Roume de St. Laurent Manuscripts
Abstract
Photocopies of three eighteenth-century manuscripts relating to the island of Tobago.
Dates
- Creation: 1787-1793
Language of Materials
Text in French. English translation available for one of the documents.
Biographical / Historical
Roume de St. Laurent, a French planter on the island of Grenada in the 1770s, was interested in the incentives offered to Catholic foreigners to emigrate to Trinidad at that time. His visit to Trinidad and subsequent lobbying of the Spanish colonial authorities, resulted in the 1783 Cedula of Population which was responsible for a wave of French immigration to Trinidad.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Custodial History
The copies of the manuscripts were acquired by Sister Marie Therese Retout who was researching Roume De St. Laurent
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Retout, Marie Therese.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original located in Archives of France.
- Title
- Roume de St. Laurent Manuscripts
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies Repository
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
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