Also known as: Toussaint Louverture, Toussaint letter to Bonaparte July 1801, 1801 Constitution cover letter, Saint-Domingue constitution letter
Last updated: April 16, 2026
Toussaint Louverture's cover letter transmitting Saint-Domingue's 1801 constitution to Napoleon Bonaparte, informing the First Consul that the Central Assembly had already requested provisional implementation before receiving French approval. The letter is a defining document of Toussaint's political autonomy: politely deferential in tone, it presents the colony as having already enacted its own constitutional order under a governor-general for life who had abolished slavery permanently.
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Toussaint Louverture. "Letter to Bonaparte Accompanying the 1801 Constitution (July 16, 1801)." 1801. Rasin.ai, https://rasin.ai/connections/sources/toussaint-constitution-1801. Accessed 2026-05-05.