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

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Succinct Response from the Saint-Domingue Deputies, Regarding the Merchants of Sea Ports, Distributed in the Offices of the National Assembly, October 9, 1789

October 9, 1789by Kelsey Corlett-Rivera

This response from the colonial deputies of Saint-Domingue is a reaction to a report published by French merchants that establishes the amount of grain, among other foodstuffs, necessary to nourish the entire French Empire.

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Repons kout depite Sendomeng yo konsènan lèt komèsan waf yo, repons sa te distribiye nan biwo asanble nasyonal la, nan 9 oktob 1789

October 9, 1789by bdegail

“Repons kout” depite kolonyal Sendomeng yo voye a se yon reyaksyon a yon rapò machann Franse yo te pibliye ki montre kantite grenn, pami lòt pwodwi alimantè ki nesesè pou nouri tout moun nan lanpi a.

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