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'''Tobias Lear''' - U.S. Consul General to  Saint-Domingue. After being elected (in 1801) as President of the U.S., Thomas Jefferson replaced the U.S. representative [[Edward Stevens|Dr. Edward Stevens]] with Lear, who had been George Washington's personal secretary.
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'''Tobias Lear''' - U.S. Consul General to  [[Saint-Domingue]]. After being elected (in 1801) as President of the U.S., Thomas Jefferson replaced the U.S. representative [[Edward Stevens|Dr. Edward Stevens]] with Lear, who had been George Washington's personal secretary.
  
Whereas Stevens had gone to Saint-Domingue with "full diplomatic powers, in effect recognizing Toussaint's government," Lear arrived in Saint-Domingue on 4 July 1801 with no such papers, only an ordinary commission. Toussaint immediately reacted to the snub from the U.S. government, which "confirmed (his) suspicion that Jefferson had no intention of regarding him as an equal, nor of supporting the sovereignty of the new state."
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Whereas Stevens had gone to [[Saint-Domingue]] with "full diplomatic powers, in effect recognizing Toussaint's government," Lear arrived in Saint-Domingue on 4 July 1801 with no such papers, only an ordinary commission. [[Toussaint]] immediately reacted to the snub from the U.S. government, which "confirmed (his) suspicion that Jefferson had no intention of regarding him as an equal, nor of supporting the sovereignty of the new state."
  
By the following day, although still stung, the ever-pragmatic Toussaint accepted the fact that he would be dealing with Lear from then out, and went so far as to state his wish for continued good relationships with the U.S.
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By the following day, although still stung, the ever-pragmatic [[Toussaint]] accepted the fact that he would be dealing with Lear from then out, and went so far as to state his wish for continued good relationships with the U.S.
  
 
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Revision as of 05:47, 6 October 2005

Tobias Lear - U.S. Consul General to  Saint-Domingue. After being elected (in 1801) as President of the U.S., Thomas Jefferson replaced the U.S. representative Dr. Edward Stevens with Lear, who had been George Washington's personal secretary.

Whereas Stevens had gone to Saint-Domingue with "full diplomatic powers, in effect recognizing Toussaint's government," Lear arrived in Saint-Domingue on 4 July 1801 with no such papers, only an ordinary commission. Toussaint immediately reacted to the snub from the U.S. government, which "confirmed (his) suspicion that Jefferson had no intention of regarding him as an equal, nor of supporting the sovereignty of the new state."

By the following day, although still stung, the ever-pragmatic Toussaint accepted the fact that he would be dealing with Lear from then out, and went so far as to state his wish for continued good relationships with the U.S.

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