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became king, negotiations were opened with France for the island's repurchase. On 10 August 1877, the transfer agreement was signed in Paris. It was ratified in Stockholm on 9 November 1877 and in Paris on 4 March 1878. The transaction price was 80,000 francs for Swedish assets and 320,000 francs for
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In 1812, the Swedish parliament transferred the colony to the king as his private property. A colonial department was established in the king's chancellery and customs duties and revenues were paid into the king's Saint Barthélemy fund. Revenues from 1812 to 1816 amounted to around SEK 1.9 million
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of Sweden agreed to exchange French trading rights in Gothenburg against Swedish colonization of the island. In addition to its fresh water sources, the island produced moderate amounts of cotton, sugar, cocoa, tobacco and fruits while it promised substantial revenue from trade through its natural
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In the mid-1840s, the Swedish parliament ruled that Saint Barthélemy should again be included under national administration. The parliament also abolished slave trading and slavery on the island. A census in late 1875 indicated there were around 2,300 living on the island, 800 of whom resided in
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was published from 1804 to 1819 documenting life on the island over a period of 15 years. Following rioting between the island's French and English communities in September 1811, an administrative council consisting of the governor and six officials was established on 25 September to govern the
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was included in a royal letter and on 12 March 1790 the taxation regime for the shipment of West African slaves was established. Between a third to half of Saint Barthélemy's population were registered slaves in 1819 (estimations are between 1,283 and 2,033 slaves). On 31 October 1786, the
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On 7 March 1785, the French commandant Chevalier de Durant ceded authority to von Rajalin who, on 16 April 1785, introduced tax free trading for visiting ships. On 7 September, he established Saint Barthélemy as a
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By the beginning of the 19th century, the population had grown to around 6,000, with some 5,000 living in Gustavia. From 19 March 1801 to 10 July 1802, the British occupied the island. The weekly journal
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was established on the island with responsibility for maintaining the port and the employment of Swedish officials. By the end of the century, around 1,330 ships visited the port of Gustavia annually.
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As a result of increases in the financial support required to administer the colony, the Swedish authorities attempted between 1868 and 1870 to negotiate a sale of the island to the
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In 1840, around 300 died when a feverish epidemic hit the island, reducing the population to about 2,500. In 1850, the island also suffered a severe drought.
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and from 1817 to 1830 to SEK 1.8 million providing a total surplus of SEK 2.2 million. In 1839, Gustavia lost its role as a free port. Thereafter Sweden (
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island. Arrangements were also made for popular representation within an assembly which met every three years. Trade continued to flourish during the
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Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi innehållende upplysningar och förklaringar om märkvärdiga namn, föremål och begrepp
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the repatriation and retirement of Swedish officials. On 16 March 1878, the French officially reoccupied Saint Barthélemy.
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Gustavia. That year only 399 ships sailed to the island of which 227 were from Britain and 132 from Sweden.
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was successfully colonized by French mariners in 1763. Attracted by the island's prosperity during the
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between Britain and the United States when 20% of American exports were routed via St Barthélemy.
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of the acquisition on 23 August. On 1 September, Swedish officials under the leadership of
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On 1 July 1784, the island became a Swedish possession. The king informed
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Following problems experienced by early French settlers,
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Swedish island colony in the Caribbean from 1784 to 1878
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in exchange for trading rights in the Swedish port of
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Flag of Saint Barthélemy
Flag
Seal of governor (1784–1877) of Saint Barthélemy
Swedish map of Saint Bartélemy, 1801.
Map of overseas territories and territorial entities of Sweden.
overseas territories
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Gustavia
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Gustav III
Oscar II
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Salomon von Rajalin
Bror Ludvig Ulrich
Swedish colonization of the Americas
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Kingdom of France
Guadeloupe

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Louis XVI
Saint Barthélemy
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