Introduction. 
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suggested, among other measures, the publication of a Guide Book, the 
establishment of a corresponding office in the States, and the appoint¬ 
ment of Agents to visit the various localities in the Union and Canada 
in which there are settlements of men of African descent. This pro¬ 
gramme was adopted, and I was asked to take charge of its execution. 
I accepted the position, and prepared this book. The experience that I 
gained in the Kansas work had taught me that it is neither possible 
nor desirable to put into a Guide Book—for I once attempted to do so 
— all that intending emigrants will ask. Hence, in this volume, the 
reader will find the essential facts only; for further information, he must 
apply, personally or by letter, to the office in Boston, where certified 
copies of the Governmental guarantees, the journals of Hayti, books of 
reference, maps, specimens of the ores, and of the staple cultures of the 
Island, will be found. 
All that section of this volume entitled “ Official Part,” is authorized 
by the Government of Hayti, having been submitted to the Minister pf 
Exterior Eelations, and other members of the Cabinet of President 
Geffrard. The original Documents bear the Seals of the respective De¬ 
partments from which they emanated, or to which they were submitted 
for confirmation. Por the rest, I have given my authorities, or write from 
my personal knowledge. 
The Island of Hayti, originally divided between the French and 
Spanish, but reunited under President Boyer, in 1822, returned to its 
colonial political divisions in 1843, from causes which it would be entering 
into the domain of politics to enumerate. Since that time the Domini¬ 
can Kepublic has held a large portion of the ancient Eastern or Spanish 
Part, and the Governments of Hayti the Western, or old French Part, 
with considerable a nn exations. As both Parts are nearly similar in 
their natural features, while writing in detail respecting Hayti, I have, at 
the same time, inserted a general geographical view of both of these 
Divisions. 
The translations are by various hands; all of them are extremely 
literal. The Map accompanying the Geffrard Edition is the most tie- 
curate hitherto published. 
James Redpath. 
Haytian Bureau op Emigration, ) 
No. 8 Washington Building, Boston.) 
