Letter signed Baron de Carondelet, New Orleans, to Monsieur [Charles] Dehault DeLassus, [New Madrid], June 27, 1797
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Identifier: A3146-00011
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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]. 4pp. (1 sheet). French. Anticipates Derbigny’s arrival in New Orleans; mentions the misfortunes of the New Bourbon settlement and the Delassus family; expects to leave New Orleans in September for his new post; the English have been defeated in their attack on Puerto Rico; a new fort cannot be built before next summer, instructs Delassus to submit a detailed plan for a suitable location. English translations (3): 1 handwritten, 2 typescripts., 1797 June 27
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