''L'Abeille américaine, Journal Historique, Politique, et Litteraire à Philadelphie'' was an American
French language
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newspaper, based in
Philadelphia
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The weekly newspaper, published by
A.J. Blocquerst, began publication in 1815. The founder of the newspaper,
Jean Simon Chaudron, had escaped from Santo Domingo. now Haiti. (''
Saint-Domingue
Saint-Domingue () was a French colonization of the Americas, French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1803. The name derives from the Spanish main city on the isl ...
'').
[Smith, Winston. ''Days of Exile: The Story of the Vine and Olive Colony in Alabama''. W. B. Drake, 1967. p]
114see also
. Retrieved from Google Books
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on August 27, 2012. "Simon and Melanie Chaudron were among the refugees who fled to Philadelphia during the Negro insurrections on Santo Domingo." and " ..ublished several books of French poetry and established a Philadelphia newspaper called ''L'Abeille Americaine'' ("The American Bee")."
See also
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Francophonie
The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ...
*
French Louisiana
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* First, to Louisiana (New France), historic French Louisiana, comprising the massive, middle section of North America claimed by Early Modern France, France during the 17th and 18th ...
References
External links
Le recueil des numéros de 1818Le rôle de la presse dans la constitution du littéraire au bas-Canada et au Brésil(UQUAM)1815 : les naufrages de l'Empire aux Amériques
1815 establishments in Pennsylvania
Defunct newspapers of Philadelphia
French-American culture in Philadelphia
French-language newspapers published in the United States
Haitian-American culture in Pennsylvania
Non-English-language newspapers published in Pennsylvania
Publications established in 1815
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