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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02542.32.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of the North Family |
| Title | The Examination of Polinaire taken the seventh day of February 1791 |
| Date | 7 February 1791 |
| Author | Polinaire, Jean Baptiste (fl. 1791) |
| Additional authors | Walrond, Main Sweete (fl. 1791) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | A summary of the testimony of Polinaire, a free mulatto, regarding the recent slave revolt in Dominica, in which he participated. "The Examinant...makes a voluntary Declaration of the truth of all he knows concerning the late Revolt knowing he must die knowing." Polinaire explains that the slaves believed that John Orde, the British Governor, was trying to help the slaves and free mulattoes of the colony, but was being prevented from doing so by the white planters. Thus the slaves organized a rebellion against the planters. Describes the plans of the revolt, and those involved. Orde ordered the British forces to put down rebellion, and at this point they had defeated the rebels, but failed to capture a number of them. Walrond, a British Justice of the Peace, signs and certifies the document on 11 February 1791. |
| Subjects | Slavery Slave Rebellion African American Author African American History Caribbean Law Death Death Penalty Global History and Civics Rebellion Military History |
| People | Polinaire, Jean Baptiste (fl. 1791) Walrond, Main Sweete (fl. 1791) Orde, John (1751-1824) |
| Place written | Dominica |
| Theme | Law; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |