Transcription of a memoir by Antoine-Alexandre De Remonville, Sieur de Rochebonne.

The memoir was sent to Henri Roulleaux De la Vente, a priest in the French colonies. It describes description of the Chicachas (Chickasaws), Conica, and other French-allied Native American that De la Vente will encounter when he arrives at Port La Rochelle in July 1711. It also discusses the living...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/26988
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Summary:The memoir was sent to Henri Roulleaux De la Vente, a priest in the French colonies. It describes description of the Chicachas (Chickasaws), Conica, and other French-allied Native American that De la Vente will encounter when he arrives at Port La Rochelle in July 1711. It also discusses the living quarters that are being prepared for De la Vente at Mobile, the conditions he might encounter at Pensacola, and the establishment at Massacre (Dauphin) Island. (The original document was housed at the Archives Nationales in France.)