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Letter signed Baron de Carondelet, New Orleans, to Monsieur Charles Dehault Delassus, [New Madrid]. 4pp. (1 sheet). French. According to news from Philadelphia, the English will attack the Illinois country; orders Delassus’ garrison to occupy the post at Ste. Genevieve, in case the English advance on St. Louis, as Ste. Genevieve is more important than New Madrid; if St. Louis should fall, he is to fall back to Nogales, an order known only to him; requests Pierre Derbigny, Delassus’ brother-in-law, come to New Orleans to be established as interpreter before Carondelet leaves for Quito; has recommended his brother to Mr. Howard for employ in the Illinois country; no news from Europe due to pirates disrupting communications with Havana and he has purchased and armed a ship in order to give chase; regrets being unable to help Mr. Tardiveau; Pierre Delassus should soon receive his appointment as commander. English translations (3): 1 handwritten, 2 typescripts., 1797 Apr 21
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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:
1797 Apr 21