MF 1085, C13A, Volume 42, Bobine 50, 1760-1761 [a few documents from 1763]

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Microfilm 15

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The Kerlerec-Rochemore quarrel continues. Urgent need for supplies of all kinds; fear of repercussions on policies adopted by Indians. La Riche arrives with damaged cargo. French defeated in Canada; defense of New Orleans becomes imperative. Kerlerec leaves for Mobile and one again excites the Choctaws against the Chickasaws. News of the surrender of Quebec received; Detroit to be occupied by the English. An offensive against the Illinois is soon to be launched. Negro slaves. Fortification of New Orleans. A convoy is to try to reach Illinois country. Rochemore's versions of the above events. Letters of exchange. Supplies arrive aboard 3 French ships. The growth of sugar cane. Alsatian settlers would be most welcome. McCarty reports that the Illinois country was calm at the time of his departure. Discussions concerning the defense and the finances of the colony. The Cherokees win Fort London, massacre 50 people and take 150 prisoners. Spanish authorities in America refuse to aid Louisiana. Efforts to reinforce the Illinois. Defamatory rumors concerning the governor and other officials questioning their desire to maintain the colony under French sovereignty. Kerlerec requests aid from Saint Domingue. The Indians abandon the French. The French ambassador to Madrid requests Spanish aid for Louisiana. Memoir on linked trade relations: Louisiana-Cavenne.

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