Toussaint Louverture, Francois Dominique, 1743-1803 Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural History Search this
Extent:
8 Items
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Paintings
Correspondence
Watercolors
Holographs
Signatures (names)
Portraits
Place:
Haiti
Date:
1801-1805
undated
Scope and Contents:
Eight items relating to the Haitian slave revolt leader Toussaint L'Ouverture: a manuscript letter signed by him (accompanied by translation), and seven portraits of him (two watercolors and five prints).
Letter, cat. no. 1980.0679.08:,Manuscript, 1 sheet, pre-printed official letterhead stationery, to Mr. Tobias Lear, general agent of U.S. trade in Santo Domingo, 25 November 1801, in which he thanks Lear for a translation of a letter concerning obtaining a horse for him. Toussaint Louverture emphasizes several times that the color of the horse is of no significance as long as the horse is swift.
Arrangement:
1 series.
Biographical / Historical:
Haitian slave revolt leader. Alternate spelling of name: L'Ouverture.
Provenance:
Source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Sudden Shower over the Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake (Ohashi Atake no yu dachi) from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo Hyakkei) 「大はしあたけの夕立」 『名所江戸百景』
