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An inquiry into the causes of the insurrection of the Negroes in the island of St. Domingo : to which are added, observations of M. Garran-Coulon on the same subject, read in his absence by M. Guadet, before the National Assembly, 29th Feb. 1792

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Title

An inquiry into the causes of the insurrection of the Negroes in the island of St. Domingo : to which are added, observations of M. Garran-Coulon on the same subject, read in his absence by M. Guadet, before the National Assembly, 29th Feb. 1792

Names

Crukshank, Joseph, 1746?-1836 (Bookseller)
Crukshank, Joseph, 1746?-1836 (Printer)
Garran de Coulon, Jean-Philippe, 1749-1816 (Author)
Guadet, Marguerite-Élie, 1758-1794 (Other)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1792
Place: London
Publisher: Re-printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare F 91-9

Subjects

Slavery
Slave rebellions
Haiti
History
Revolution, 1791-1804
France
Colonies
America
Administration

Genres

Pamphlets

Notes

Content: "... decree respecting the colonies": p. [37]-39.
Numbering: Error in paging: p. 36 misnumbered 35.
Content: Half-title.
Content: Includes bibliographical references.
Content: Includes some translations.

Physical Description

Microforms
Extent: 2 p.l., 39 p. ; 22 cm

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11472057
Library of Congress Control Number: 03006339
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b24755c0-29af-0133-5872-60f81dd2b63c

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Date Issued

1792

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An inquiry into the causes of the insurrection of the Negroes in the island of St. Domingo : to which are added, observations of M. Garran-Coulon on the same subject, read in his absence by M. Guadet, before the National Assembly, 29th Feb. 1792" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1792. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b24755c0-29af-0133-5872-60f81dd2b63c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1792). An inquiry into the causes of the insurrection of the Negroes in the island of St. Domingo : to which are added, observations of M. Garran-Coulon on the same subject, read in his absence by M. Guadet, before the National Assembly, 29th Feb. 1792 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b24755c0-29af-0133-5872-60f81dd2b63c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "An inquiry into the causes of the insurrection of the Negroes in the island of St. Domingo : to which are added, observations of M. Garran-Coulon on the same subject, read in his absence by M. Guadet, before the National Assembly, 29th Feb. 1792" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b24755c0-29af-0133-5872-60f81dd2b63c

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