MF 1041, C13A, Volume 4, Bobine 6, 1716 [one document from 1701]

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Microfilm 7

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Crozat's reports on Louisiana: settlements, exploration, trade, relations with Indians, Spanish and English neighbors. La Mothe Cadillac relieved by M. de Lespinay; orders and instructions. Officers, soldiers and settlers sent to Louisiana. Conseil de Marins decisions. Reclamations made by Madame de La Forest. Mission territories assigned to the Jusuit fathers and to the Missionaries of the "Missions Estrangeres". Mineral deposits discovered by La Mothe Cadillac. Food, clothing, weapons and other supplies sent to Louisiana. The Ludlow's Voyage. Quarrels among officers and administrators. Complaints against M. de la Varenne, the Choctaws attack the Illinois; warfare among other tribes. Posts Authorized: Ile Dauphine, Fort Louis de la Mobile and one in Natchez or Yazoo country. Voyages of the Paon, the Paiz, the Dauphine. Aid furnished to Vera Cruz, to Pensacola. The "Conseil de la Louisiana" is created. Louisiana trade reserved to the Company. Ile Dauphine fortified. Duel between Benoist and La Mothe Cadilac. Bienville returns from Natchez country; Saint Denis expected; Michel sent to the Caroline Coast. Ships to be armed for Louisiana; crews recruited. Law, d'Artaguiette, Duche, Moreau, Piou, Castaigneres and Mouchard named Directors of the Compagnie d'Occident. Reports on the Wabash post; from La Mothe Cadillac; from the Red River Region. Loss of the Justice. Fort Rosalie Founded in Natchez territory, Bienville in command. French and British Indian Allies. St. Denis reports on Spanish plans concerning the Natchitoches. Mineral Deposits in Kaskaskias country. Financial accounts of the colony. Church affairs. Bienville reports from Fort Louis and Fort Rosalie.

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