Blacks at this time do not perceive any power to revolt. Neither whites or mulattoes anticipate a slave insurrection brewing. He is a coachman and Manager of livestock at the Breda Plantation. He is a former slave and slave holder who moves easily among whites and free coloreds. Toussaint's lieutenants will be Jean-Jacques Dessalines who is 40 years old and a dutiful slave and Henri Christophe who works at a hotel.
Sugar is harvested before plantations begin burning.
British Upper Canada and French Lower Canada have separate elected legislatures and governors. House of Commons narrowly votes to maintain slave trade. July 1791 Crimes pursued by the Cabildo courts in 1791 include an arsonist and a band of thieves plaguing the city. He also serves as Intendant until 1794. He is the first governor to spend municipal revenues without Cabildo authorization.