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On the eve of the conquest : the Chevalier de Raymond's critique of New France in 1754 / Joseph L. Peyser, editor and translator.
Van Pelt Library F1030.9 .R3913 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raymond, Charles de, -1774.
- Standardized Title:
- Dénombrement de tous les postes du Canada. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Trading posts.
- History.
- Colonies.
- Administration.
- Political corruption.
- New France--Politics and government.
- New France.
- Political corruption--New France--History--18th century.
- New France--Economic conditions.
- France--Colonies--America--Administration--History--18th century.
- France.
- Trading posts--New France--History--18th century.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--To 1789.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.
- Raymond, Charles de, -1774.
- Raymond, Charles de.
- America.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 181 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press ; Mackinac Island [Mich.] : Mackinac State Historic Parks, [1997]
- Summary:
- In 1754, Charles de Raymond, chevalier of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis and a captain in the Troupes de la Marine wrote a bold, candid, and revealing expose on the French colonial posts and settlements of New France. On the Eve of the Conquest, more than an annotated translation, includes a discussion on the historical background of the start of the French and Indian War, as well as a concise biography of Raymond and Michel Le Courtois de Surlaville, the army colonel at the French court to whom the report was sent. The events surrounding Raymond's controversial year as commandant of the Miami post (now Fort Wayne, Indiana) in 1749-50, his disputed recall by Gov. Gen. Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de La Jonquiere, and the subsequent friction between La Jonquiere's successor, Ange de Menneville Duqesne, and Raymond are presented in detail and illustrated by translations of their correspondence.
- Notes:
- Map on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0870134337
- OCLC:
- 194601817
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