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| − | * '''Edict of March 1685''' ( | + | * '''Edict of March 1685''' (Le Code Noir) - [[English version]] |
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==1724== | ==1724== | ||
| − | * '''Edict of March 1724''' (Code Noir, recast) - [http:// | + | * '''Edict of March 1724''' (Code Noir, recast) - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Code_noir_1724.htm Available online (French)]. |
==1738== | ==1738== | ||
| − | * '''Royal Declaration of December 15, 1738''' (Regulation of Slavery) - [http:// | + | * '''Royal Declaration of December 15, 1738''' (Regulation of Slavery) - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/declaration_1738.htm Available online (French)]. |
==1777== | ==1777== | ||
| − | * '''Royal Declaration of August 9, 1777''' (Prohibition of Slavery) - [http:// | + | * '''Royal Declaration of August 9, 1777''' (Prohibition of Slavery) - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/declaration_1777.htm Available online (French)]. |
==1789== | ==1789== | ||
| − | * [[August 28]] '''Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen''' by the French National Constituent Assembly (establishing of individual rights) - English version: [[Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]] | + | * [[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== | ||
| − | * '''Sonthonax's Proclamation of August 29, 1793''' (Abolishing | + | * '''Sonthonax's Proclamation of August 29, 1793''' (Abolishing Slaveryin the North of [[Saint Domingue]]) - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/proclamation_1793.htm Available online (French)]. |
* '''Sonthonax's Broadside of November 5, 1793''' - Sonthonax defends his August 1793 proclamation by publishing and distributing this [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sonthonax_Broadside_%281793%29&PHPSESSID=72f4032cb8cd6925fd232a491eef48b1 document] in [[Saint-Domingue]]. | * '''Sonthonax's Broadside of November 5, 1793''' - Sonthonax defends his August 1793 proclamation by publishing and distributing this [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sonthonax_Broadside_%281793%29&PHPSESSID=72f4032cb8cd6925fd232a491eef48b1 document] in [[Saint-Domingue]]. | ||
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==1800== | ==1800== | ||
| − | * [[November 28]] | + | * [[November 28]] '''The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume''' - [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=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]]. | * [[July 8]] '''Constitution of 1801''' ''(aka [[Toussaint]]'s Constitution)'' - Available here in [[Constitution of 1801 (English)|English]] and [[Constitution of 1801 (French)|French]]. | ||
| − | :* [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Toussaint_letter_to_Napoleon_on_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. | * [[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:// | + | * [[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]]. English translation: [[Act of Independence]] | + | * [[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:// | + | * [[May 20]] '''Constitution of 1805''' - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Const1805.htm Available online (French)]. |
==1806== | ==1806== | ||
| − | * [[December 27]] '''Constitution of 1806''' - [http:// | + | * [[December 27]] '''Constitution of 1806''' - [http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Const1806.htm Available online (French)]. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* Category: [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Documents_of_the_Haitian_Revolution Documents of the Haitian Revolution] | * Category: [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Documents_of_the_Haitian_Revolution Documents of the Haitian Revolution] | ||
Revision as of 07:39, 9 November 2005
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 version
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
- Sonthonax's Proclamation of August 29, 1793 (Abolishing Slaveryin the North of Saint Domingue) - Available online (French).
- Sonthonax's Broadside of November 5, 1793 - 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
1800
- November 28 The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume - Letter by Toussaint Louverture explaining his actions.
1801
- Toussaint Louverture letter to Napoleon Bonaparte - Letter Addressing the subject of the 1801 constitution.
- 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).
See Also
- Category: Documents of the Haitian Revolution
