MADEIRA HOUSE

On the route of Port-au-Prince, along the Abords River, you can try to locate the remains of the former house Dumas. In 1748, the Marquis de la Pailleterie came to Jeremiah. Fourteen years later, his mistress, Céssette Dumas, gave birth to the little Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie. The latter chosen to discard the noble name of his namesake to adopt that of his mother. It will become the first mulâtre general of the French Republic, will illustrate under the Empire - especially during the campaign of Egypt alongside Bonaparte - and will lead to one of our most famous romanciers: Alexandre Dumas. The construction of a museum in honour of the writer has been under discussion for some time in Jérémie. Case to follow…