“The Island Is in Great Distress”: An American Merchant at Cap-Français Reports the Opening Months of the Haitian Revolution.
Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue: November 2, 1791. Autograph letter signed, Frederick Shenckle, Jr., to his father in Philadelphia. One page with integral address leaf carried by hand aboard the brig Commerce. 6 ¼ x 7 ½ inches. A scarce contemporary account written from Cap-Français during the opening months of the Haitian Revolution.....