The treaty signed in Port-au-Prince on 12 February 1838 recognized Haiti as a free, sovereign, and independent state while restructuring the indemnity imposed in 1825. Its first article fixed the outstanding balance at 60 million francs and set staged payments. The Bibliothèque nationale de France describes the renegotiated total obligation as 90 million francs, reduced from 150 million; the treaty text’s 60 million refers to the balance specified in its payment schedule. The new terms eased the burden but preserved a debt born of France’s demand to compensate former colonists for the loss of colonial property and enslaved labor.
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What did the February 1838 treaty do?
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The treaty revised payment terms and affirmed Haiti as a sovereign state.