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040-002093296

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032-002093290

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CLARKSON PAPERS. Vol. VI. Haiti and Jamaica Papers of Thomas Clarkson, including:-(I) Letters from Henry [Christophe, King of Haiti], to his son [Jacques Victor Henry], the Prince Royal; 19 Aug. 1813-15 June 1816. Fr. Signed. f. 1 ;-(2) Letters from the same to Thomas Clarkson (Fr. Signed; occasionally with Engl. translations), with hologr. copies (Engl.) of Clarkson's replies, mainly on the subject of public education in Haiti and on foreign policy; 5 Feb. 1816-10 July 1820. Clarkson's appeal on behalf of Haiti to Alexander I at the Aix-la- Chapelle conference of 1818 is described (f. 43) in terms resembling those of a MS. published as Thomas Clarkson's Interview with the Emperor of Russia (Wisbech, 1930). Other letters and papers relating to Haiti, some of them printed, are included in this section. f. 12;-(3) Later Haitian papers, including several accounts of the revolution of 1820, and letters from Jean Pierre Boyer, President of Haiti, and the widow and daughters of Henry Christophe during their residence in England; 6 Sept. 1820- 24 Nov. 1840. Fr. and Engl. Interspersed and following are papers relating to negro labour in Jamaica; these include letters from W[illiam] Wilberforce, S[tephen] Lushington, M.P., and W[illiam] S[mith], M.P., concerning Matthew Gregory Lewis, author of The Monk (d. 1818), and his Jamaican estates (cf. 41267A, f. 79). f. 180. Paper; ff. 389. Folio. 19 Aug. 1813-23 July 1846.

Thomas Clarkson, philanthropist: Correspondence and papers: 1787-1853.

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ff. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 Henry Christophe, King of Haiti: Letters to his son Jacques Victor Henry: 1813-1816.: Fr.: Signed.
ff. 1-254 Haiti: Papers of T. Clarkson rel. to: 1813-1840.: Engl. and Fr.
ff. 12-185 passim Henry Christophe, King of Haiti: Correspondence with T. Clarkson: 1816-1820.: Engl. and Fr.
ff. 41. 84, 86, 108-112 (with seals) Julien Prevost de Limonade, Comte; afterwards Duc; Haitian Foreign Secretary: Letters to T. Clarkson: 1818-1819.: Fr.
ff. 47, 49 Henry Christophe, King of Haiti: Royal ordinances rel. to public education: 1818, 1819.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 53. 147 Baron J- L- de Vastey,; President of the Chamber of Public Instruction, Haiti: Educational statistics: 1819.: Fr.: Printed forms. Signed.
ff. 65, 122 Baron J- L- de Vastey,; President of the Chamber of Public Instruction, Haiti: Letters to T. Clarkson: 1819.: Fr.
f. 67 Henry Christophe, King of Haiti: Letter to Alexander I of Russia: 1819.: Engl. transl.
ff. 71, 204, 226, 233, 235 Prince Saunders, Attorney-General of Haiti: Letters to T. Clarkson: 1819-1823.
f. 80 Henry Christophe, King of Haiti: Royal edict conc. allotment of land: 1819.: Fr.: Printed.
f. 107 b Henry Christophe, King of Haiti: Seal: 1819.
ff. 128, 200, 202 Duncan Stewart, physician to Henri Christophe, King of Haiti: Letters to T. Clarkson: 1819-1821.
f. 131 Comte Juste Chanlatte de Rosiers: "Hayti Reconnaissante": 1819.: Printed pamphlet.
ff. 180, 190, 210, 241 William Wilson, tutor to the Prince Royal of Haiti: Correspondence with T. Clarkson: 1820-1827.
ff. 186, 198 William Wilson, tutor to the Prince Royal of Haiti: Letters to his father: 1820.
f. 188 George Clarke: Letter to T. Clarkson: 1820.
ff. 208, 239 Jean Pierre Boyer, President of Haiti: Correspondence with T. Clarkson: 1821, 1825.: Fr. (signed) and Engl. copy.
ff. 212, 216 William Wilson, tutor to the Prince Royal of Haiti: Letters to Mm. T. Clarkson: 1821.
f. 214 Robert Sutherland: Letter to T. Clarkson: 1821.
f. 218 W Wilberforce, philanthropist: Letters to Mrs. T. Clarkson: 1821, 1822.
ff. 221, 237 Anne Athénaïs Henry Christophe, daughter of H Christophe, King of Haiti: Letters to Mrs. T. Clarkson: 1822, 1824.: Engl. and Fr.
f. 223 M- Birkbeck: Letter to T. Clarkson: 1822.
f. 237 Marie Louise Christophe, widow of Henry Christophe: Letter to Mrs. T. Clarkson: 1824.: Signed.
f. 237 Françoise Améthyste Henry Christophe, daughter of Henry Christophe: Letter to Mrs. T. Clarkson: 1824.: Signed.
f. 245 M- F- Smith: Letters to Mrs. T. Clarkson: 1840.
ff. 255, 257, 259, 265, 267 Thomas Cooper: Letters to Rev. S. S. Toms: 1818-1821.
ff. 255-389 Island of Jamaica: Correspondence and papers rel. to: 1818-1846.
ff. 261, 263 (copy) Thomas Cooper: Letter to - Ransome: 1820.
f. 270 W Wilberforce, philanthropist: Letter to [Z. ? ] M [acaulay ? ]: 1828.
ff. 270, 272, 276 Matthew Gregory Lewis, author: Letters rel. to: 1828.
f.272 Stephen Lushington, Dean of the Arches 1858: Letter to T. Clarkson: 1828.
f. 276 William Smith, FRS; MP: Letter to T. Clarkson: 1828.
f. 278 John Thorpe, Curate of Wigginton, county Oxfordshire: Testimony respecting the state of Negro Slavery: [1830?].: Printed.
f. 282 L- van Rossum: Letter to T. Clarkson: 1832.
f. 298 Trew: Letter to T. F: Buxton: 1835.: Copy.
f. 300 John Clark: Letter to T. Clarkson: 1839.
f. 302 John Candler: Letter to T. Clarkson: 1840.
ff. 319-389 passim Captain Philip Browne, RN: Letters to T. Clarkson: 1842-1846.
f. 335 Henry Stern: Letter to T. Clarkson: 1845.
ff. 337, 344 John Beaumont: Letters to T. Clarkson: 1843.

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Add MS 41262-41267 : CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Thomas Clarkson, the slave trade abolitionist, and his brother, John Clarkson. These papers,…

Add MS 41266 : CLARKSON PAPERS. Vol. VI. Haiti and Jamaica Papers of Thomas Clarkson, including:-(I) Letters from Henry [Christophe, King of Haiti],…

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Languages:

English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1813

End Date:

1846

Date Range:

1813-1846

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Names:

Beaumont, John, of Add MS 41266
Birkbeck, M-
Boyer, Jean Pierre, President of Haiti
Browne, Philip, Captain; RN
Candler, John
Christophe, Anne Athénaïs Henry, daughter of H Christophe, King of Haiti
Christophe, Françoise Améthyste Henry, daughter of Henry Christophe
Christophe, Henry, King of Haiti
Christophe, Marie Louise, widow of Henry Christophe
Clark, John, of Add MS 41266
Clarke, George, of Add MS 41266
Clarkson, Thomas, philanthropist and abolitionist, 1760-1846
Cooper, Thomas, correspondent of S. S. Toms, fl 1818-1821
Lewis, Matthew Gregory, author; of Add MS 41266
Limonade, Julien Prevost, Comte, afterwards Duc; Haitian Foreign Secretary
Lushington, Stephen, Dean of the Arches 1858
Rosiers, Juste Chanlatte, Comte
Rossum, L-
Saunders, Prince, Attorney-General of Haiti
Smith, M- F-
Smith, William, FRS; MP
Stern, Henry
Stewart, Duncan, physician to Henri Christophe, King of Haiti
Sutherland, Robert, of Add MS 41266
Thorpe, John, Curate of Wigginton, county Oxfordshire
Trew, of Add MS 41266
Vastey, J- L-, Baron, President of the Chamber of Public Instruction, Haiti
Wilberforce, William, MP, philanthropist and slavery abolitionist, 1759-1833,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122783569,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/36925883
Wilson, William, tutor to the Prince Royal of Haiti

Places:

Haiti, Caribbean
Jamaica, Central America