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Description: Saint-Léger was the Provost of the Special Court Provostale investigating the slave uprising in Martinique in February of 1831. The collection consists of sixty-five manuscripts relating to the rebellion including correspondence from the Governor of Martinique, French settlers, and police precincts on the island; register of official correspondence of St. Léger, the "Prévôt" (Magistrate), 1831; police reports; warrants issued by St. Léger for fugitive slaves suspected of arson and poisoning; court records related to the burning of the Ducasse, Lamentin, and Grande Case plantations; and biographical notes of St. Léger, dated 1913.
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1828 - 1858
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division; Shelf locator: Sc MG 211
Topics: Saint-Léger, Théodore Étienne de; Martinique; Police; Courts; Slavery; Enslaved persons; Slave trade; Antislavery movements; Insurgency; Slave rebellions; Fugitive slaves; Slave records; Plantations; Politics and government -- Martinique; Colonies -- France; France -- Relations; West Indies, French
Genres: Manuscripts; Correspondence; Documents; warrants
Physical Description: Extent: .2 lin. ft., three folders
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11883957; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 500ee5b0-b4d4-0134-4181-00505686a51c

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