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5
Yüli
1864

Dutch law raises Sint Maarten owner compensation

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📅 5 Yüli 1864 📍 Hulanda, Sint Maarten

A retrospective encyclopedia reports that a law of 5 July 1864 raised compensation for Sint Maarten slave owners from 30 to 100 guilders per person. The source reports 1,878 people emancipated on the island. This post-emancipation adjustment reveals the state’s continued attention to owners’ claims after freedom had formally begun.

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