In Document 37, Refugees in Charleston, South Carolina, Refugees explain in a petition on how they exit their town which is getting torn down from a battle of whites and revolting blacks. Refugees talk about what’s going on, how they escape, where they escape, and why. They also backup Alexandre Francis Augustus de Grasse and defend him on why he along with his family and other refugees flee to the America’s.
June 19-21 of 1793 and a few days after, the town of Le Cap was burned and scorched forcing refugees to escape from Saint-Domingue. In the town of the Cape, there is a battle between the revolting blacks and the army of the whites led by the Adjutant General, M. Alexandre Francis Augustus de Grasse. Augustus de Grasse was captured, persecuted, …show more content…
Alexandre Francis Augustus de Grasse, I think, are speaking to America and explaining their situation and how they want to flee to America. Refugees are explaining to America they need somewhere where freedom is valid, they’re safe, and can easily access.
The purpose of this petition is to inform and recount the tale of the refugees escape from Saint-Domingue in late 1793, when the town of Le Camp was torn down and scorched to the ground. To inform and give reasoning on how and why M. Alexandre Francis Augustus de Grasse, his family, and some refugees from Saint-Domingue traveled to Charleston, South Carolina because of the conflict between the negro army and the army of the whites. Augustus de Grasse, his family, and a few refugees traveled to Charleston to exit the dangers of the town.
This petition is being told by “We the undersigned, inhabitants of the town of the Cape.” They are surrounded by basically war between whites and blacks each having an army. They are aware that the town is falling apart, literally, so they try to exit from the town by a few refugees fleeing. The refugees are telling their experience on how some stayed in the town, escaped to America in places such as Philadelphia and