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Letter to Madame Chaussée à Nantes with News of the Haitian Revolution, 1802
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Content Description
Consists of an incomplete 4-page manuscript letter from a Frenchman recently arrived in Saint-Domingue describing uprisings on the island to his sister Madame Chaussée à Nantes, dated 1 Brumaire 11 [i.e., 23 October, 1802] and written from Cap-Français. He begins by sharing the news of his safe arrival in Cap-Français and reporting that the island was fraught with unrest. He writes that the French colonials are trapped in the nearby coastal towns and that the army is helpless without reinforcements. The writer was evidently a plantation owner or investor, mostly with interests in coffee, and notes the need to get the family finances from local business in order. The document ends mid-sentence.
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by the name of the creator or by the date of acquisition.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Maggs Bros. in January 2023 (AM 2024-029).
- Appraisal
No material was separated during processing.
- Processing Information
Item processed by Lauren C. Williams in November 2023, incorporating some description provided by the dealer.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Letter to Madame Chaussée à Nantes with News of the Haitian Revolution; General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, C0140, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box B-002048
Find More
- Existence and Location of Copies
Parts of this collection are available on microfilm, cataloged separately as RCPXM-7497696.
- Subject Terms:
- Plantations -- Haiti -- 19th century
- Genre Terms:
- Letters -- 19th century.
- Places:
- Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Sources.
