Again, while perusing notarized records from Jacmel in the 1730s, we came across another list of enslaved people working on a plantation. This time, in Marigot, after the Poitiers plantation was taken over by Pierre Modé due to its owner's heirs being minors, one finds some data on what appears to be another indigoterie in the Jacmel quartier of the colony. What first struck us here was only 1 child was enumerated, presumably Creole (not included in the above table of adults). Moreover, the Congos were by far the largest group. Yet the diversity of African "nations" is still quite clear. Mina, Nago, Bariba, Bambara, and 2 from a group whose name was illegible clearly establish (perhaps one read Thiamba) that no group enjoyed a vast numerical majority. Nonetheless, the plurality of Congos and the fact that there were more females categorized into that nation may tell us something. In addition, the rarity of Creoles (3) and only 1 enslaved child might suggest a latter date for the establishment of the habitation?
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