U.S. Proclamation Regarding Commerce with St. Domingo (1799)

The second U.S. President John Adams (1735 – 1826) issued this Proclamation of June 26, 1799: Regarding Commerce with St. Domingo during the Quasi-War with France. The Quasi-War was a naval confrontation from 1798 to 1800. President Adams had said of Saint-Domingue "They are necessary to us and we are necessary to them". (Sepinwall)

During the Haitian and French Revolutions, Port-au-Prince was called Port Republicain.