Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 1016
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE September 30, 1802
AUTHOR Clarissa Renard [daughter of Capt.? Joseph Reyard? Raenard?
Renard?]
RECIPIENT Mary Anna Sawyer Schuyler
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE uncle Carbot [Barbot?], uncle Richelieu, “Negroes”, Hannah, Mrs. Rogers,
Betsy Tappan, Mrs Fraziers and to her amiable daughters
PLACES Port Louis (Guadeloupe), St Barthelemy
https://www.regionguadeloupe.fr/guadeloupe-regional-council/guadeloupe-a-land-of-history/#_
Slavery on Guadeloupe was abolished for some years (1794-1802)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40241715?read-now=1&seq=3#page_scan_tab_contents
Then reinstated:
https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/napoleon-the-dark-side-napoleon-and-guadeloupe-2-min-read/
KEYWORDS in the woods chasing the “Negroes”, reinstatement of slavery in
Guadeloupe, revolt, resistance, marriage of Betsy Tappan, “a
thousand and thousand times”
Port Louis the 30th of september 1802
My dear friend
Since the letter you wrote / Me at St Bartholomews I have Not received any / from you though I have wrote you / several times. My uncle Carbot [Barbot?] is realy __ / happy he goes to America how I envy his fate / you do not doubt the pleasure I should have / of seeing my friends of Newbury Port. you are / without doubt informed of the troubles / of our unhappy country. My uncle Richlieu / and my eldest brother are at present in the / [^ woods] chasing the Negroes. We don’t know when / they will return since two Months we are / returned from St Bartholomews where we were / obliged to [^ go] fearing the Negroes should become / Masters of the country; they have burnt
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Great many estates and killed a considerable / Number of persons. I hope that your __ / parents brothers and sister are in good state / of health. Tell Kifs hannah wacht that / I have not forgot her. I pray you to kiss her / a thousand times for me. Give my love / My dear Mary anna to all my amiable / friends [wax seal] Newbury Port and to our dear Mrs / Rog[ers] [wax seal] they have told us that betsy tappan / was married if you are informed of that I beg / you to let me know it. Present my respects / to Mrs Fraziers and to her amiable daughters / adieu my dear friend I kiss you a thousand / and thousand times [^ are am] your affectionate
Friend
Clarissa Renard
Don’t be surprised if you [^ find] a great Many / faults in my letter for I have forgot / all my english.
[ADDRESS]
Mifs Maryanna Sawyer
Newbury Port
[LABEL]
[?rall/roll?null?]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
