Letter signed Baron de Carondelet, New Orleans, to Monsieur [Charles Dehault] DeLassus, [New Madrid], September 18, 1796
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Identifier: A3146-00005
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French
- Alonzo J. Tullock Louisiana History Collection | Carondelet Series, 1794-1797 | Baron de Carondelet Letters (original), 1794-1797 | Letter signed Baron de Carondelet, New Orleans, to Monsieur [Charles Dehault] DeLassus, [New Madrid]. 7pp. (2 sheets). French. Shares news of [Auguste] de la Chaise, a Jacobin, who is rumored to have a secret mission in Louisiana, stoking Carondelet’s fears of an invasion; all Frenchmen found without passports are to be set ashore “on the American side at Kaskaskia” or elsewhere so they can reach Vincennes; wrote to Tardiveau concerning funds; alludes to flooding of Delassus’ fort and home with instructions to rebuild and fortify temporarily until the Court ratifies plans for a post at the mouth of the Ohio River; “If you are attacked it will be best to reinforce the garrison of the post of Fort St. Ferdinand and you will take command.” English translations (3): 1 handwritten, 2 typescripts., 1796 Sept 18
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