MF 1076, C13A, Volume 34, Bobine 41, 1749-1750
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Ships arrive with troops and supplies; fortifications, defense of the Cote des Allemands against Choctaw raids. Honors and appointments for various New Orleans dignitaries. Budget and treasury of the colony. The forts and posts require reparations. Slaves needed. M. Michel, the new "ordonnateur" arrives; his first letters and reports. Peace proclaimed. Rivalry between the governor and the "ordonnateur" especially in regard to Indian policy. Aid given to Pensacola. Court martial trial in relation to the Choctaw raid on the "Quartier des Allemands". The 1750 tobacco crop is good. English influence subsiding among the still restless Choctaws. Importance of Mobile. The Arkansas post attacked by Abenakis and Chickasaws. Arrival of the Illinois convoy. Circulation of money (paper, card, species) in Louisiana. Presents for Indians. Exports: wood, indigo, tobacco. Slaves required. Hurricane damage at New Orleans, La Balise, Bayou Saint Jean. The Swiss troops. An English post near the Illinois should be eliminated if future trouble is to be avoided. Communications to be established between the Arkansas post and Santa Fe. Concessions of public lands. The Vierge de Grace deports from France. Public works, street and road maintenance. Finally, 24 companies of 50 men and 200 recruits arrive in colony. An "herbier" sent to M. de Buffon for the King's botanical garden. Memoir proposing the creation of a trading company holding the monopoly of the importation of Negro slaves and the exportation of tobacco. Discovery of a deposit of rock crystal.
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