Memoirs of General Toussaint Louverture, Written by Himself, Serving for the History of His Life
- Saint-Rémy edited the 1853 Paris edition and placed a historical and critical study before the memoirs.
- The memoirs are presented as written by Toussaint Louverture himself and as material for the history of his life.
- An appendix reproduces the opinions of Napoleon I on the events of Saint-Domingue.
- In the passage on defense, Toussaint orders port commanders to let in no ship that he or they had not first identified.
The volume was published in Paris by Pagnerre, bookseller and publisher, in 1853. Saint-Rémy, a lawyer from Les Cayes, Haiti, edited it and dedicated it to Harriet Beecher Stowe. He placed a historical and critical study before the memoirs and added notes and information after them.
The memoirs are Toussaint Louverture's account of his actions as commander in Saint-Domingue. They describe, for example, the orders he gave to port commanders to admit no ship that had not been identified. An appendix collects the opinions of Emperor Napoleon I on the events of Saint-Domingue. The title page says the work is illustrated with a portrait engraved by Choubard and lists the booksellers who sold it in Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haïtien, Jérémie, Les Cayes and other towns.
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Toussaint Louverture (édition Saint-Rémy), 1853, Memoirs of General Toussaint Louverture, Written by Himself, Serving for the History of His Life, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/louverture-1853-memoires-edition-saint-remy
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- Toussaint Louverture (édition Saint-Rémy)