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Description and Holding Information
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1706, Guidance to Haiti civil governor on status of slaves
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Acte de notorieté donné par monsieur le lieutenant civil sur la question si dans l’isle de Saint Dominque en Amerique les Esclaves Negres sont immeubles: n.a., tp+3-4, Paris, Imp. Jean Baptiste Coignard, royal printer, 1706. (This text is similar in nature to what would be, in the U.S. legal system, an attorney general’s opinion, an authoritative administrative ruling on a question of law posed by a lower ranking official. In this case the senior local official in the French colony of Saint Domingue is querying Paris as to whether under French law black slaves could be treated as inheritable property. The response is in the affirmative. (Lacks TC & index.)
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Title:
Acte de notoriété donné par monsieur le lieutenant civil sur la question si dans l'île de Saint Dominique en Amérique les esclaves nègres sont immeubles.
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OCLC Number:
876589243
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Available Volumes
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Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
Tome 1 | | Yes | No |
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