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Documents Covering Impeachment of Bienville 15
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irons for having mortally wounded an old corporal without cause and for having mistreated a company ensign.
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IV.
D?Artaguette?s Proces-Verbal of the Hearing before him, with the evidence
adduced thereat.
Louisiana
Investigation Officially Held by Order of My Lord, the Count de Pontchartrain, by Us, Commissary of the Navy, Sent by Order ?of the Court to the Inhabitants of this Town.
ON FEBRUARY 24th, 170S
Questioned as to his name, surname, age, quality and religion he said, after having taken and received the oath required and customary in the case by which he promised to tell the truth, that his name is Joseph Chauvin, called DeLery, thirty-three years of age, of the Catholic and Roman Apostolic religion.
FACTS CONTAINED IN MY FIRST INSTRUCTIONS.
OF JUNE 30th, 1707.
Questioned as to whether he had no knowledge of the voyages that the King?s vessels have made at sea, he said that he knew nothing else than that the vessels of the King have made several voyages to Vera Cruz and to Havana in order to carry provisions.
Questioned whether he did not send goods belonging to him on these vessels to the ports of Mexico, of what they consisted and wThat return he got. from them, he said that he had not.
Questioned whether he does not have knowledge that (p. 256) effects belonging to the late Mr. D?Iberville and to his brothers, Messrs. De Bienville and De Chateaugue or to other officers were put on board, he said that he did not.
Questioned whether it is not true that he bought and saw sold meats that the Indians brought in exchange for the presents that the King gives them, he said that very far from having bought any, Sieur de Bienville sent him some in the illnesses that he had.
Questioned whether it is not true that he, the deponent, bought merchandise from Sieurs de Bienville and de Chateaugue, what merchandise and at what price, he said that he had once bought from one of the servants of Sieur de Bienville some striped linen of the value of about fifty livres. Said that he did not remember the price at all.
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