Also known as: Declaration English translation, ADM 1/254 translation, 1804 English translation of Declaration, Haitian Declaration of Independence — 1804 English Translation
Last updated: April 16, 2026
A contemporary English translation of the Haitian Declaration of Independence found by Julia Gaffield in the Admiralty Records from the Jamaica Station (ADM 1/254), sent by Admiral Duckworth as intelligence from the Caribbean theater. The translation is significant both for making the French text accessible to Anglophone readers and for revealing how British naval officials interpreted the document in the immediate aftermath of independence. It includes both the deliberative act of the generals and Dessalines's address to the inhabitants of Haiti.
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