grisonnans, les reins courts & arqués, les hanches hautes, est partie maronne le 4 de ce mois. Ceux qui en auront connaissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Pescay fils, sur son habitation, au Piment. Il y aura deux portugaises de récompense pour chaque negre.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Télémaque, Mesurade nation, brought to the country as a child, branded PESCAY & FPF, aged 38 years, speaking good French, small in stature, stout and squat, dark-faced, bearded and pockmarked, broad forehead, small sunken eyes, large mouth, thick lips, fine teeth, full thighs, well-formed fleshy and hairy legs, quick gait, ran away as a maroon on the 9th of this month with his clothes and armed with a machete. Anna, hospital worker, branded VDPY & FPF, very skilled at bloodletting, aged 52 years, small in stature, ruddy complexion, somewhat wrinkled face, small sunken eyes, decayed teeth, long graying hair, short and arched loins, high hips, ran away as a maroon on the 4th of this month. Those who have knowledge of them are asked to give notice to M. Pescay fils, on his plantation, at Le Piment. Two Portuguese gold coins will be offered as reward for each slave.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Jean-Baptiste, Créole,étampé sur le sein droit LATAILLE, au-dessous AU CAP, & sur le sein gauche ST. AVOIE, âgé d'environ 36 ans, ayant une cicatrice au-dessus d'un talon, est maron depuis le mois de mai dernier. On prie de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Bonabel, marchand, place Clugny. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Jean-Baptiste, Creole, branded on the right breast LATAILLE, below AU CAP, and on the left breast ST. AVOIE, aged approximately 36 years, bearing a scar above one heel, has been a maroon since last May. Request is made to have him arrested and to give notice to M. Bonabel, merchant, place Clugny. There will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Venus, âgée d'environ 45 ans, de petite taille, la vue courte & une taie sur l'oeil, bonne blanchisseuse & marchande : on la présume auprès de sa mere sur quelque habitation du Port-Margot. On prie de la faire arrêter & d'en donner avais au sieur Recouly, distillateur au Cap. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Venus, aged approximately 45 years, small in stature, short-sighted with a white spot on her eye, good laundress and vendor: she is presumed to be near her mother on some plantation at Port-Margot. Request is made to have her arrested and to give notice to sieur Recouly, distiller at Cap. There will be a reward.
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1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Avril, Nago, étampé PR, ayant des marques d'un abcès au bas du ventre & aux reins, est maron du Haut-du-Cap depuis le 23 septembre. On prie de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Basque, passager de la Petite Anse, ou à M. Rausier, boulanger au Haut-du-Cap. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Avril, Nago nation, branded PR, bearing marks of an abscess on the lower belly and loins, has been a maroon from Haut-du-Cap since September 23rd. Request is made to have him arrested and to give notice to M. Basque, passenger agent at Petite Anse, or to M. Rausier, baker at Haut-du-Cap. There will be a reward.
1785
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Un Nègre Cotocoli, étampé de l'étampe du navire LC, ayant les narines percées, taille de 5 pieds 4 à 5 pouces. ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis au Sieur Lemaitre, chez M. Caradeux aîné.
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
A Cotocoli slave, branded with the ship's mark LC, with pierced nostrils, height 5 feet 4 to 5 inches. Those with any knowledge of him are asked to notify Sieur Lemaitre, at M. Caradeux the elder's.
1785
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Gertrude, Congo, étampé ROBIN, âgée de 23 ans, taille de 4 pieds 5 pouces, assez noire, ayant la jambe droite & le pied beaucoup plus gros que l'autre, parlant bien créole, maronne depuis un mois. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis au sieur Bourceret, Tailleur à Saint-Marc.
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Gertrude, Congo, branded ROBIN, aged 23 years, height 4 feet 5 inches, quite dark-skinned, with her right leg and foot considerably larger than the other, speaks Creole well, maroon for one month. Those with any knowledge of her are asked to notify Sieur Bourceret, tailor at Saint-Marc.
1785
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Philidor, Congo, étampé FBF, âgé de 25 ans, parti marron depuis trois semaines des Gonaïves, avec un canot; ledit Nègre appartient à M. Bonnefoy. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Desdunes fils, aux Gonaïves.
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Philidor, Congo, branded FBF, aged 25 years, maroon for three weeks from Gonaïves, with a canoe; said Negro belongs to M. Bonnefoy. Those who have knowledge of him are requested to give notice to M. Desdunes fils, at Gonaïves.
1785
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Deux Nègres nouveaux, Congos, étampés sur le sein gauche CHARRIER, au-dessous ST MARC. En donner avis à Charrier, à l'Artibonite, ou Sieur David Casseres, Négociant en cette ville; il y aura récompense.
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Two new Negroes, Congos, branded on the left breast CHARRIER, below ST MARC. Give notice to Charrier, at Artibonite, or Sieur David Casseres, Merchant in this city; there will be a reward.
1785
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Jacques, Congo, Boulanger & Cuisinier de son métier, étampé I. BABIN, taille de 5 pieds, marron depuis un mois. En donner avis à M.Ls Daguilard, Négociant en cette ville, ou à M. Babin, aux Abricots, à qui il appartient; il y aura récompense.
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Jacques, Congo, Baker & Cook by trade, branded I. BABIN, height of 5 feet, maroon for one month. Give notice to M. Ls Daguilard, Merchant in this city, or to M. Babin, at Abricots, to whom he belongs; there will be a reward.
1785
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Cyprien, Barba, étampé STERLIN MAGNAN, au-dessous STMARC, âgé de 50 ans, taille de 5 pieds 2 à 3 pouces, ayant la barbe blanche, marron depuis environ un mois. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Trinquant, Négociant à Saint-Marc.
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Cyprien, Barba, branded STERLIN MAGNAN, below STMARC, aged 50 years, height of 5 feet 2 to 3 inches, having white beard, maroon for approximately one month. Those who have knowledge of him are requested to give notice to M. Trinquant, Merchant at Saint-Marc.
1785
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Un Nègre nouveau, Sénégalais, étampé SABATIER, NIPE. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Sabatier, Habitant à l'Anse-à-Veau, ou à M. Foucault, Négociant en cette ville.
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
A new Negro, Senegalese, branded SABATIER, NIPE. Those who have knowledge of him are requested to give notice to M. Sabatier, Inhabitant at Anse-à-Veau, or to M. Foucault, Merchant in this city.
1785
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Lafortune, Nago, étampé ANSE PIERRE CHARLET CRANDE [renversé], âgé de 20 à 22 ans, taille de 5 pieds 5 à 6 pouces. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis au nommé Jean Monbrun, à Jérémie.
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Lafortune, Nago, branded ANSE PIERRE CHARLET CRANDE [inverted], aged 20 to 22 years, height 5 feet 5 to 6 inches. Those who have any knowledge of him are asked to notify Jean Monbrun, at Jérémie.
1785
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Deux nouveaux, Cangas, sans étampe, âgée d'environ 28 à 30 ans, taille de 5 pieds 5 pouces, partis marrons de l'habitation Deshardouins, à Plaisance, Paroisse de Cavaillon. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Desherdouins, Habitants audit quartier, ou à Mrs Tapiau [esperluette] Delaville, Négocians aux Cayes.
1785-10-15 · Saint-Domingue
Two new ones, Cangas, unbranded, aged about 28 to 30 years, height 5 feet 5 inches, maroons from the Deshardouins plantation, at Plaisance, Parish of Cavaillon. Those who have any knowledge of them are asked to notify M. Deshardouins, Inhabitant of the aforementioned quarter, or Messrs Tapiau & Delaville, Merchants at the Cayes.
1790
1790-Oct.-15: St. George’s Chronicle and New Grenada Gazette published a report referencing an “aristocratic” French newspaper circulating in Dominica.
1790-Oct.-15: St. George’s Chronicle and New Grenada Gazette published a report referencing an "aristocratic" French newspaper circulating in Dominica. This highlighted the intense media war taking place in the Caribbean,…
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1791
Toussaint writes to Biassou, one of his earliest surviving letters
On 15 October 1791, seven weeks into the insurrection, Toussaint Louverture wrote to Georges Biassou, one of the commanders of the rebel camps in the North. It is among the…
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1791
1791-10-15: (Boukman Captured and Executed by the French, His Head Displayed on a Pike in Cap-Haïtien, a Spectacle Meant to End the Revolution That Instead B…
1791-10-15: (Boukman Captured and Executed by the French, His Head Displayed on a Pike in Cap-Haïtien, a Spectacle Meant to End the Revolution That Instead Became a Rallying Symbol of…
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1791
1791-Oct.-15: News of the black uprising in Saint-Domingue arrived in New Orleans, prompting Spanish officials to immediately tighten security around the par…
1791-Oct.-15: News of the black uprising in Saint-Domingue arrived in New Orleans, prompting Spanish officials to immediately tighten security around the pardo militia. Authorities were particularly concerned about the influence…
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1798
Fort-Dauphin. Hédouville’s agents seize power and order the disarmament of the 5th colonial.
Hédouville, for his part, was thinking of destroying Toussaint's power at Fort-Liberté. Moyse, who commanded that district, exercised the greatest influence over the 5th colonial. The Agent of the Directory…
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1802
1802-October-15: As the Leclerc expedition continued to falter due to disease and heavy casualties, the tension over American commerce remained the principal…
1802-October-15: As the Leclerc expedition continued to falter due to disease and heavy casualties, the tension over American commerce remained the principal source of friction between the two nations. In…
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1804
Le Cap. Dessalines’s decree on foreign cargoes.
Everything was tending toward a true material prosperity. Commerce was flourishing; our great ports were thronged with English, Danish and American ships. The foreign captains, contrary to the laws of…
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1806
Petit-Goave. Lamarre declares for the insurrection; Gérin and Yayou meet; Pétion joins the insurgents
He established himself at the Bridge of Miragoâne, which crosses the lake of that name, the boundary, on the north side of the peninsula, between the provinces of the West…
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1806
Tapion. Crossed by Pétion
Pétion had left Port-au-Prince with the eleventh and twelfth demi-brigades, marching against the department of the South. Germain Frère, carried away by his zeal, had abandoned his post as commander…
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1806
The road to Marchand. Dessalines learns of the southern revolt there and leaves it under Vernet’s command
Dessalines was at Marchand when he had learned, from the letters of Papalier, Lafleur, Gérin, Lamarre, Yayou and Pétion, the news of the revolt of Mécerou at Garata. He had…
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1943
1943, October – 1945, May 15: (Lescot at the White House: The Grandest Foreign Trip, Nous Élie Lescot, the Four Freedoms Withheld, and Trujillo’s Smith & Wes…
1943, October – 1945, May 15: (Lescot at the White House: The Grandest Foreign Trip, Nous Élie Lescot, the Four Freedoms Withheld, and Trujillo's Smith & Wessons): In October 1943,…
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1993
Alerte Belance is cut apart at Titanyen and survives to testify
Alerte Belance sold in a Port au Prince market and had organised her neighbourhood for Jean-Bertrand Aristide's presidential campaign. After the coup of September 1991 the paramilitaries of the group…
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1994
1994-10-15: (Aristide Returns to Haiti and Resumes the Presidency, Disbands the Army That Had Overthrown Him, and Creates the National Police, the Most Conse…
1994-10-15: (Aristide Returns to Haiti and Resumes the Presidency, Disbands the Army That Had Overthrown Him, and Creates the National Police, the Most Consequential Institutional Decision of the Post-Duvalier Era):…
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1994
1994, October 15: (Aristide Returns: Two Planeloads of Dignitaries, the Airport Cordoned Off, Helicopters Whisk the President to the Palace, Crowds Massed Si…
1994, October 15: (Aristide Returns: Two Planeloads of Dignitaries, the Airport Cordoned Off, Helicopters Whisk the President to the Palace, Crowds Massed Since Dawn Strain for a Glimpse of Titid,…
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2008
The Security Council extends MINUSTAH for another year
On 15 October 2008 the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to extend the mandate of MINUSTAH, its stabilisation mission in Haiti, to October 2009. The force numbered more than…
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2017
2017: Oxford University Press published The Caribbean before Columbus, a comprehensive archaeological synthesis by William F. Keegan and Corinne L. Hofman. This work focuses on the diversity and…
2004
From 1929 the Dominican Republic gave citizenship to anyone born on its soil unless the parents were in transit, a phrase that covered the children of diplomats and…
2005
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