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Letter signed Baron de Carondelet, New Orleans, to Monsieur [Charles] Dehault DeLassus, [New Madrid]. 4 pp. (1 sheet). French. Informs Delassus that he has forwarded the package for his father [Pierre Delassus]; also finds his father neglectful of business contracts as there is a lead shortage and he must send balls for the magazines of the King; “Notwithstanding the pretended treaty concluded between Spain and the United States,” threats still exist to the ports; orders him to move his garrison to Ecore if it is attacked and to abandon New Madrid, not allowing artillery to fall into enemy hands, and he must take command of Fort Ferdinand; “You will not permit the introduction of merchandise into Louisiana from the United States which is not of Kentucky and other American establishments of the west”; orders not to allow American trade with the natives. English translations (3): 1 handwritten, 2 typescripts., 1796 Apr 16
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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:
1796 Apr 16