West Indian collection, 1716-1857, 1716-1817 (bulk).

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West Indian collection, 1716-1857, 1716-1817 (bulk).

The 120 manuscripts in this collection are chiefly governmental and military documents concerning Toussaint Louverture, Henri Christophe, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Charles Leclerc relating to Haiti. Also correspondence with descendants of Toussaint Louverture and Henri Christophe in the Camille Léon file.There are also some documents relating to Guadeloupe and other West Indian islands.

Originals: 120 items.Copies: l microfilm reel.

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Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

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Napoleon Bonaparte was a general of the French Revolution (1789-1799); the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic from November 11, 1799, to May 18, 1804; Emperor of the French and King of Italy under the name Napoleon I from May 18,1804, to April 6,1814; and briefly restored as Emperor from March 20 to June 22, 1815. He conquered much of Europe but lost two-thirds of his army in a disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812. After his final loss to Britain and Prussia at the Battle of...

Louverture family.

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Toussaint-Louverture, 1743?-1803

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Reformer, Haitian army officer, and public official. Full name: Pierre Dominique Toussaint Louverture. From the description of Toussaint Louverture papers, 1797-1800. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981003 Haitian general and liberator. From the description of Passport, An 6 [i.e. 1798] Germinal 22, Gonaïves, Haiti, issued to Richard Codman. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 14444822 ...

Leclerc, Charles, 1772-1802

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Guadalupe, José

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Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1767-1820

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Christophe family.

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