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EXTRACT of the Minister’s Letter…
Trois Negres Créoles, l’un nommé…
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1766-Oct.-02: The North American indigenous…
Trois Negres, l’un nommé Cupidon,…
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ORDINANCE of the Intendant, touching…
Un Negre créole, nommé Jean-Baptiste,…
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REGULATIONS of the Conseil de…
Jean-Louis créole, étampé sur le…
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At Gomera the fleet buys…
Un Negre, nommé Atlas, étampé…
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DECREE of the Conseil of…
1767-10-06: (Henry Christophe, Born Most…
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DECREE of the Conseil of…
Titus, Negre Mina, étampé sur…
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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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ORDINANCE of the Intendant acting…
Un Negre Mondongue, nommé Médor,…
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Un jeune Negre, créole de…
Un jeune Negre, créole de…
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Columbus sets foot on American…
Columbus lands on a Lucayan…
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DECREE of the Conseil of…
DECREE of the Conseil d’Etat,…
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DECREE of the Conseil du…
1752-Oct. Revolts and Maritime Agency:…
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Deux Negers Mondongues, nouveaux, l’un…
Un Negre Congo, nommé Tu…
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Ballester urges Columbus to settle…
RESOLUTION of the Conseil du…
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Roldán and three rebel leaders…
Trois Negres nouveaux, dont deux…
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Five ships sail for Castile…
Soyo wipes out a Portuguese…
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Deux Négresses, nation Serrere, sans…
Un Negre Congo, sans étampe,…
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Columbus tells Roldán the captive…
DECREE of the Conseil of…
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Un Negre nommé Philipeau, étampé…
Trois Negres, l’un nommé Mercure,…
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EXTRACT of the Minister’s Letter…
Deux Negres nouveaux, nation Ibo,…
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Trois Negres nouveaux, de nation…
Un Negre nouveau, appartenant à…
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ORDINANCE of the King, concerning…
Un Negre, Congo, nommé Jupiter,…
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ORDINANCE of the Administrators concerning…
Un Negre âgé d’environ 15…
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Columbus sends Roldán a safe-conduct…
Spain enacted the third of…
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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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Columbus grants Roldán the Bauruco…
Columbus gives Roldán the Taíno-worked…
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Trois Negres & une Négresse,…
Une Négresse Mondongue, étampée P.…
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1737
EXTRACT of the Minister’s Letter to the Administrators, on the solemn burial of a hanged négresse
In the affair that arose on the occasion of the burial of a négresse put to death, carried out with a sort of solemnity by Father Boutin, Jesuit, the conduct…
1766
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Deux Negres nouveaux, nation Ibo, âgés de 20 à 22 ans, ayant des raies au front d'une oreille à l'autre; l'un nommé Jupiter, ayant les dents supérieures fort larges & beaucoup en dehors ; l'autre la Rose, gros & bien fait, ayant une cicatrice à la cuisse droite; sont marons depuis le 12 août dernier. Ceux qui les reconnoîtront sont priés de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis aux Srs. Jallifié & André Brun, aux Cayes du Fonds.
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Two new Negroes, Ibo nation, aged 20 to 22 years, having lines across the forehead from one ear to the other; one named Jupiter, having very broad upper teeth and prominent; the other la Rose, stout and well-built, having a scar on the right thigh; have been maroons since August 12 last. Those who recognize them are requested to have them arrested and to give notice to Messrs. Jallifié & André Brun, at Cayes du Fonds.
1766
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Une Négresse Créole, nommé Zabeth, âgée d'environ 28 ans, proprement mise, de très-bonne mine, étampée sur le sein gauche PILLET & au-dessous AU TROU, est maronne du 8 de ce mois. Ceux qui la reconnoîtront sont priés de la faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Duchesne, Boulanger au Trou.
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
A Creole Negress named Zabeth, approximately 28 years old, neatly dressed, of very good appearance, branded on the left breast PILLET & below AU TROU, has been maroon since the 8th of this month. Those who recognize her are asked to have her arrested & to give notice to M. Duchesne, Baker at Le Trou.
1766
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Une Négresse Créole, nommée Génevote ou Génevieve, âgée d'environ 36 ans, d'une foible constitution, se disant libre par le testament du feu Sieur Rotureau, lequel il avoit révoqué avant sa mort, est maronne depuis le 19 de ce mois, & a emmené avec elle une petite Mulâtresse, nommée Anne, âgée de 10 à 11 ans. Ceux qui la reconnoîtront sont priés de la faire arrêter, & d'en donner avis aux héritiers Rotureau, Habitans au Bas-Limbé. Il y aura récompense.
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
A Creole Negress named Génevote or Génevieve, approximately 36 years old, of weak constitution, claiming to be free by the will of the late Sieur Rotureau, which he had revoked before his death, has been maroon since the 19th of this month, & has taken with her a small Mulattress named Anne, aged 10 to 11 years. Those who recognize her are asked to have her arrested, & to give notice to the heirs Rotureau, Inhabitants at Bas-Limbé. There will be a reward.
1766
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre Créole, nommé Jean, cuisinier, dépendant de la succession du feu Sieur Merlet, est maron : il travailloit journellement de son métier au Cap. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront sont priés de le faire arrêter & conduire chez Mde. Veuve Merlet, rue Vaudreuil, maison de M. Rimbert, Négociant au Cap. Il y aura récompense.
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
A Creole Negro named Jean, cook, belonging to the estate of the late Sieur Merlet, is maroon: he worked daily at his trade at the Cape. Those who recognize him are asked to have him arrested & brought to Mde. Widow Merlet, Rue Vaudreuil, house of M. Rimbert, Merchant at the Cape. There will be a reward.
1766
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Une Négresse Créole, nommée Flore, âgée d'environ 35 ans, blanchisseuse, cuisiniere & boulangere, étampée VILLENISAN & au dessous PP, ayant appartenu à M. Taillet, Négociant au Cap, est maronne depuis le 22 septembre dernier. M. de Villenisan, Substitut de M. le Procureur du Roi au Port-de-Paix, prie ceux qui la reconnoîtront, de la faire arrêter, & de lui en donner avis.
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
A Creole Negress named Flore, approximately 35 years old, laundress, cook & baker, branded VILLENISAN & below PP, having belonged to M. Taillet, Merchant at the Cape, has been maroon since the 22nd of September last. M. de Villenisan, Deputy of M. the Attorney of the King at Port-de-Paix, asks those who recognize her to have her arrested, & to give him notice.
1766
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Deux Negres, nommés Phaëton & Pierrot, & une Négresse, nommée Françoise, tous trois nouveaux, de nation Nago, étampés VAVDRY, sont marons depuis le 20 août dernier. Ceux qui les reconnoîtront sont priés de les faire arrêter, & d'en donner avis à Mrs. Hermitte freres & Meynadier, au Port-au-Prince & à Jérémie, ou à M. Vaudry, Habitant à la Seringue, Quartier du Cap-Dame-Marie.
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Two Negroes named Phaëton & Pierrot, & a Negress named Françoise, all three newly arrived, of Nago nation, branded VAVDRY, have been maroon since the 20th of August last. Those who recognize them are asked to have them arrested, & to give notice to Mrs. Hermitte brothers & Meynadier, at Port-au-Prince & at Jérémie, or to M. Vaudry, Inhabitant at la Seringue, Quarter of Cap-Dame-Marie.
1766
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre matelot, nommé Coacou, étampé PAT, taille de 5 pieds 2 pouces, ayant le ventre gros, les doigts des pieds fort courts, s'est sauvé de la Goëlette de son maître, mouillée alors aux Côteaux, & est maron depuis le mois de mars dernier. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront sont priés de le faire arrêter, & d'en donner avis à Mrs. Meynadier & Hermitte, Négocians à Jérémie, fondés de la procuration de M. Pierre Seranne, ci-devant Négociant à l'Islet-à-Pierre-Joseph, à qui ce Negre appartient.
1766-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro sailor named Coacou, branded PAT, five feet two inches tall, with a large belly and notably short toes, escaped from his master's schooner anchored at Côteaux, and has been maroon since last March. Those who recognize him are asked to have him arrested and to give notice to Messrs. Meynadier & Hermitte, merchants at Jérémie, authorized representatives of M. Pierre Seranne, formerly a merchant at Islet-à-Pierre-Joseph, to whom this Negro belongs.
1770
DECREE of the Conseil of the Cap, which annuls a proceeding brought at the Petition of the Procureur du Roi of the Siège of the same City, on the denunciation of several enslaved people against their enslavers, on…
BETWEEN the dame, not in community of property, of the sieur Cassarouy, and he himself, for the authorization and in his personal name, of the one part; and the Procureur-Général…
1774
1774-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre nommé Guy, marin, étampé illisiblement, âgé d'environ 45 ans, taille de 5 pieds 4 pouces, un peu courbé, ayant reçu un coup de manchette à une main, dont il a deux doigts estropiés, est parti maron de l'embarcadere de Jacquezy depuis environ un mois & demi. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis aux Sieurs Lassalle & Duhalty, Magasiniers dudit embardere de Jacquezy.
1774-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Guy, sailor, branded illegibly, about 45 years old, height 5 feet 4 inches, somewhat bent, having received a blow from a cutlass on one hand, of which he has two fingers crippled, left as a maroon from the landing of Jacquezy about a month and a half ago. Those who recognize him are asked to have him arrested and to give notice to Messrs Lassalle & Duhalty, Warehousemen of the said landing of Jacquezy.
1774
1774-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Le 10 de ce mois, est parti maron un Negre Congo, nommé Mercure, cuisinier, de forte complexion, nez épâté, barbu & chauve, taille de 5 pieds, ayant des grains de plomb dans le dos, étampé sur le sein droit PL entrelacés ou P.L, ladite étampe surchargée des lettres BL que l'on croit aussi portées sur le sein gauche; & une jeune Négresse Créole, rougeâtre, nommée Félicité, fille dudit Mercure, d'une jolie figure, grosses levres, nez épâté, âgée de 17 ans, taille de 4 pieds & quelques pouces, étampée sur le sein droit B.L, nourrice d'une Négritte, sa fille, âgée de deux mois & demi, appartenans au Sieur Charles-Philippe Delavaud, ancien Greffier du Parquet, par droit d'héritage paternel & par Jugement définitif du Conseil sur opposition, du 13 du présent mois, lequel prie ceux qui les reconnoîtront, de les faire arrêter & de lui en donner avis : il y aura récompense.
1774-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
On the 10th of this month, a Congo Negro named Mercure, cook, of strong complexion, flat nose, bearded and bald, height 5 feet, having lead pellets in his back, branded on the right breast with intertwined letters PL or P.L, said brand overwritten with letters BL which are believed also to be on the left breast; and a young Creole Negress, reddish, named Félicité, daughter of said Mercure, of a pretty face, thick lips, flat nose, aged 17 years, height 4 feet and some inches, branded on the right breast B.L, nurse of a young Negress girl, her daughter, aged two and a half months, belonging to Sieur Charles-Philippe Delavaud, former Clerk of the Court, by right of paternal inheritance and by final Judgment of the Council upon opposition, of the 13th of this month, who asks those who recognize them to have them arrested and to give him notice: there will be a reward.
1774
1774-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Une Négresse Créole, nommée Marie, sans étampe, âgée d'environ 18 ans, partie marone le 15 de ce mois du Bourg du Trou & de chez M. Arnaud, à qui elle appartenoit & qu'il a vendue à la nommée Véronique, Négresse libre, demeurant au Fort-Dauphin, chez M. Audibert, Arpenteur principal, laquelle prie eux qui reconnoîtront ladite Négresse, de la faire arrêter & de lui en donner avis : il y aura récompense.
1774-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
A Creole Negress named Marie, without brand, about 18 years old, left as a maroon on the 15th of this month from the Town of Trou and from the home of M. Arnaud, to whom she belonged and whom he sold to the named Véronique, free Negress, living at Fort-Dauphin, at the home of M. Audibert, Principal Surveyor, who asks those who recognize said Negress to have her arrested and to give him notice: there will be a reward.
1783
DECREE of the Conseil of Cap concerning the election of Guardians for the Enslaved pursuing their freedom
LOUIS, &c. Between the sieur Dugas, well-wisher of the woman named Vénus, négresse, appellant from an Ordinance of the Juge of Port de Paix, who, having seen the remonstrance of…
1783
DECREE of the Conseil of Cap against a free mulâtre who had raised his hand against a white man
Having seen by the Court the proceedings conducted and prosecuted by extraordinary procedure by the Lieutenant Criminel of Cap, at the request of the Substitut of the Procureur Général du…
1783
1783-10-22 · 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.
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Venus, aged about 45 years old, of small stature, with poor eyesight and a cataract on one eye, a good washerwoman and merchant: she is presumed to be near her mother on some plantation in Port-Margot. She is requested to be arrested and notice given to Sieur Recouly, distiller at the Cap. There will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Cinq negres nouveaux, Congo, étampés sur le sein droit CARACOL, de différens âges & tailles, dont l'un a eu depuis un peu deux doigts de la main gauche écrasés, un autre a un doigt sans la premiere phalange, & un troisieme une espece de loupe au poignet du bras droit, sont parti marons de l'embarcadere de Caracol dans la nuit du 15 au 16 de ce mois. On soupçonne beaucoup qu'une chaloupe du côté du Fort-Dauphin, mouillée ce soir-là en cette embarcadere, les a enlevés. On prie de les faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Larroque, négociant au Cap, ou à M. Chabert, procureur des biens de Mrs Astié, à Jacquezy. Il y aura récompense.
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Five new Negroes, Congo, branded on the right breast CARACOL, of different ages and sizes, of whom one has since had about two fingers of the left hand crushed, another has a finger missing the first phalanx, and a third has a kind of lump on the wrist of the right arm, ran away as maroons from the wharf of Caracol in the night of the 15th to the 16th of this month. It is strongly suspected that a small boat from the direction of Fort-Dauphin, anchored at this wharf that evening, took them away. They are requested to be arrested and notice given to M. Larroque, merchant at the Cap, or to M. Chabert, attorney of the property of Messrs Astié, at Jacquezy. There will be a reward.
1783
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Hector, Nago, étampé A. GAUTIER, ayant plusieurs étampes du même nom, âgé de 32 ans, taille de 5 pieds 1 à 2 pouces. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis à M. André Gautier, habitant à la Montagne-Noire, quartier de l'Arcahaye.
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Hector, Nago, branded A. GAUTIER, bearing several brands of the same name, aged 32 years, height 5 feet 1 to 2 inches. Whoever has knowledge of him is requested to give notice to M. André Gautier, living at Montagne-Noire, district of Arcahaye.
1783
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
François, Sénégalais, étampé SERRET, âgé de 18 ans. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Lucas, à Saint-Marc.
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
François, Senegalese, branded SERRET, aged 18 years. Whoever has knowledge of him is requested to give notice to M. Lucas, at Saint-Marc.
1783
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Lubin, Cramanti, étampé PICASSE, parti marron le 3 de ce mois de l'habitation Bureaux, au Boucassin. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis audit Sieur Bureaux, au Boucassin.
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Lubin, Cramanti, branded PICASSE, who ran away on the 3rd of this month from the Bureaux plantation, at Boucassin. Whoever has knowledge of him is requested to give notice to the said Sieur Bureaux, at Boucassin.
1783
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
André, Arada, étampé IDY, ayant des marques de son pays sur le visage & regardant un peu de travers. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis à Madame d'Aulnay.
1783-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
André, Arada, branded IDY, bearing marks of his country on his face and looking somewhat cross-eyed. Whoever has knowledge of him is requested to give notice to Madame d'Aulnay.
1785
1785-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Un Nègre Corocoli, étampé de l'étampe du navire LC, ayant la narine 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.
1785-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
A Corocoli Negro, branded with the ship's mark LC, having pierced nostrils, height 5 feet 4 to 5 inches. Those who have any knowledge of him are asked to give notice to Sieur Lemaitre, at the home of M. Caradeux the elder.
1785
1785-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Agathe, Arada, étampée BEAUVERNET, âgée de 30 ans, taille de 5 pieds, ayant des marques de son pays sur le visage & une cicatrice sur la joue droite, maronne depuis environ un mois avec des marchandises pour aller vendre en Plaine. En donner avis à Filliette Daguin, Q.L. en cette ville.
1785-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Agathe, Arada, branded BEAUVERNET, aged 30 years, height 5 feet, bearing marks of her country on her face and a scar on her right cheek, maroon for about one month with merchandise to go sell in Plaine. Anyone with information is asked to notify Filliette Daguin, Q.L. in this city.
1785
1785-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Alexandre, Bambara, étampée sur le sein droit illisiblement, & sur le gauche RDR, au-dessous PAUP, plus bas JJLNL, âgé de 27 ans, taille de 5 pieds. En donner avis au nommé Lafricain, N.L. en cette ville.
1785-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
Alexandre, Bambara, branded on the right breast illegibly, and on the left breast RDR, below that PAUP, further down JJLNL, aged 27 years, height 5 feet. Anyone with information is asked to notify the man named Lafricain, N.L. in this city.
1785
1785-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
[? illisible], Marabou, Créole, étampé BRUNEAU ST M, VALADON ST M, âgé de 34 ans, taille de 5 pieds 6 pouces, ayant une cicatrice sur le joue gauche & une autre sur la poitrine, des jambes mal faites, marron depuis un mois. En donner avis à M. Perrier, Négociant en cette ville, ou à M. valadon, Habitant aux Matheux, hauteurs de l'Archahaye.
1785-10-22 · Saint-Domingue
[? illegible], Marabou, Creole, branded BRUNEAU ST M, VALADON ST M, aged 34 years, height 5 feet 6 inches, bearing a scar on the left cheek and another on the chest, malformed legs, maroon for one month. Information to be given to M. Perrier, Merchant in this city, or to M. Valadon, Planter at the Matheux, heights of Arcahaie.
1790
1790-Oct.-22: The St. George’s Chronicle and New Grenada Gazette featured a prominent notice regarding the arrival of news from Cap Français concerning the Ogé rebellion.
1790-Oct.-22: The St. George’s Chronicle and New Grenada Gazette featured a prominent notice regarding the arrival of news from Cap Français concerning the Ogé rebellion. The paper detailed the legal…
1792
The civil commissioners ordered the arrest of Cambefort, colonel of the Le Cap regiment, of Touzard, Girardin and thirty-three other officers and soldiers…
The civil commissioners ordered the arrest of Cambefort, colonel of the Le Cap regiment, of Touzard, Girardin and thirty-three other officers and soldiers, suspected of dealings with the rebel enslaved…
1795
Toussaint Louverture wrote again to Laveaux on Joseph Flaville, who was relieved of his post and sent to Le Cap
Toussaint Louverture wrote again to Laveaux on Joseph Flaville, who was relieved of his post and sent to Le Cap.
1798
Hédouville is forced to embark and return to France
Hédouville is forced to embark and return to France.
1798
Before embarking Hédouville proclaimed Toussaint Louverture disposed to independence in agreement with Britain and the United States…
Before embarking Hédouville proclaimed Toussaint Louverture disposed to independence in agreement with Britain and the United States, and wrote to Rigaud on 1 vendémiaire releasing him from Toussaint Louverture's authority…
1798
Toussaint and Moïse surround the Cap; Hédouville leaves
On 22 October 1798 Toussaint-Louverture and Moïse came to surround the Cap, and forced the agent of the Directory, Hédouville, to leave the colony. Toussaint entered the Cap in triumph.…
1798
1798, October 22: (The Flight of Hédouville and the Rise of Roume): Toussaint sparked a revolt in the North to counter Hédouville’s attempt to disarm Black r…
1798, October 22: (The Flight of Hédouville and the Rise of Roume): Toussaint sparked a revolt in the North to counter Hédouville's attempt to disarm Black regiments, leading the commissioner…
1799
Dessalines attacks Fort Bellevue with 20,000 men
The fort of Bellevue was commanded by Tessier and Renaud Desruisseaux; it was armed with only one piece of 24 and two pieces of 8. On 22 October, after several…
1799
Bellevue. Besieged and bombarded by Dessalines and Cottineau; Tessier killed; evacuated by Renaud Desruisseaux.
The redoubt of Bellevue, which for several months had held back Toussaint's masses, was armed with only one 24-pounder and two 8-pounders. On 30 Vendémiaire (22 October) Dessalines attacked it…
1801
1801, October 22 – November 29: (The Revolt and Execution of Moyse): Rumors that Toussaint intended to restore slavery triggered a fierce explosion of violen…
1801, October 22 – November 29: (The Revolt and Execution of Moyse): Rumors that Toussaint intended to restore slavery triggered a fierce explosion of violence in the North and Northwest…
1802
On 30 vendémiaire year XI (22 October) Leclerc felt a violent headache and fever, the first signs of the illness that killed him
On 30 vendémiaire year XI (22 October) Leclerc felt a violent headache and fever, the first signs of the illness that killed him.
1802
A consular decree of 30 vendémiaire year XI (22 October) declared the colony in rebellion and fixed the status of its officers
A consular decree of 30 vendémiaire year XI (22 October) declared the colony in rebellion and fixed the status of its officers.
1802
1802, October 22 – November 2: (The Death of Leclerc and the Succession of Rochambeau): In his final “will and testament” to Napoleon, a malarial and feveris…
1802, October 22 – November 2: (The Death of Leclerc and the Succession of Rochambeau): In his final "will and testament" to Napoleon, a malarial and feverish Leclerc advised that…
1804
Le Cap. Dessalines decrees against the carrying of Haitians abroad
It was forbidden, on pain of death, for any Indigenous to leave the empire. Haiti, threatened with a foreign invasion, needed all her children to defend her. The emperor declared…
1806
General Férou wrote to Battalion Chief Pierre Henry of the 18th, telling him to take command of that corps at Jérémie
General Férou wrote to Battalion Chief Pierre Henry of the 18th, telling him to take command of that corps at Jérémie.
1806
Province of the North. Bonnet sent there to announce Christophe’s new dignity
"Headquarters, Port-au-Prince, 21 October 1806." The minister of war and of the navy, É. Gérin; the general commanding the 2nd division of the West, Pétion; Yayou and Vaval, brigadier generals;…
1865
Geffrard sets up headquarters at L’Acul du Nord
The port of the Acul du Nord is not open to foreign commerce. Only once, and momentarily, did foreign ships come there to land their cargoes and munitions: that was…
1881
Law on army service by series
In peacetime the army is reduced to half of its strength of 16,000 men, by means of service in rotation by series (Law of 22 October 1881). Rouzier tells this…
1881
Law creates a military school at Port-au-Prince
The law of 22 October 1881 creates a Military School at Port-au-Prince. Rouzier tells this under the entry HAÏTI: Postal Union.
1888
General Jean-Jumeau was landed at Morne Blanc to fight the insurgent Gonaïves
On 22 October 1888 General Jean-Jumeau was landed there from Port-au-Prince, sent by the provisional government to go and fight the insurgent Gonaives after the death of Séide Télémaque. Rouzier…
1888
1888, October – 1889, August 22: (Légitime Attacks, Légitime Falls: The Civil War of 1888 to 1889): Légitime directed his main effort against the Artibonite…
1888, October – 1889, August 22: (Légitime Attacks, Légitime Falls: The Civil War of 1888 to 1889): Légitime directed his main effort against the Artibonite and the North, with seesaw fighting…
1889
President Hyppolite visits the Brèche de Préval
PREVAL. Habitation situated on the bank of the river Artibonite, right bank, commune of St.-Marc. Some forty years ago, following a strong flood of the river, the dike anciently established…
1913
Presidential decree attaches Mare aux Roseaux to Ganthier
MARE aux ROSEAUX. This rural section of the commune of the Croix des Bouquets was assigned to the commune of Ganthier by Order of the President of Haiti of 22…
1924
Order fixes the limits of Port-au-Prince and Leogane
The Moniteur of 5 January 1925 published the Decree of 22 October 1924 fixing the respective limits of the communes of Port-au-Prince and Léogane. The limits of Port-au-Prince extend as…
1957
1957-10-22: (François Duvalier Inaugurated as President, the Vodou-Practicing, American-Trained Doctor Who Would Transform Noirisme From a Philosophy of Cult…
1957-10-22: (François Duvalier Inaugurated as President, the Vodou-Practicing, American-Trained Doctor Who Would Transform Noirisme From a Philosophy of Cultural Pride Into a Justification for One of the Most Brutal Dictatorships…
1957
1957, October 22: (The Inauguration: Number 22, the Accursed Chair, I Have No Enemies Except the Enemies of the Nation, and John Roosevelt’s $150,000 Retaine…
1957, October 22: (The Inauguration: Number 22, the Accursed Chair, I Have No Enemies Except the Enemies of the Nation, and John Roosevelt's $150,000 Retainer): François Duvalier selected October 22…
2010
2010-10-22: (A Cholera Outbreak Erupts in Haiti, Traced to a UN Peacekeeping Base, the International Force Sent to Stabilize Haiti Becoming the Vector of the…
2010-10-22: (A Cholera Outbreak Erupts in Haiti, Traced to a UN Peacekeeping Base, the International Force Sent to Stabilize Haiti Becoming the Vector of the Worst Cholera Epidemic in the…
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2011
An analysis published in 2011 tested samples taken from masonry blocks in Port-au-Prince buildings of various ages that had been damaged in the earthquake. The concrete measured between…
2010
Human rights organisations inside and outside the Dominican Republic argued that stripping citizenship by circular contradicted the constitution itself. In 2010 the country adopted a new constitution which…
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…