Feb 26, 2009 - Sale 2171

Sale 2171 - Lot 237

Price Realized: $ 720
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) HAITI. Nous ayons demande la permision d'envoyer en France un Negre nommee Ignace Mercure et une Mulatesse nommee Therese. Partly printed document, accomplished by hand. Larnage, St. Domingue, 1744

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rare permit to bring two slaves from saint domingue to france. Essentially a sort of passport for Mr. De la Bergerie to take his slaves, (probably servants and not field slaves) from Haiti to France. Charles Brunier, Marquis de Larnage was the French governor of Grenada from 1727 to 1734. From 1737 to 1746 he was the governor of St. Domingue.