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1774
1774-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre Créole, nommé Jean, âgé de 18 ans, taille de 5 pieds 1 à 2 pouces, sec, petits yeux, la bouche grande & la levre inférieure grosse, étampé DAVID A JEAN RABEL, est parti maron le 16 du mois dernier, avec un petit Cheval bai orangé, la queue courte, étampé sur la cuisse du montoire M D. Ceux qui le reconnoîtront, sont priés de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. David, Habitant à Jean-Rabel, à qui ce Negre appartient, ainsi que le Cheval : il y aura récompense.
1774-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
A Creole Negro, named Jean, 18 years old, height of 5 feet 1 to 2 inches, lean, small eyes, large mouth and thick lower lip, branded DAVID A JEAN RABEL, ran away as a maroon on the 16th of last month, with a small bay-orange horse, short tail, branded on the mounting side M D. Those who recognize him are asked to have him arrested and to give notice to M. David, Inhabitant at Jean-Rabel, to whom this Negro belongs, as well as the Horse: there will be a reward.
1783
1783-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Jean, Mandingue, étampé LA CANNE renversé, âgé de 40 ans, maçon de son métier & Victoire, Congo, étampée I ES, âgée d'environ 50 ans, sont partis marons tous les deux depuis le mois de juillet. Ceux qui les reconnaîtront, sont priés de les faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à Mrs Pallion, Négocians au Cap, ou à Mrs Fonfrede [esperluette] Dubois, Directeurs de la Poste, & Bally Chirurgien du Roi au Port-de-Paix.
1783-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Jean, Mandingue, branded LA CANNE inverted, aged 40 years, mason by trade, and Victoire, Congo, branded I ES, aged about 50 years, have both departed as maroons since the month of July. Those who recognize them are asked to have them arrested and to notify Messrs Pallion, Merchants at Cap, or Messrs Fonfrede & Dubois, Directors of the Post, and Bally Surgeon of the King at Port-de-Paix.
1783
1783-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Neptune, Congo, étampé LAIORTE, âgé d'environ 32 ans, petite taille, est parti maron depuis le 26 du mois dernier. Ceux qui en auront connaissance, sont priés de le faire arrêter & d'en donner avis à M. Baradat. Il y aura une portugaise de récompense.
1783-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Neptune, Congo, branded LAIORTE, approximately 32 years old, small in stature, has been maroon since the 26th of last month. Those who have any knowledge of him are requested to have him arrested and to give notice to M. Baradat. There will be a Portuguese coin as reward.
1785
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Azor, étampé sur le sein droit Toirac, âgé de 22 ans, taille de 5 pieds 3 pouces, joli de figure & très noir. En donner avis à M. Toirac, Chirurgien, au Fond.
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Azor, branded on the right breast Toirac, aged 22 years, height 5 feet 3 inches, handsome featured and very black. Report any information to Mr. Toirac, Surgeon, at Fond.
1785
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Un Nègre nouveau, borgne, ayant une cicatrice considérable au poignet droit, & une autre au cou, marron depuis le mois de Juin dernier de l'habitation d'Eslincourt [esperluette] Boubée, au Corail, dépendance de Jérémie. En donner avis à Mrs Martineau [esperluette] Blanchaud, en cette ville ou au Propriétaire.
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
A new Negro, blind in one eye, having a considerable scar on the right wrist and another on the neck, maroon since last June from the plantation of Eslincourt & Boubée, at Corail, dependency of Jérémie. Report any information to Messrs Martineau & Blanchaud, in this city or to the Proprietor.
1785
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Grégoire, Bambara, âgé de 30 ans, taille de 5 pieds 5 pouces, rouge de peau, ayant des marques de son pays sur le visage, & Alexandre, même nation, âgé de 20 ans, taille de 5 pieds 1 pouce, marqué de petite-vérole, étampés sur le sein gauche G.B, au-dessous L, marrons depuis environ deux mois de l'habitation Bouteiller, à Léogane. En donner avis à M. de Berly, sur ladite habitation.
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Grégoire, Bambara, aged 30 years, height 5 feet 5 inches, ruddy complexion, having marks of his country on his face, and Alexandre, same nation, aged 20 years, height 5 feet 1 inch, marked with smallpox scars, branded on the left breast G.B, below L, maroons for about two months from the plantation Bouteiller, at Léogane. Report any information to Mr. de Berly, on said plantation.
1785
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Lafleur, Créole, étampé sur le sein droit VERDERIE, au-dessous ST MARC, & sur le gauche BOREL, au-dessous ST MARC, parti marron de l'habitation Borel, à l'Artibonnite. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis sur ladite habitation; il y aura récompense.
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Lafleur, Creole, branded on the right breast VERDERIE, below ST MARC, and on the left BOREL, below ST MARC, fled as a maroon from the plantation Borel, at Artibonite. Anyone who has information about him is asked to report it on said plantation; there will be a reward.
1785
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Elizabeth, Créole, étampée DEFAGE, & deux autres étampes illisibles, parlant Espagnol, marronne depuis 15 jours de l'habitation Lassé, aux Matheux. En donner avis sur ladite habitation, ou à Mrs Janet [esperluette] Latour, au bourg de l'Archahaye; il y aura récompense.
1785-09-03 · Saint-Domingue
Elizabeth, Creole, branded DEFAGE, and two other illegible brands, speaking Spanish, maroon for 15 days from the plantation Lassé, at Matheux. Report any information on said plantation, or to Messrs Janet & Latour, at the town of Arcahaye; there will be a reward.
1859
1859, September 3–12: (The Prophète Conspiracy and the Murder of Mme Blanfort): Conspiracy was not slow to appear after Geffrard took office, for as Marcelin…
1859, September 3–12: (The Prophète Conspiracy and the Murder of Mme Blanfort): Conspiracy was not slow to appear after Geffrard took office, for as Marcelin astutely observed, "political intrigue is…
1918
1918, September 3 – November 10: (Charlemagne Péralte Escapes: The Gwo Nèg of Hinche, the Scarlet Badge of Ogoun, and the First Engagement of the Caco Resist…
1918, September 3 – November 10: (Charlemagne Péralte Escapes: The Gwo Nèg of Hinche, the Scarlet Badge of Ogoun, and the First Engagement of the Caco Resistance): Charlemagne Masséna Péralte…
Did you know
1995
1995: (Racial and Linguistic Dualism in the Post-Colony): Haitian society is defined by a 200-year-old racial schism, where 90 percent of the population are noirs and 10 percent…
2005
2005: (The Structural Evolution of a Shared History): In the preface, Michael Heinl explains that the current edition is a necessary update to a work first published nearly…
2017
2017: (Baker Rotimi and Shriner Confirming That Race Is Not an Objective Genomic Classifier — A 2017 Study in Scientific Reports by Baker Rotimi and Shriner Demonstrating That…