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| − | '''Placide Louverture''', the son of [[Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture]], was adopted by [[Toussaint Louverture]]. Placide was Suzanne Louverture's first child and the [[mulatto]] Seraphim Le Clerc, his father. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]] p. 36) | + | '''Placide Louverture''' (also ''Placide Séraphin Louverture'') (born 1781), the son of [[Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture|Suzanne Louverture]] and brother of [[Isaac Louverture]], was adopted by [[Toussaint Louverture]]. Placide was Suzanne Louverture's first child and the [[mulatto]] Seraphim Le Clerc, his father. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]] p. 36) Other sources give the name of Placide's father as Séraphin Clère. |
| − | Placide and his brother [[Isaac Louverture|Isaac]], were sent to France in [[1797]] to be educated. "A large crowd gathered to see them off, for they were popular on the island." ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 111) | + | Placide and his brother [[Isaac Louverture|Isaac]], were sent to France in [[1797]] to be educated. "A large crowd gathered to see them off, for they were popular on the island." ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 111) In February of [[1802]], Placide and his brother arrived back in [[Saint-Domingue]] with the troops of the French [[General Leclerc]], after [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] had given orders to expel the siblings from France. |
| − | In February of [[1802]], Placide and his brother arrived back in [[Saint-Domingue]] with the troops of [[Leclerc]], after [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] had given orders to expel | ||
| − | After Toussaint Louverture's family was captured and their house was pillaged - in the summer of 1802 - they were sent to France into imprisonment. | + | After Toussaint Louverture's family was captured and their house was pillaged - in the summer of 1802 - they were sent to France into imprisonment. Placide Louverture was separated from his family upon the August 1802 arrival in Brest on the French coast, and was sent on board of the ship ''La Naïade'' to Belle Isle en Mer. He was not informed that his father was to be removed from the ''Le Heros'' until the evening of the day Toussaint Louverture had been taken away. {{fn|1}} |
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| − | Placide Louverture was separated from his family upon the August 1802 arrival in Brest on the French coast, and was sent on board of the ship ''La Naïade'' to Belle Isle en Mer. He was not informed that his father was to be removed from the '' | ||
Previously, he had sent the following letter to Toussaint, which was later found under Toussaint's pillow: | Previously, he had sent the following letter to Toussaint, which was later found under Toussaint's pillow: | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* {{Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography}} | * {{Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography}} | ||
* {{This Gilded African}} | * {{This Gilded African}} | ||
Revision as of 21:26, 26 February 2006
Placide Louverture (also Placide Séraphin Louverture) (born 1781), the son of Suzanne Louverture and brother of Isaac Louverture, was adopted by Toussaint Louverture. Placide was Suzanne Louverture's first child and the mulatto Seraphim Le Clerc, his father. (Parkinson p. 36) Other sources give the name of Placide's father as Séraphin Clère.
Placide and his brother Isaac, were sent to France in 1797 to be educated. "A large crowd gathered to see them off, for they were popular on the island." (Parkinson, p. 111) In February of 1802, Placide and his brother arrived back in Saint-Domingue with the troops of the French General Leclerc, after Napoléon Bonaparte had given orders to expel the siblings from France.
After Toussaint Louverture's family was captured and their house was pillaged - in the summer of 1802 - they were sent to France into imprisonment. Placide Louverture was separated from his family upon the August 1802 arrival in Brest on the French coast, and was sent on board of the ship La Naïade to Belle Isle en Mer. He was not informed that his father was to be removed from the Le Heros until the evening of the day Toussaint Louverture had been taken away. 1
Previously, he had sent the following letter to Toussaint, which was later found under Toussaint's pillow:
Letter by Placide Louverture from French Captivity to his Parents
Brest Roads, 24 Thermidor. [August 1802]
I am on board the brig La Naïade. As yet, I am ignorant of my lot. Perhaps I shall never see you again. In that I do not accuse my destiny. No matter where I am, I entreat you to take courage, and sometimes to think of me. I will send you news of myself if I am not dead; give me news of yourselves if you have an opportunity. I am very well situated. I am with persons who are very good to me, and who promise to continue so. Isaac and Saint-Jean, do not forget your brother! I shall always love you. Many kind thoughts to you all; embrace my cousins for me. I embrace you as I love you.
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Source: (Beard p. 236f)
Note 1: Toussaint Louverture was taken from the Le Heros, anchored in Brest, at 5:00 am on August 13, 1802. The Le Heros was the ship that brought the family Louverture into their French imprisonment. (Beard p. 236)
References
Schoelcher, Victor (1889). Vie de Toussaint Louverture. Paris: Paul Ollendorf. (Available online: Google books) 1882 reprint: Karthala. Paris ISBN 2-86537-043-7
- Beard, J. R. (John Relly) (1863). Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography. Chapel Hill, NC: Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH. Online Publication
- Parkinson, Wenda (1978). This Gilded African. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2187-4
