Observations of the merchants of Havre de Grace ..., 1788.

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Observations of the merchants of Havre de Grace ..., 1788.

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Manuscript entitled, "Observations of the Merchants of Havre de Grace upon the Arret of the Council of State, dated Aug. 30, 1784, concerning the Commerce of Foreigners in the French West-India Islands," written in 1788. The document was written to explain the cessation of trade between the United States and Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) during the rule of Jean-Jacques Dessalines and was sent to Josiah Quincy while a member of Congress in 1806.

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Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864

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Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts; United States and Massaschusetts legislator; and, President of Harvard University. From the description of Josiah Quincy letter, portrait and autograph, 1839-1889. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 63118297 President of Harvard. From the description of Autograph note signed : [Cambridge, Mass.], addressed to the Rev. John Pierpont, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616000 From the description of Autograph note ...

Dessalines, Jean-Jacques, 1758-1806

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Emperor of Haiti; former slave. From the description of Jean-Jacques Dessalines permit, 1804. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79424032 ...