GUETROT (Maixent) (1873-1941). Etude sur l'histoire politique et sociale de Saint-Domingue 1789-1792In French, manuscript on bristol paper . France, s.l.n.d. [ca. 1903]. 135 pp, copied in black ink, very regular cursive handwriting, with 18 drawings and a map drawn in pencil. Bound in black half cloth with corners, smooth spine with gilt lettering, marbled paper-covered boards (Small crack on the edge of the large engraving, which is detached; binding worn, spine reinforced with adhesive). Dimensions : 315 x 235 mmCalligraphic manuscript on bristol paper, composed by Maxime Guétrot for the obtention of the diploma of higher studies of the faculty of letters of Paris in June 1903 (see reference to this dissertation in the Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine, XVII, 1912, p. 397) . This dissertation is divided into 23 chapters dealing with the general administration of the colony, the social state, the economic situation, the troubles, the colonial assembly of Saint-Marc, the revolt of the mulattoes and slaves, the civil commissioners, etc. This manuscript is enriched with a pencil map of Saint-Domingue and 18 original drawings reproducing portraits and historical scenes from 18th century engravings. Among these drawings is a double-page reproduction of a large satirical engraving captioned "Discussion sur les hommes de couleur" (Discussion on the men of color), a print created after the May 1791 debates on the status of men of color in the French colonies, in which Julien Raimond, a citizen of color, is depicted tearing up the Declaration of Human Rights. Following the conclusion, Guétrot copied three texts of revolutionary laws on Saint-Domingue.