L'Abeille américaine, Journal Historique, Politique, et Litteraire à Philadelphie was an American French language newspaper, based in Philadelphia[1] The weekly newspaper, published by A.J. Blocquerst, began publication in 1815.[2] The founder of the newspaper, Jean Simon Chaudron, had escaped from Santo Domingo. now Haiti. (Saint-Domingue).[3]

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  1. ^ "1. Texas in the Spanish Era (Sixteenth Century to August 24, 1821)." Handbook of Texas. Retrieved on August 27, 2012.
  2. ^ Smyth, Albert Henry. The Philadelphia magazines and their contributors, 1741-1850. R. M. Lindsay, 1892. 193. Retrieved from Google Books on August 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Smith, Winston. Days of Exile: The Story of the Vine and Olive Colony in Alabama. W. B. Drake, 1967. p. 114 (see also). Retrieved from Google Books on August 27, 2012. "Simon and Melanie Chaudron were among the refugees who fled to Philadelphia during the Negro insurrections on Santo Domingo." and "[...]published several books of French poetry and established a Philadelphia newspaper called L'Abeille Americaine ("The American Bee")."
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