A Colony in Crisis: The Saint-Domingue Grain Shortage of 1789

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Judgment from the State Council of the King, Concerning foreign commerce in the French Isles of America. From August 30, 1784

August 30, 1784by Kelsey Corlett-Rivera

This pamphlet, dating from 1784, outlines the trade laws established in the French Caribbean islands. The nineteen articles ordered by King Louis XVI offer details regarding what may be exchanged during trade, tax laws and the differences in regulation between foreign and domestic ships.

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