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==1789== | ==1789== | ||
| − | * | + | * August 28 '''Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen''' by the French National Constituent Assembly (establishing of individual rights) - [http://mjp.univ-perp.fr/france/ddh1789.htm Available online (French)] English version: [[Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]] |
==1793== | ==1793== | ||
| − | * | + | * August 29 '''Sonthonax's Proclamation ''' (Abolishing slavery in the North of [[Saint Domingue]]) - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/proclamation_1793.htm Available online (French)]. |
| − | * | + | * November 5 '''Sonthonax's Broadside ''' - Sonthonax defends his August 1793 proclamation by publishing and distributing this [[Sonthonax Broadside (1793)|document]] in [[Saint-Domingue]]. |
==1794== | ==1794== | ||
| − | * | + | * June 8 '''General Whyte's Proclamation to the People of Saint-Domingue''' - The [[General Whyte's Proclamation to the People of Saint-Domingue|proclamation]]. |
==1797== | ==1797== | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[Toussaint dialogue with Léger Félicité Sonthonax (1797)|Toussaint dialogue]] with [[Léger Félicité Sonthonax]] about Toussaint's wishes that Sonthonax leave Saint-Domingue. |
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| + | ==1799== | ||
| + | * June 26 '''Proclamation Regarding Commerce with Saint-Domingue''' U.S. President John Adams issues a [[Proclamation Regarding Commerce with Saint-Domingue]] | ||
==1800== | ==1800== | ||
| − | * | + | * November 28 '''The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume''' - [[The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume|Letter]] by [[Toussaint Louverture]] explaining his actions. |
==1801== | ==1801== | ||
| − | * | + | * July 8 '''Constitution of 1801''' ''(aka [[Toussaint]]'s Constitution)'' - Available here in [[Constitution of 1801 (English)|English]] and [[Constitution of 1801 (French)|French]]. |
:* '''Toussaint Louverture letter to Napoleon Bonaparte''' - [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Toussaint_letter_to_Napoleon_on_the_1801_Constitution Letter] Addressing the subject of the [[1801]] constitution. | :* '''Toussaint Louverture letter to Napoleon Bonaparte''' - [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Toussaint_letter_to_Napoleon_on_the_1801_Constitution Letter] Addressing the subject of the [[1801]] constitution. | ||
| − | * | + | * July 17 '''Tobias Lear letter to Madison''' - [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tobias_Lear_letter_to_Madison Letter] by the new U.S. Consul General in Haiti, to his Secretary of State, James Madison. |
==1802== | ==1802== | ||
| − | * | + | * May 20 '''[[Napoleon]]'s Decree of 1802''' (Re-establishing Slavery) - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/loi_1802.htm Available online (French)]. |
==1804== | ==1804== | ||
| − | * | + | * January 1 '''Proclamation Of Haiti's Independence''' By The General In Chief, [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]]. [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Independance_1804.htm Available online (French)]. English translation: [[Act of Independence]] |
==1805== | ==1805== | ||
| − | * | + | * May 20 '''Constitution of 1805''' - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Const1805.htm Available online (French)]. |
==1806== | ==1806== | ||
| − | * | + | * December 27 '''Constitution of 1806''' - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Const1806.htm Available online (French)]. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | * | + | * [[:Category:Documents of the Haitian Revolution]] |
[[Category: Lists|Documents]] | [[Category: Lists|Documents]] | ||
[[Category:Documents of the Haitian Revolution|List of Historical Documents]] | [[Category:Documents of the Haitian Revolution|List of Historical Documents]] | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 4 February 2006
List of documents, proclamations, and texts relating to Haiti's revolutionary history, with links to online versions of the documents, where available.
Contents
1685
- Edict of March 1685 (Le Code Noir) - English translation
1716
- Edict of Paris, October 1685 (Regulation of Slavery) - Available online (French).
1724
- Edict of March 1724 (Code Noir, recast) - Available online (French).
1738
- Royal Declaration of December 15, 1738 (Regulation of Slavery) - Available online (French).
1777
- Royal Declaration of August 9, 1777 (Prohibition of Slavery) - Available online (French).
1789
- August 28 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen by the French National Constituent Assembly (establishing of individual rights) - Available online (French) English version: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
1793
- August 29 Sonthonax's Proclamation (Abolishing slavery in the North of Saint Domingue) - Available online (French).
- November 5 Sonthonax's Broadside - Sonthonax defends his August 1793 proclamation by publishing and distributing this document in Saint-Domingue.
1794
- June 8 General Whyte's Proclamation to the People of Saint-Domingue - The proclamation.
1797
- Toussaint dialogue with Léger Félicité Sonthonax about Toussaint's wishes that Sonthonax leave Saint-Domingue.
1799
- June 26 Proclamation Regarding Commerce with Saint-Domingue U.S. President John Adams issues a Proclamation Regarding Commerce with Saint-Domingue
1800
- November 28 The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume - Letter by Toussaint Louverture explaining his actions.
1801
- 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
- May 20 Napoleon's Decree of 1802 (Re-establishing Slavery) - Available online (French).
1804
- January 1 Proclamation Of Haiti's Independence By The General In Chief, Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Available online (French). English translation: Act of Independence
1805
- May 20 Constitution of 1805 - Available online (French).
1806
- December 27 Constitution of 1806 - Available online (French).
