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Haitian Declaration of Independence

Haitian Declaration of Independence
Title
Haitian Declaration of Independence
Date 
1804
Description 
The only known surviving copy of the first printing of the Haitian Declaration of Independence (1804, National Archives, London), recently discovered and exhibited here to the public for the first time.
Credit Line 
On loan from the National Archives, UK
Object Number 
CO 1371111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.