a collection of the very interesting proclamations and other official documents : together with some account of the rise, progress, and present state of the kingdom of Hayti
Pages 19-44 include "Proclamation, le premier consul aux habitans de Saint-Domingue" and correspondence between General Henry Christophe and General Le Clerc.
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