The ordinance set the indemnity at 150,000,000 francs
The claim
Article 2 of the ordinance of 17 April 1825 required payment of 150,000,000 francs to the Caisse générale des dépôts et consignations de France for indemnification of former colonists.
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Supporting evidence
Ordonnance de Charles X du 17 avril 1825
Ordonnance de Charles X du 17 avril 1825, reproduced in Outre-Mers. Revue d'histoire, t. 90, n°340-341 (2003), p. 249.
Histoire d'Haïti, Tome 3
Madiou, Thomas. Histoire d'Haïti, Tome 3. Port-au-Prince, 1848. Internet Archive: MadiouTHistoireDHaitiTome31848.
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150,000,000 FRF
Indemnity required by the ordinance of 17 April 1825 · 17 April 1825
Ordonnance de Charles X du 17 avril 1825, reproduced in Outre-Mers. Revue d'histoire, t. 90, n°340-341 (2003), p. 249. — Located at: Article 2
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