Difference between revisions of "1801"

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On July 4, 1801 the newly appointed U.S. Consul General to Saint-Domingue, Tobias Lear, arrives in the colony.

The Constitution of 1801 was promulgated on July 8th, 1801 by the Governor General Toussaint Louverture. Toussaint sends Charles-Humbert-Marie de Vincent to present the constitution and accompanying letter to Napoléon.

On July 17, 1801 Tobias Lear writes a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State, James Madison. reporting about a meeting with his predecessor Dr. Edward Stevens and a meeting with Moïse, Henri Christophe and Toussaint Louverture.

On November 9, 1801 General Moïse is executed on the orders of Toussaint Louverture.
On November 18, 1801 Napoléon Bonaparte writes a letter to Toussaint Louverture informingng him that in his view: Toussaint's Constitution of 1801 "contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people".

On November 25, 1801 Toussaint issues his 'Dictatorial Proclamation' as his biographer Schoelcher called it.

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 * On '''November 9, 1801''' [[General Moïse]] is executed on the orders of [[Toussaint Louverture]].
-* On '''November 18, 1801''' [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] writes a [Napoléon letter to Toussaint Louverture (1801)|letter to Toussaint Louverture]] informingng him that in his view: Toussaint's Constitution of 1801 "contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people".
+* On '''November 18, 1801''' [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] writes a [[Napoléon letter to Toussaint Louverture (1801)|letter to Toussaint Louverture]] informingng him that in his view: Toussaint's Constitution of 1801 "contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people".
 * On '''November 25, 1801''' Toussaint issues his [[Toussaint Louverture's 'Dictatorial Proclamation' (1801)|'Dictatorial Proclamation']] as his biographer Schoelcher called it.