Journaux de Pierre-Louis de Lorimier

Journaux de Pierre-Louis de Lorimier

Page 124

... I have taken Monsieur Louis François Largeau into my service as secretary as is specified in the instructions of Monsieur Don Portelle. 177. ...

Page 125

... Chief Massaka­ sanga has sent a young man to carry the word of invitation of their Spanish father with a letter which he addressed to Don François Vallé, which was understood to say to Paquireoua, a man considered in his nation, to conduct all his men ...

Page 128

... The Berthiaume brothers, François, Hyacinthe, and Jean-Baptiste were interpreters and Indian traders who spent time working with and for Lorimier. SRM, II, p. 394. 188. Presumably these are workers at the dockyard. ...

Page 133

... The LeSieur brothers, Joseph and François were traders who settled at L’Anse à la Glaise, HM, II, p. 105. This area was later renamed New Madrid by George Morgan who hoped to establish a colony there and acquire large tracts of land for his own use. ...

Page 134

... I sent Monsieur Langlois204 with a letter to Monsieur Don François Vallé in order to ask him to hasten the march of the Delaware. ...

Page 135

... Écrie pareillement à Mr Frois Vallé pour 135 found the courier L’Empeigne, who came from New Madrid with the letters from Monsieur Don Portelle for Don François Vallé and for me, relative to the service. I learned accurately at Ste. ...

Page 136

... Gene­ vieve with the dispatches of Don ­François Vallé. The 29th. The persons named Dega­ gner and Bienvenue coming from 209. ...

Page 137

... I have charged the Indians with the dispatches of Monsieur Don Zénon Trudeau and Don François Vallé. February 2. Le Corbeau [i.e., the Crow] a highly regarded Delaware has come to this post with the Miami. 214. ...

Page 139

... Portell que j’ai fait passé tout de suitte ; ce même courier rapporte que plusieurs officiers soit disant François sont arrivés au poste Vincenne avec quantité de monde, dans les intentions d’attaquer cette colonie. ...

Page 140

... Monsieur Don François Vallé arrived at this post at 4 o’clock in the ­afternoon accompanied by nine horsemen. He was received and saluted with a d ­ ischarge of muskets by all the savages. February 7. ...