Reparation Letter to the Corneau Family
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Title
Reparation Letter to the Corneau Family
Subject
Jean Baptist Toussant Corneau
Haitian Revolution
Reparations
Annuities
Haitian Revolution
Reparations
Annuities
Description
This is a letter from the French government to the Corneau family detailing the total amount of reparations the family has inherited from Haiti for unspecified damages during the Haitian Revolution.
Paris. August 21. 1841.
J. R. T. Corneau Esqr.
Dear Sir
We have the honor to inform you that we have just obtained from the Office of Deposits a definite certificate of the liquidation for the sum of 2963 francs and 48 centimes, constituting the whole amount which is due to you from the indemnity of St Domingo, as an heir of Mr Corneau your uncle –
We have received for your share, in the first four annuities, paid by the government of Hayti, 4 per cent on the amount of the above certificate of liquidation. 118 fr 52
Also the interest on this last amount 5.36
fr 123.88
From which we deduct.
Our CommiSsion of 1 per ¢ fr 1.25
MeSsenger’s expenses &c. 2.63
The lawyers’ fee which we have paid to Mr. Michel___ 13.50 17.38
Leaving a balance of fr 106.50
which we hold subject to your disposal.
Please to accept our sincere salutations
Hottinguer [signature]
You are doubtless aware that the capital of the certificates of liquidation iSsued by the French government is mearly nominal, the amount of the certificates being based upon the amount of indemnity previously agreed upon between the two governments viz. One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Millions of francs. The first fifth part of which has been distributed at the time, and as to the remaining One Hundred and Twenty Millions of francs, it was by virtue of the treaty of 1838, reduced to the sum of Sixty Millions of francs, payable in Thirty anuities.
The first five fixed annually at 1.500.000 fr
The next five “ “ 1.600.000 “
The “ “ “ 1.700.000 “
The “ “ “ 1.800.000 “
The “ “ “ 2.400.000 “
The “ “ “ 3.000.000 “
It is of the first four annuities of 1.500.000 each that we give you notice today, each of which making one per cent on the nominal capital of your certificate for 2963.68.
[Hottinguer signature]
Paris. August 21. 1841.
J. R. T. Corneau Esqr.
Dear Sir
We have the honor to inform you that we have just obtained from the Office of Deposits a definite certificate of the liquidation for the sum of 2963 francs and 48 centimes, constituting the whole amount which is due to you from the indemnity of St Domingo, as an heir of Mr Corneau your uncle –
We have received for your share, in the first four annuities, paid by the government of Hayti, 4 per cent on the amount of the above certificate of liquidation. 118 fr 52
Also the interest on this last amount 5.36
fr 123.88
From which we deduct.
Our CommiSsion of 1 per ¢ fr 1.25
MeSsenger’s expenses &c. 2.63
The lawyers’ fee which we have paid to Mr. Michel___ 13.50 17.38
Leaving a balance of fr 106.50
which we hold subject to your disposal.
Please to accept our sincere salutations
Hottinguer [signature]
You are doubtless aware that the capital of the certificates of liquidation iSsued by the French government is mearly nominal, the amount of the certificates being based upon the amount of indemnity previously agreed upon between the two governments viz. One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Millions of francs. The first fifth part of which has been distributed at the time, and as to the remaining One Hundred and Twenty Millions of francs, it was by virtue of the treaty of 1838, reduced to the sum of Sixty Millions of francs, payable in Thirty anuities.
The first five fixed annually at 1.500.000 fr
The next five “ “ 1.600.000 “
The “ “ “ 1.700.000 “
The “ “ “ 1.800.000 “
The “ “ “ 2.400.000 “
The “ “ “ 3.000.000 “
It is of the first four annuities of 1.500.000 each that we give you notice today, each of which making one per cent on the nominal capital of your certificate for 2963.68.
[Hottinguer signature]
Creator
Hottinguer & Co.
Source
Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
Date
August 21, 1841
Contributor
Hottinguer & Co.
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Relation
Haiti. a. Cottinguer & Co., Paris, to J.R.T. Corneau, Esq., Miscellaneous Manuscript No. 88, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Paris, France and St. Domingo (Haiti)
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