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Théodore Étienne de Saint-Léger collection
- Title
- Théodore Étienne de Saint-Léger collection, 1828-1858.
- Author
- Saint-Léger, Théodore Étienne de.
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | oversized folder 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 211 oversized folder 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Details
- Description
- .2 linear feet
- Summary
- Sixty-five manuscripts relating to the 1831 slave rebellion including correspondence from the Governor of Martinique, French settlers, and police precincts on the island; register of official correspondence of Saint-Léger, the "Prévôt" (Magistrate), 1831; police reports; warrants issued by Saint-Léger for fugitive slaves suspected of arson and poisoning; court records related to the burning of the Ducasse, Lamentin, and Grande Case plantations.
- Subjects
- Slave rebellions > Martinique
- Enslaved persons > Legal status, laws, etc > Martinique > History > Sources > 19th century
- France > Foreign relations > Martinique > Sources > 19th century
- Fugitive slaves > Martinique
- Saint-Léger, Théodore Étienne de
- France > Colonies > America > Administration > Sources > 19th century
- Martinique > Politics and government > Sources > 19th century
- Police > Martinique > History > Sources > 19th century
- Insurgency > Martinique
- Plantations > Martinique
- Antislavery movements > Martinique
- Martinique > History > Sources > 19th century
- Black author
- Courts > Martinique > History > Sources > 19th century
- Slave trade > Martinique > History > Sources > 19th century
- Slave records > Martinique
- Slavery > Martinique > History > Sources > 19th century
- Source (note)
- Schreyer, Oscar
- Biography (note)
- Provost of the Special Court Provostale investigating the slave uprising in Martinique in February of 1831.
- Language (note)
- In French.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 211
- OCLC
- 122607656
- Author
- Saint-Léger, Théodore Étienne de.
- Title
- Théodore Étienne de Saint-Léger collection, 1828-1858.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheetvolume
- Biography
- Provost of the Special Court Provostale investigating the slave uprising in Martinique in February of 1831.
- Language
- In French.
- Source
- Schreyer, Oscar Purchase 1984 SCM 84-14
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 211