MF 1081, C13A, Volume 39, Bobine 46, 1755-1757 [one document from 1759]
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Defense measures taken. Lack of agreement among military commanders: questions of seniority and of promotions. Difference of opinion opposing Kerlerec and Rochemore, "ordonnateur", concerning defensive measures. A French fort on the Wabash is now essential to the preservation of French interests in the Upper Mississippi Valley and in Canada. The Cherokees release the Chevalier de Lantagnac, prisoner during 9 years. The Swiss troops. Aid furnished to Pensacola. Rumors of war; unrest among Indian tribes. Reinforcements and supplies requested. Expenditures for Louisiana in 1756. Vaudreuil's departure for Canada. A pro-French conspiracy reported at Charleston. The British in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Carolina intrigue to turn the Indians against the French; an alliance with the Cherokees would be most useful. Necessity for a French fort on the Wabash. News from Mobile, from the Illinois, from Belle Riviere. Deserters. Disputes between Jesuits and Capuchins. Budget for 1757. Tropical wood sent to France. La Balise; navigation on the Mississippi. Doctors and botanists; M. Fontenette. Supplies sought at Vera Cruz. Louisiana is practically without defense. Information on the situation in Jamaica. The Choctaws and Alabamas threaten to join forces with the English. Auberville dies; Desclouzeaux assumes his office. Vaudreuil reports from Montreal on the state of opinion in various Indian tribes.
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