French history and culture in Haverford Special Collections (HC)

This work was written by Ivon Struyf as a part of the Royal Belgian Colonial Institute as a method of exploring the culture of modern day Democratic Republic of Congo through their myths and legends. Located in the Rufus M. Jones Collection on mysticism.

Translation of title: "The cry of the Africans, against the Europeans, their oppressors, or a glance at the homicidal trade called, the slave trade." Written by Thomas Clarkson in 1822 commenting on the injustice of the trade of enslaved people in Africa. Includes diagrams.

Translation of title: "M. Lamiral refuted by himself; or, Response to the opinions of this author, on abolition of the slave trade of blacks, followed by some ideas on the free establishments that France must not postpone making in Senegal." Written in 1790 by François Lanthenas.

Translation of title: "The 'More-Lack;' or, Essay on the gentlest and fairest means of abolishing the slave trade and slavery of the blacks in Africa." Written by Jean Marsillac in 1789.

Written by Anthony Benezet, a prominent French Quaker abolitionist, and published in 1760, this work discusses the injustice of the slave trade.

Translation of the title of the collection: "On the continuation of the trade of enslaved people". "Containing various information about the practice and real extent of this guilty commercial activity" ("contenant divers renseignemens sur l'éxércice et l'étendue actuelle de ce commerce coupable.").

Translation of title: "Conspiracy against the Republic: proven by official documents by Creusé Pascal, representative of the domain of Vienna." This book was published in 1795 and details the crimes against the French government during the Haitian Revolution.

Translation of title: "Correspondence of the deputies of Saint-Domingo with the committees of this island." Published in 1791, this book contains 13 letters regarding the representation in the French National Assembly of planters from Haiti.

Written and published by Thomas Jefferys in 1760, this book describes his travels throughout the French colony of Guadaloupe and includes maps of the island.

Translation of title: "Letter from J.P. Brissot to M. Barnave, on his reports concerning the colonies, the decrees that followed them, their fatal consequences; on his behavior during the course of the revolution; on the character of the true democrats; on the foundations of the constitution; the obstacles that stood in the way of its achievement, the necessity of stopping it promptly, etc."

This collection contains letters reporting on the rebellions in the eastern part of Haiti and the attempts by the rebels to gain European support during 1849-1850. The letters were primarily written by L. Dufrene who was at the time Haitian Secretary General.

Translation of title: "Observations on the origin and the progression of the prejudice of white colonists against men of color: on the inconveniences of perpetuating it; the necessity, the facility of destroying it; on the project of the Colonial Committee, etc." Written in 1791 by Julien Raimond.

Stephen Grellet, 1773-1855, was a French Quaker minister and missionary who came to America in 1795. This collection includes primarily letters and parts of Grellet's diary, including documentation of his trip to Haiti in 1816.

Published by Société des amis des noirs, Paris.

Dated 12 août 1789-9 avril 1790. The first letter is signed by "Reynaud, president" and 12 others. The planters of Saint-Domingue had chosen 18 deputies to represent them in the National assembly. Only six, however, were finally admitted to that body in July 1789.