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Documents Covering Impeachment of Bien/ville
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ON THE SIXTH ARTICLE
It is a warehouse that formerly belonged to Mr. D?Iberville and which at present belongs to Mrs.7 Le Sueur, their cousin. I made a request of her to rent it in order to provide myself with lodgings in it. I saw it. There are at present only a few pairs of shoes, some old iron, some tools for a sawmill and others for a tannery. I shall see in the testimony that I shall take against Mr. D?Iberville and his brothers, of the crews the use that they have made of the vessels, what commerce has been carried on at the warehouse, and I shall render an account of it.
ON THE SEVENTH ARTICLE
The provisions that Mrs.8 Le Sueur takes from the warehouse are delivered to her as to the rest of the inhabitants for money. I do not see that this assistance can be refused to this poor widow burdened with four children. I shall take pains that only her living is distributed to her from it.
ON THE EIGHTH ARTICLE
The greatest occupation of the keeper of the warehouse is to keep the account of the supplies for the soldiers, which happens (p. 73) only every month. In regard to the guardians that he requests, one is enough to open and close his warehouse.
ON THE NINTH ARTICLE
The man named Humery has not been in the warehouses for more than a year, nor consequently on the pay of the King. He is a wretch, naked and reduced to beggary.
ON THE TENTH ARTICLE
The Canadians are asking for their discharge, not being able to live on their pay in this country. For the rest of this article one will see the truth in the testimony that I am sending and in that which I shall take hereafter.
ON THE ELEVENTH ARTICLE
This church has fallen. The hospital for the sick is covered. Only the doors and the windows are now lacking. I shall take pains to have them made and to have them put in place. The warehouse of Massacre Island is finished.
ON THE TWELFTH ARTICLE
Use for reply Article 5 of the other memorandum.
ON THE THIRTEENTH ARTICLE
In regard to this article refer to the testimony.
'?Melle. Le Sueur leur cousine.
*La Damlle. Le Sueur.


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