List of Historical Documents

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List of documents, proclamations, and texts relating to Haiti's revolutionary history, with links to online versions of the documents, where available.

1685

1716

  • Edict of Paris, October 1685 (Regulation of Slavery) - - Available online (French) (click Varia, then the appropriate link under Documents).

1724

  • Edict of March 1724 (Code Noir, recast) - Available online (French) (click Varia, then the appropriate link under Documents).

1738

  • Royal Declaration of December 15, 1738 (Regulation of Slavery) - Available online (French) (click Varia, then the appropriate link under Documents).

1777

  • Royal Declaration of August 9, 1777 (Prohibition of Slavery) - Available online (French) (click Varia, then the appropriate link under Documents).

1789

1793

  • Sonthonax' Proclamation of August 29, 1793 (Abolishing Slavery) - Available online (French) (click Varia, then the appropriate link under Documents).

1794

1800

1801

  • July 8 Constitution of 1801 (aka Toussaint's Constitution) - Available here in English and French.
  • July 17 Tobias Lear letter to Madison - Letter by the new U.S. Consul General in Haiti, to his Secretary of State, James Madison.

1802

1804

1805

1806


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