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| − | '''Philippe Rose Roume de Saint-Laurent''' ''(Roume)'' arrived in [[Saint-Domingue]] on [[November 29]], [[1791]] as a French Commissioner with some experience A native of Grenada, | + | '''Philippe Rose Roume de Saint-Laurent''' ''(Roume)'' arrived in [[Saint-Domingue]] on [[November 29]], [[1791]] as a French Commissioner with some experience He replaced Gen. Gabriel Hédouville, who had done his best to work against and defeat Toussaint. (Williams) A native of Grenada, Roume had been a commissioner in Tobago and a key figure in the development of Trinidad. ([[Beard]] and Quesnels) |
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| + | On arrival, (he) "announced to the Assembly (in [[Le Cap]]) that [the Commissioners] were expecting the imminent arrival of a large body of trained troops." He knew full well this wasn't true, or wasn't likely. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 60) Roume returned to [[Saint-Domingue]] in [[1796]], along with [[Léger Félicité Sonthonax]] and [[Julien Raimond]]. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 103) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* {{This Gilded African}} | * {{This Gilded African}} | ||
| + | * Williams, Kevin. http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=630 | ||
| + | * The Quesnel Family. "The Quesnels of Herbert Street." http://www.quesnels.com/history.htm | ||
[[Category:Who's Who|Roume de Saint-Laurent, Philippe Rose]] | [[Category:Who's Who|Roume de Saint-Laurent, Philippe Rose]] | ||
[[Category:Commissioners|Roume de Saint-Laurent, Philippe Rose]] | [[Category:Commissioners|Roume de Saint-Laurent, Philippe Rose]] | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 14 December 2004
Philippe Rose Roume de Saint-Laurent (Roume) arrived in Saint-Domingue on November 29, 1791 as a French Commissioner with some experience He replaced Gen. Gabriel Hédouville, who had done his best to work against and defeat Toussaint. (Williams) A native of Grenada, Roume had been a commissioner in Tobago and a key figure in the development of Trinidad. (Beard and Quesnels)
On arrival, (he) "announced to the Assembly (in Le Cap) that [the Commissioners] were expecting the imminent arrival of a large body of trained troops." He knew full well this wasn't true, or wasn't likely. (Parkinson, p. 60) Roume returned to Saint-Domingue in 1796, along with Léger Félicité Sonthonax and Julien Raimond. (Parkinson, p. 103)
References
- Parkinson, Wenda (1978). This Gilded African. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2187-4
- Williams, Kevin. http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=630
- The Quesnel Family. "The Quesnels of Herbert Street." http://www.quesnels.com/history.htm
