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Vincennes to Boishbert(?)
(Wabash Fort, March 21, 1733)
Vincennes in: Dunn, J. P., Mission
to the Ouabache, pp. 305-307.
(page 306) cethomme y faire coup Damoins je les y inviter Bien ils y sont toute a fait disposes je vais partir dans quelques jours pour aller au grand village et si jevoy tout tranquille je pour desendre au canada monsieur Lemarquis Debauharnois me marque quil me permit daller faire dutour pour vacquer aux afaires demafamille jenecera (sera?) aux plus que cinq mois Dans cevoyage jecrit amr De St. ange quil anvoy mr sonfis (son fils?) a mon apsance (absence?) jespere monsieur que vous ne trouverez pas mavais que fasee ce voyage puisque jene Lefais quand car que jevoy toute aubontraing dans ces continent je Lhonneur Destre avec Un profond respect
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Monsieur |
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Vostre trs humble et trs obeissant Serviteur |
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VINSENNE |
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Du fort de Uabache ce 21e mars 1733.
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March 21, 1733. |
MONSIEUR- I received a pacquet from Monsieur the Marquis de Beauharnois which I sent to Monsieur de St. Ange that you might receive it with all diligence.
Monsieur the Marquis de Beauharnois sent me a belt and a pipe for the Illinois, which I sent to Monsieur de St. Ange to insist that that tribes go to strike the Chickasaws. All the nations of Canada and of the lakes leave this spring to go there. All from this place have gone even to their chief. There does not remain in all these villages a single man and all is so quiet about the post that the summer will not seem very short.
I had the honor to inform you by my last that the Chickasaws have killed this fall six Frenchmen on the Ouabache who were coming to this post and who lived here. The same party killed one of the Indians of this post, with his wife. If they begin to frequent this region (page 307) it will be difficult to travel. Monsieur the Marquis de Beauharnois informs me that he wishes to have entirely destroyed the Chickasaws and their allies, and to invite the tribes here to join those of Canada.
We are stripped of everything in this post. I am obliged to borrow of the voyageurs, and to give the little I have to avoid difficulty from things that occur daily. I have the honor to beg you to give especial attention to this, and to reimburse me for what I have furnished. I anticipate that I will be put to still greater expense when the tribes return, because all the prisoners which they bring will be given to us, and it is necessary to pay for this sort of thing, as well as to hunt up the dead if anyone is lost. I hope that they will go to make war this fall. At least I shall urge them. They are much disposed to do so. I shall start in several days to go to the large village, and if I find all quiet I will be able to go on to Canada. Monsieur the Marquis de Beauharnois has said that he would permit me to make this trip to attend to the business affairs of my family. I shall not be more than five months on the route. I wrote to Monsieur de St. Ange to send Monsieur his son during my absence. I hope Monsieur that you will not be displeased that I make this trip, for I shall not make it unless I find everything in good shape among my charges.
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Your very humble and very obedient servant, |
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VINCENNES, |
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Of the Fort of the Ouabache, this 21 March, 1733.] |
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No. 20
In the "Etat des Depenses de 1732,- Appointements et Gratiffications dans les Postes," I find:
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A Mr. De Vincennes commandt a Ouabache pour gratiffication |
800 (livres) |
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