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Author French, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1799-1877

Title Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida, including translations of original manuscripts relating to their discovery and settlement, with numerous historical and biographical notes. [electronic resource] By B.F. French ...

Imprint New York, J. Sabin & sons, 1869.

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 Axe Making of America E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition New series.
Description 38. L., ii, 362 p. facsim. 25 cm.
Series Making of America.
Note Subscribers copy no. 33 500 copies printed, according to Sabin (Bibl. amer.)
Preceded by the author's "Historical collections of Louisiana", 1846-53, 5 vols., and followed by his "Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida", 2d ser., 1875.
French originals of the first and third pieces are found in Margry's "D-flatcouvertes et -flattablissements des Franais dans l'Quest et dans la Sud", 1879-88, v. 4, p. 21-34, v. 5, p. 375-586. The fourth is reprinted from Hakluyt's translation of "L'histoire notable de la Floride", 1586.
Contents Memoir, addressed to Count de Pontchartrain, on the omportance of establishing a colony in Louisiana by M. de R-flatmonville. [By M. Argoud] 1697.--Narrative of the voyage made by order of the King of France, in 1698, to take possession of Louisiana. By M.P. Le Moyne d'Iberville. 1699.--Annals of Louisiana, from the establishment of the first colony under M. d'Iberville, to the departure of the author to France, in 1722. By M. P-flatnicaut.--History of the first attempt of the French (the Huguenots) to colonize the newly discovered country of Florida. By Ren-flat Laudonni-re.
Reproduction Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 2000. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. [Making of America] This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of Making of America IV: the American voice, 1850-1877.
System Details Mode of access: Internet.
Subject Florida -- History -- To 1821 -- Sources.
Electronic information resources.
Louisiana -- History -- To 1803 -- Sources.
Added Author University of Michigan. Library.
In: Making of America. URL: http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/

 
    
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