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Théodore Etienne D. de St. Léger collection, 1828-1913.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Slavery, abolition & social justice.
- Slavery, abolition & social justice
- Language:
- French
- Subjects (All):
- St. Léger, Théodore Etienne D. de.
- Slave rebellions--Martinique.
- Slave rebellions.
- Slave records--Martinique.
- Slave records.
- Fugitive slaves--Martinique.
- Fugitive slaves.
- Martinique--History--Sources.
- Martinique.
- France--Colonies--America--Administration--History--Sources.
- France.
- Slavery--Martinique--History--Sources.
- Slavery.
- Slave trade--Martinique--History--Sources.
- Slave trade.
- Enslaved persons--Legal status, laws, etc--Martinique--History--Sources.
- Enslaved persons.
- Plantations--Martinique--History--Sources.
- Plantations.
- Place of Publication:
- 1828-1913.
- Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2013.
- Language Note:
- In French.
- Summary:
- Electronic reproduction of the Théodore Etienne D. de St. Léger collection at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The collection contains 65 manuscripts relating to the 1831 slave rebellion, including: correspondence from the Governor of Martinique, French settlers, and police precincts on the island; register of official correspondence of the Prévôt (magistrate), St. Léger, 1831; police reports; warrants issued by St. Léger for fugitive slaves suspected of arson and poisoning; court records related to the burning of the Ducasse, Lamentin, and Grande Case plantations; and biographical notes on St. Léger, dated 1913.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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