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Title
Mémoire de Lxx Dxx officier ingénieur, contenant les evenements qui se sont passés à la Louisiane depuis 1715 jusqu'à present ainsi que ses...
Creator
Dumont de Montigny
Date
1747
Place
Mississippi River Valley
Language
French
Subjects
Bookbinding
,
Bookplates
,
Indians of North America
,
Manuscripts, French
Description
Journal of Dumont dit Montigny, French military officer and historian, written in France in 1747, which narrates events of his life between 1715 and 1747, including his experiences in Louisiana from 1719 to 1737. He fought in the attack on Pensacola, helped build forts in New Biloxi and Yazoo, explored the Arkansas River, and described in great detail the city of Natchez before the massacre of 1729. He includes accounts of expeditions against the Natchez, and the Chickasaws (1736), as well as his reasons for the misfortunes of the Company of the Indies and the retrocession of the colony to the King. Although he returned to France in 1737, he includes a second expedition against the Chickasaws, related to him by Jesuits travelling through Port Louis. The second section of the memoir describes Louisiana, settlements, and Indian practices and customs.
Summary
Journal of Dumont dit Montigny, French military officer and historian, written in France in 1747, which narrates events of his life between 1715 and 1747, including his experiences in Louisiana from 1719 to 1737. He fought in the attack on Pensacola, helped build forts in New Biloxi and Yazoo, explored the Arkansas River, and described in great detail the city of Natchez before the massacre of 1729. He includes accounts of expeditions against the Natchez, and the Chickasaws (1736), as well as his reasons for the misfortunes of the Company of the Indies and the retrocession of the colony to the King. Although he returned to France in 1737, he includes a second expedition against the Chickasaws, related to him by Jesuits travelling through Port Louis. The second section of the memoir describes Louisiana, settlements, and Indian practices and customs.
Extent
[227] leaves, bound : ill., coat of arms, maps, plates ; 27 cm
Format
Diaries
,
Specimens
,
Travel literature
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
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Call Number
Ayer MS 257
BibID
170199
Size
5387px × 4389px 135.32 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
File Created
10/05/2021
Filename
ayer_ms_map_257_map_000004_01.tif
Unique Identifier
NL1APJQ
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