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172 - The Abolition of SLAVERY: In two journals from April 1792, P…
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The Abolition of SLAVERY: In two journals from April 1792, Pastoret proposed to the National Assembly that the slave trade be abolished. Journal des débats of 28 and 29 Floréal, Year 10, containing the draft bill that reinstates slavery ‘as it was before 1789’ and attempts to justify this. *Journal de l’Empire*, July 1806, announcing that the House of Lords in London had just voted to abolish slavery. Royal Ordinance of 1817 establishing regulations concerning offences relating to the abolition of the slave trade. Act on the Suppression of the Slave Trade, April 1827. Royal Ordinance of 1839 on the manumission of slaves in the colonies. Royal Order of 1841: agreement between France and Haiti to ensure the suppression of the slave trade. Instruction of 1847 on the tax implications of deeds of manumission. Set of 10 documents.
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About the sale FREEMASONRY – HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
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