Haytian Papers: A Collection of the Very Interesting Proclamations, and Other Official Documents

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Prince Sanders (1775–1839) was an African-American teacher and advocate of black American emigration to Africa and Haiti. When Sanders was on a speaking tour of England he met abolitionist William Wilberforce, who encouraged him to go to Haiti and meet King Henri Christophe (1767–1820). Haiti during this time was divided, and Christophe ruled over the northern region. Sanders travelled to the island and was quickly hired as Christophe's adviser. In 1816 Sanders published this translation of documents, which include Christophe's land reforms, his establishment of a monarchy in Haiti, and some of his correspondence. This publication was part of an attempt by Christophe and Sanders to show white Europeans that former slaves could successfully run their own country without international interference. Although Haiti was reunited in 1820, after Christophe's death, these documents illustrate his efforts to protect the country during its fragile early years of independence.

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A Collection of the Very Interesting Proclamations, and Other Official Documents

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

EDITOR'S ADDRESS
pp v-vi

CODE HENRI
pp vii-xvi

Extracts from the Registers of the Deliberations of the Consuls of the Republic
pp 1-54

Narrative of the Accession of their Royal Majesties to the Throne of Hayti, &c
pp 55-98

State of Hayti. Proclamation, &c
pp 99-123

Constitutional Law, &c
pp 124-153

Manifesto of the King
pp 154-191

Reflections of the Editor
pp 192-197

Royal Gazette of Hayti
pp 198-199

Proclamation
pp 200-214

Reflections on the Abolition of the Slave Trade
pp 215-224

PATRON AND PRESIDENT, His Highness the DUKE of GLOUCESTER
pp 225-228

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