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Bienville and Salmon
(April 8, 1734)
Bienville and Salmon in: Dunn, J. P.,
Mission to the Ouabache, pp. 308-309.
p. 309.
(page 309) par un convoy qui vient de descendre des Ilinois, que le fort qu'il avoit fait pour la garnison, qui n'etoit que de 10 hommes, est tres petit, et en assez bon estat, qu'il convient seulement d'y mettre un doublage de pierres, qu'il a fait construire dedans une maison son frais, pour son logement, et quelques soldats de leur par ont fait eux-memes des Baraques pour se loger, que presentement que la garnison sera augment jusqu 80 hommes, comme M. de Bienville en a donn les ordres M. Dartaguiette.
[TRANSLATION. Concerning the Ouabache M. de Vincennes, from whom we have not yet had news, informs us by a convoy which has come down from the Illinois, that the fort which he has built is very small for the garrison, which is of only ten men, and is in good enough condition; that it is desirable only to add a sheathing of stone; that he had constructed within it, at his own expense, a house for his lodging, and several soldiers, on their part, have built a barracks for their lodging; that now the garrison will be increased to thirty men, as M. de Bienville has given orders to M. D'Artaguiette.]
No. 23.
Report of M. de Bienville on the Chickasaws, August 20, 1735:
Le Sr. de Vincennes qui commande au fort des Peanguichias a determine les sauvages de son Quartier faire la mme chose (i. e., declare war agianst the Chickasaws) et a obtenu de M. Dartaguiette l'agrement de marcher avec eux avec ce quil pourra ramasser de Francois. Comme cet officier a beaucoup de credit sur l'esprit des sauvages, M. de Bienville est persuad qu'il les engagera bien faire.
[TRANSLATION. Sieur de Vincennes, who commands at the fort of the Piankeshaws, has induced the Indians of
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