Answer:
Toussaint L'Ouverture wrote this letter to inspire a rebellion against the French.
Explanation:
Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution, which led to the abolition of slavery and the independence of the French colony of Saint-Domingue as the republic of Haiti.
In 1793, L'Ouverture allied with Spain, which had the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola (today's Dominican Republic). Spain was then at war with France, in part of the French Revolutionary War. Later that year, Britain also invaded Saint-Domingue and occupied the coasts.
On February 4, 1794, the Jacobin-dominated National Convention ratified an offer of release for all slaves loyal to the revolution. This led to L'Ouverture taking his forces to the French Revolutionary Army, where he became Brigadier General. He defeated Britain and Spain in several battles, and in practice became Saint-Domingue's leader. However, he declared himself loyal to the French First Republic. In 1801, having also conquered the Spanish part of Hispaniola, he promulgated a constitution for an autonomous Haiti.
When Napoleon Bonaparte became the leader of France, he began to strive to re-enact slavery in Saint-Domingue. In May 1802, L'Ouverture surrendered to Napoleon's forces on the condition that he could retain his freedom and that his troops should be incorporated into the French army. However, the French general Leclerc broke his promise and captured L'Ouverture a month later. L'Ouverture was taken to France, where he in fact died of cold, starvation and ill-treatment in 1803.
