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Letter signed Baron de Carondelet, New Orleans, to Monsieur [Pierre Dehault] DeLassus, [New Bourbon]. 11 pp (3 sheets). French. Discusses several issues relating to the Spanish administration of Louisiana; refers to Delassus’ failure to establish a thriving trade and to the failure of crops at Ste. Genevieve and New Bourbon; unfortunate dealings with Mr. [Peter] Audrain and Mr. [Barthelemi] Tardiveau; money advanced and barges provided to Delassus in order to bring families from Galliopolis [Ohio]; Delassus’ need to fulfill his contract and that he must present a request for an extension, and another request to explore the mines, to the new Intendant, Francisco de Rendon; believes Rendon has a secret mission to deal with Kentucky and thwart Americans looking west; plans to establish a fort for the Osages, later Fort Carondelet, and finds in Chouteau “the sentiments of an honest man”; requests that Delassus send his “views to benefit the colony and the abuses to be corrected.” English translations (3): 1 handwritten, 2 typescripts. , 1794 May 25
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains eleven letters written by Baron de Carondelet dating from 1794 to 1797 along with correspondence, newspaper clippings, and articles concerning Alonzo J. Tullock’s Louisiana history collection dating from 1895 to 2009. The collection is divided into two series: the Carondelet Series and the Tullock Series. The Carondelet Series is arranged chronologically; the Tullock Series...
Dates:
1794 May 25