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Lettres importantes relatives a la question des citoyens de couleur

Description

Notes:
Caption title.
Name of printer from colophon.
Place of publication supplied by Martin & Walter.
"Lettre de M. Baux, député extraordinaire du commerce de Bordeaux" dated Paris, le 12 mai 1791: p. 1-2.
"Lettre de M. Gensonné, membre du tribunal de cassation, élu par le département de la Gironde": p. 2-3.
Presumably issued by the Assemblée nationale, who mention that these two letters only serve to frighten and distract them. The authors commenton the commerce between the French West Indies and citizens of Bordeaux, and the importance of the slave economy to the prosperity of merchants and traders.
Signatures: [A]² ([A]2 verso blank)
Engraved head piece.

Citation

"Lettres importantes relatives a la question des citoyens de couleur" (1791). John Carter Brown Library. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:15008/

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