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JOURNAL.
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In the year 1762, M. D'Abadie, at that time Director General and Commandant of Louisiana, granted to a Company the exclusive trade with the savages of the Missouri, and all the nations residing west of the Mississippi., for the term of eight years. This company was formed under the name of M. Laclede Ligueste, Antoine Moxan and Company. Immediately after the terms and conditions were signed with the French Government, they took measures to import from Europe all the merchandise necessary to sustain, on a large scale, their commerce, which they proposed to extend as much as possible. While waiting for the arrival of the goods which they had ordered in Europe, they formed a considerable armament, at the head of which was placed M. Laclede Ligueste, known as a man of great merit, capable, from his experience, of conducting with skill and prudence, the interests of the company. He left New Orleans the 3rd of August, 1763, and arrived in Illinois the 3rd November following.
Observe, that all the* establishments which the French had on the left bank' of the Mississippi, were cededd to the English by the treaty of 1762, and that upon the right bank, which 'remained to the French, there was only the small village of Ste. Genevieve, in which M. De Laclede could not find a house capable of containing one-fourth of his merchandise. M. Do Neyon, Commandant of Fort de Chartres, learning the embarrassment of M. de Laclede, sent an officer to him, to tell him that he could offer him a place for his goods, until the English should come to take possession. Necessity made him accept this generous offer of M. De Neyon. He left Ste. Genevieve, and arrived at Fort Chartres on the 3rd of November, 1763, where he disembarked all his goods, and prepared immediately all the supplies for the different nations. After all the business of the trade was done, he occupied himself with the means of forming an establishment suitable for his commerce, Ste. Genevieve not suiting him, because of its distance from the Missouri, and its insalubrious situation. These reasons decided him to seek a more advantageous site. In' consequence, he set out from the Fort de Chartres in the month of December, took with him a young man in his confidence, and examined all the ground from the Fort de Chartres to the Missouri. He was delighted to see the situation (where St. Louis at present stands;) he did not hesitate a moment to' form there the establishment that he proposed. Besides the beauty of the site, he found there all the advantages that one could desire to found a settlement which might become very considerable hereafter. After having - exam
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Object Description
Document Number | AJ-126 |
Document URL | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-126/ |
Document Title | Fragment of Col. Auguste Chouteau's Narrative of the Settlement of St. Louis |
Author | Chouteau, Auguste, 1750-1829 |
Document Source | Chouteau, Auguste. Fragment of Col. Auguste Chouteau's Narrative of the Settlement of St. Louis. A Literal Translation from the Original French Ms., in Possession of the St. Louis Mercantile Library Association. (St. Louis: George Knapp & Co., 1858). |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Electronic Publication Date | 2003 |
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Genre | travel narrative; |
Language | English |
Region / Country | Great Lakes & Mississippi Valley |
State / Province | Missouri; Illinois; |
Event Date | 1764 |
Expedition / Settlement | St. Louis Settlement, 1764 |
Ethnicity | French; Indian; English; |
Indian Tribe | Ottawa; Missouri; |
Key Persons & Places | Pontiac; St. Louis; |
Social Relations | Indian-white relations; |
Politics | warfare & battles; international relations; |
Economics | trade & barter; |
Digital Format | xml |
Digital Identifier | AJ-126 |
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Type | Text |
Description
Document Number | AJ-126 |
Document URL | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-126/ |
Document Title | Fragment of Col. Auguste Chouteau's Narrative of the Settlement of St. Louis |
Author | Chouteau, Auguste, 1750-1829 |
Document Page | 3 |
Document Source | Chouteau, Auguste. Fragment of Col. Auguste Chouteau's Narrative of the Settlement of St. Louis. A Literal Translation from the Original French Ms., in Possession of the St. Louis Mercantile Library Association. (St. Louis: George Knapp & Co., 1858). Pages 1-10. |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Electronic Publication Date | 2003 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-126/print/ |
Read Background | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-126/summary/ |
Genre | travel narrative; |
Page Type | text |
Language | English |
Region / Country | Great Lakes & Mississippi Valley |
State / Province | Missouri; |
Event Date | 1763 |
Expedition / Settlement | St. Louis Settlement, 1764 |
Ethnicity | French; |
Key Persons & Places | St. Louis |
Economics | trade & barter; |
Digital Format | jpeg |
Digital Identifier | AJ-126-0005 |
Copyright & Access | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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JOURNAL. . In the year 1762, M. D'Abadie, at that time Director General and Commandant of Louisiana, granted to a Company the exclusive trade with the savages of the Missouri, and all the nations residing west of the Mississippi., for the term of eight years. This company was formed under the name of M. Laclede Ligueste, Antoine Moxan and Company. Immediately after the terms and conditions were signed with the French Government, they took measures to import from Europe all the merchandise necessary to sustain, on a large scale, their commerce, which they proposed to extend as much as possible. While waiting for the arrival of the goods which they had ordered in Europe, they formed a considerable armament, at the head of which was placed M. Laclede Ligueste, known as a man of great merit, capable, from his experience, of conducting with skill and prudence, the interests of the company. He left New Orleans the 3rd of August, 1763, and arrived in Illinois the 3rd November following. Observe, that all the* establishments which the French had on the left bank' of the Mississippi, were cededd to the English by the treaty of 1762, and that upon the right bank, which 'remained to the French, there was only the small village of Ste. Genevieve, in which M. De Laclede could not find a house capable of containing one-fourth of his merchandise. M. Do Neyon, Commandant of Fort de Chartres, learning the embarrassment of M. de Laclede, sent an officer to him, to tell him that he could offer him a place for his goods, until the English should come to take possession. Necessity made him accept this generous offer of M. De Neyon. He left Ste. Genevieve, and arrived at Fort Chartres on the 3rd of November, 1763, where he disembarked all his goods, and prepared immediately all the supplies for the different nations. After all the business of the trade was done, he occupied himself with the means of forming an establishment suitable for his commerce, Ste. Genevieve not suiting him, because of its distance from the Missouri, and its insalubrious situation. These reasons decided him to seek a more advantageous site. In' consequence, he set out from the Fort de Chartres in the month of December, took with him a young man in his confidence, and examined all the ground from the Fort de Chartres to the Missouri. He was delighted to see the situation (where St. Louis at present stands;) he did not hesitate a moment to' form there the establishment that he proposed. Besides the beauty of the site, he found there all the advantages that one could desire to found a settlement which might become very considerable hereafter. After having - exam f |