Samana Peninsula-historical info

I am looking for books, or papers relating to the sociological and geographic history of the Samana Peninsula, specificly the area around El Limon. I'm especially interested in the movement of slaves from the US to the area, and the introduction of their surnames and language to the area. I would greatly appreciate any help or direction with this. Also, I have quite a bit of knowledge on the area and would be happy to share! Thanks in advance!

You should post this at samana.net
Amdy there will help you all he can.

Do you speak Spanish? If you do, then you should be in good shape because there have been many books written on these subjects. Two that I have borrowed from local libraries are "Compendio de la historia de Samana, 1493-1930" by Gregorio Elias Penzo Denvers and "Historia parroquial de Santa Barbara de Samana by Santiago Godbout. Hope this helps.

Regards,
Natasha

And anything you can find on the American Colonization Society.

According to what I have been able to find out, the ACS, at the instigation of the Haitian President, recruited slaves from the Washington, D.C. area for transhipment to Philadelphia where they awaited transport to the island.
This explains why there is an area to the west of Samana that is called Bethesda, and another one called Noroeste (Northwest-like in D.C.)
The Christian minister Peter Van der Horst led the transfer. Apparently, there were six vessels.
The Philadelphia Historical Society has a lot on this...
HB