1789 · [Cap Français
by [Saint Domingue]: Aussigne, Marquis d'
[Cap Français, 1789. Broadsheet, approximately 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Some dust soiling along lower edge, occasional faint foxing. Very good. A defense of the importance of France's colonies, with a particular emphasis on the business and economic values, by the Marquis d'Aussigne. He warns of the consequences of a split between France and its Caribbean colonies, urging the French National Assembly to allow provincial administrations in the provinces. This desperate attempt to maintain aristocratic control over France's colonies came at the emergence of the Revolution and is a significant example of the futile attempts of the large planter class to preserve power and order. A rare Saint Domingue broadsheet, not located by OCLC or the French Union Catalogue (Inventory #: WRCAM51174)