Slavery - Colonies. Ministry of the Navy and the Colonies. Commission instituted…

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Slavery - Colonies. Ministry of the Navy and the Colonies. Commission instituted, by royal decision of May 26, 1840, to examine questions relating to slavery and the political constitution of the colonies. Report made to the Minister of State for the Navy and the Colonies. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1843. In-4, brown bradel cardboard, brown morocco title-piece, speckled edges (modern binding). Among the questions asked, one finds the abolition of slavery considered in relation to public order, to the real interest of the slave population, to the interest of the colonists, to the maintenance of the colonial system and draft laws concerning the general and simultaneous emancipation, the partial and progressive emancipation and supporting documents. A good copy.

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Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies. Le 4 Avril 1874 une Convention entre le Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies... et la Western and Brazilian Telegraph Company pour l'entreprise d'un service telegraphique entre Cayenne et Demerara, d'une part, Cayenne et Para de l'autre. Manuscript document, c. 1880. Folio, 305x213 mm. P. 1, 3 blank. Sheet on printed letterhead "Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies" with date '188...', text in French, cursive script, black ink. Good condition. Handwritten note from the Ministry of the Navy regarding the agreement made between the Minister of the Navy, on behalf of the State, and the Western and Brazilian Telegraph Company, "... pour l'entreprise d'un service telegraphique entre Cayenne et Demerara, d'une part, Cayenne et Para de l'autre." It certifies the cancellation of the contract in 1878: "La Compagnie, a la suite d'une interruption de de deux ans dans son service, fu frappee de decheance en 1878." Folio, 305x213 mm. P. 1, 3 blanks. Sheet on headed printed paper "Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies" with date '188...', text in French, cursive writing, black ink. Good condition. Handwritten note from the Ministry of the Navy relating to the agreement stipulated between the Minister of the Navy, on behalf of the State, and the Western and Brazilian Telegraph Company, "... pour l'entreprise d'un service telegraphique entre Cayenne et Demerara, d'une part, Cayenne et Para de l'autre." The cancellation of the contract in 1878 is certified: "La Compagnie, a la suite d'une interruption de de deux ans son service, fu frappee de cheance en 1878."

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AUBE, Theophile. Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies. Projet de Decret sur l'Organisation Municipale des colonies autres que les Antilles et la Reunion.Paris, Imprimerie du Journal official. Folio, 320x212 mm. Pp. 6, 2 blank. Slight traces of use. Extension of election regulations in use in the Antilles and La Reunion, to all other Colonies. Bill presented by the Vice-Admiral and Minister of the Navy and Colonies. Théophile Aube, 1826- 1890, naval officer and politician, had a prestigious career: captain (1870), Governor of Martinique (1879-81), Rear-Admiral (1880), Vice-Admiral and Minister of the Navy from January 7, 1886 to May 30, 1887. Folio, 320x212 mm. Pp. 6, 2 blanks. Slight sign of wear. Extension of the rules on elections in use in the Antilles and La Reunion to all other Colonies. Bill presented by the Vice-Admiral and Minister of the Navy and the Colonies. Théophile Aube, 1826-1890, naval officer and politician, had a prestigious career: Captain of a vessel (1870), Governor of Martinique (1879-81), Counter-Admiral (1880), Vice Admiral and Minister of the Navy from January 7, 1886 to May 30, 1887.

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FAURE, Felix - SCHOELCHER, Victor. Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies. Proces-Verbal de la seance du samedi 7 Juin 1884. Paris, Imprimerie du Journal officiel, 1884. Folio, 320x210 mm. Pp. 7, 1 blank. Slight traces of use. Political-administrative management of the Colonies. Minutes of the meeting of the Conseil superieur des Colonies, chaired by F. Faure at the time 'Sous-Secretaire de la Marine et des Colonies" and with the participation of V. Schoelcher. Felix Faure, 1841-1899, deputy in four terms, from August 1881, to January 1895; he was appointed President of the Republic on January 17, 1895. Victor Schoelcher was the leading French specialist on colonial issues, best known for his leading role in the abolition of slavery in France in 1848. Folio, 320x210 mm. Pp. 7, 1 blank. Slight sign of wear. Political-administrative management of the Colonies. Minutes of the meeting of the Conseil superieur des Colonies, chaired by F. Faure at the time 'Sous-Secretaire de la Marine et des Colonies' and with the participation of V. Schoelcher. Felix Faure, 1841-1899, deputy in four legislatures, from August 1881 to January 1895; was appointed President of the Republic on January 17, 1895. Victor Schœlcher was the leading French specialist in colonial affairs, best known for his leading role in the abolition of slavery in France in 1848.

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FAURE, Felix - SCHOELCHER, Victor. Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies. Proces-Verbal de la seance du mardi 10 Juin 1884. Paris, Imprimerie du Journal official, 1884. Folio, 320x215 mm. Pp. 7, 1 blank. Slight traces of use. Various aspects of the administration of the colonies are debated. Minutes of the meeting of the Conseil superieur des Colonies, chaired by F. Faure at the time 'Sous-Secretaire de la Marine et des Colonies" and with the participation of V. Schoelcher. Felix Faure, 1841-1899, deputy in four terms from August 1881, to January 1895; he was appointed President of the Republic on January 17, 1895. Victor Schœlcher was the leading French specialist on colonial issues, best known for his leading role in the abolition of slavery in France in 1848. Folio, 320x215 mm. Pp. 7, 1 blank. Slight sign of wear. Various aspects of the administration of the colonies are debated. Minutes of the meeting of the Conseil superieur des Colonies, chaired by F. Faure at the time 'Sous-Secretaire de la Marine et des Colonies' and with the participation of V. Schoelcher. Felix Faure, 1841-1899, member of parliament in four legislatures, from August 1881 to January 1895; he was appointed President of the Republic on January 17, 1895. Victor Schoelcher was the leading French specialist in colonial affairs, best known for his leading role in the abolition of slavery in France in 1848.

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