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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
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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 Sept 18