Fort Royal, 17 Jan. 1822. ALS to Donzelot
- Collection
- Beinecke Lesser Antilles
- Alternative Title
- M509. Chassériau, Benoit, fl. 1790-1830?.
- Item Media Type
- Book
- Genre
- Manuscripts
- Subgenre- Manuscripts
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Date
- January 17th, 1822
- Language
- French
- Extent
- 4 images
- Place of Publication
- Fort-de-France (Martinique)
- Note
Physical description: ALS to Donzelot, 3 p. 25.5 cm.
Item note: "Mon Général Je ne puis resister au service de vous témoigner toute ma Gratitude..." signed "Bt. Chasseriau"Benoit Chassériau "alla aux Antilles, en 1802, avec le général Leclerc, comme trésorier général de l'expédition de S.-Domingue. Les révoltes des noirs l'obligèrent à quitter l'île et à ramener sa famille en France. Plus tard, il passa au Venezuela où il aida Bolivar à libérer sa patrie et fut chargé par celui-ci du ministère de l'Intérieur. Il mourut consul de France à Porto-Rico" (DBF).This correspondence, continued in numbers M513, M515, M526, M529, M531, and M533 in this catalogue, touches on the economics and politics of South America and the Isles du Vent; French recognition of the new government of Colombia; a proclamation by Boyer, president of Haiti; trade between the Antilles and South America; a meeting with the marchioness de Toro and General Soublette; the prices of coffee, cacao, indigo, and copper; the disposition of Colombia vis-à-vis Spain via French mediation; establishing commercial communications among Colombia, France, and the Isles du Vent.
Original digital object name: bei-m509
This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
- Subject Name
- Leclerc, Charles, 1772-1802
- Subject Geographic
- Columbia
- Haiti
- Martinique
- France
- Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
- Restrictions on Access
- There are no restrictions on access to this resource.
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