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The Louisiana Historical Quarterly
FACTS THAT SIEUR DE LA SALLE ADVANCED BY HIS LETTER WRITTEN TO 'MY LORD THE COUNT DE PONTCHARTRAIN. OF THE FIRST OF OCTOBER, 1707.
Questioned whether he is pleased with the government of Sieur (p. 298) de Bienville and whether he knows nothing against his conduct or his person, he said that he is very well pleased with Sieur de Bienville.
Questioned whether he saw that Sieur de Bienville disposed of the goods of the King that were in the warehouses and whether none at all were delivered to him, the deponent, without Sieur de La Salle having knowledge of it, for how much and what quantity, he said ?No.?
Questioned whether it is not true that Sieur de Bienville sold or caused to be sold the wine that he sends for for his own use, at what price, by whom and how much, he said that he does not know anything about it, but that he only knows that Sieur de Bienville has assisted him when he was in need.
Questioned whether he has knowledge that the King sends wine for the sick, he said ?No.?
Questioned whether it is not true that Sieur de Bienville drinks the wine of the sick and causes it to be drunk and sold, he said ?No.?
Questioned whether he knows the man named Humery, and what sort of a man he is, he said ?Yes.?S1 (p. 299).
Questioned whether he has no reason to complain of this man, he said ?No.?
Questioned whether it is not true that the Canadians have sold at an exorbitant price goods that were delivered to them from the warehouses at a moderate price, he said that he knows nothing about it.
Questioned whether he. the deponent, did not buy some from them, of what sort and for how much, he said ?No.?
Questioned whether it is not true that they have even sold them back to the King at a price four hundred per cent above the price32 [at which they] had been delivered to them, he said that he knows nothing about it.
Questioned whether it is not true that goods have been unloaded from the King?s vessel L?Aigle for the account of Mr. De Noyan and of his officers, and how much, he said that he knows nothing about it.
Questioned whether he, the deponent, did not buy any at all, how much and at what price, he said ?No.?
Questioned whether it is not true that Sieur de Bienville, the commandant, and Sieur de Chateaugue, his brother, (p. 300)
81The reply seems incomplete but nothing: has been omitted by the translator.
^The copyist has made a cross mark after the word ?price? which is his usual manner of indicating: a correction of his copy or the word ?sic,? but he does not give any ^vlanation in the margin.