Dokiman sa yo se de premye lèt nan yon korepondans aleretou konsènan entwodiksyon sereyal etranje nan Sendomeng ant gòvène a, Marquis du Chilleau ak entandan de Marbois, chèf an tèt administrasyon, finans ak lajistis.
These are the first two pieces of a chain of correspondence between the governor of Saint-Domingue, M. le Marquis du Chilleau, and M. de Marbois, which were forwarded to M. le Comte de la Luzerne in support of the introduction of Foreign grain into Saint-Domingue.
Nan yon lèt adrese a Minis Lamarin Fransè a, César-Henri de la Luzerne, Marie-Charles du Chilleau, Gouvènè Jeneral Sendomeng lan, anonse plan l pou prezante yon òdonans ofisyèl ki ta pral pèmèt Sendomeng enpòte legalman farin ki soti Ozetazini. Lwa komès ki te favorize komèsan nasyon an nan defavè plantè kolonyal l yo te yon doleyans depi lontan nan Karayib la. Gouvènman franse a te bay yon soulajman lè l te elimine tarif nan tout pò yo nan lane 1780 ; men farin te rete yon monopòl nasyonal. Kriz grenn alimantè nan lane 1788 jiska 1789 la te anflame kesyon sa a.
In a letter written to the French Naval Minister, César-Henri de la Luzerne, M. du Chilleau, Governor-General of St. Domingue, lays out his plans for an official ordinance that would allow Saint-Domingue to officially and legally trade with the United States.
This speech, presented to the representatives of France, is a vehement rejection of the beliefs of the Société des Amis des Noirs [Society of the Friends of Blacks], which it ultimately seeks to reduce to the level of ideologues.
A Colony in Crisis: The Saint-Domingue Grain Shortage of 1789 