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'''Dr. Edward Stevens''' was appointed Consul General of the United States of America to [[Saint-Domingue]] in March of [[1799]]. Dr. Stevens was a childhood friend of U.S. president Alexander Hamilton and his personal physician.
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'''Dr. Edward Stevens''' was appointed Consul General of the United States of America to [[Saint-Domingue]] in March of [[1799]]. Dr. Stevens was a childhood friend of Alexander Hamilton (first Secretary of the Treasury) and his personal physician.
  
 
On May 23, 1799 Edward Stevens, Consul General of the U.S. to Saint-Domingue, wrote to [[General Maitland]], formerly the head of the British forces: "The Agency of San-Domingo had received positive orders from the Executive Directory to invade both the Southern States of America and the island of Jamaica. Gen. [[Toussaint Louverture]] was consulted on the best mode of making the attack." ([[Korngold]], p. ix.)
 
On May 23, 1799 Edward Stevens, Consul General of the U.S. to Saint-Domingue, wrote to [[General Maitland]], formerly the head of the British forces: "The Agency of San-Domingo had received positive orders from the Executive Directory to invade both the Southern States of America and the island of Jamaica. Gen. [[Toussaint Louverture]] was consulted on the best mode of making the attack." ([[Korngold]], p. ix.)

Revision as of 01:56, 17 February 2006

Dr. Edward Stevens was appointed Consul General of the United States of America to Saint-Domingue in March of 1799. Dr. Stevens was a childhood friend of Alexander Hamilton (first Secretary of the Treasury) and his personal physician.

On May 23, 1799 Edward Stevens, Consul General of the U.S. to Saint-Domingue, wrote to General Maitland, formerly the head of the British forces: "The Agency of San-Domingo had received positive orders from the Executive Directory to invade both the Southern States of America and the island of Jamaica. Gen. Toussaint Louverture was consulted on the best mode of making the attack." (Korngold, p. ix.)

Upon coming to power in 1801, one of the first acts of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson was the removal of Edward Stevens as the Consul General. He was replaced by Tobias Lear.

References

  • Korngold, Ralph (1944). Citizen Toussaint. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. LCCN 44007566.