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The Louisiana Historical Quarterly
Noyan and his officers and how much, he said that he knows nothing about it. (p. 268).
Questioned whether he, the deponent, did not buy some, how much, and at what price, he said that he bought from the Aigle a barrel of brandy from Sieur Le Roux, some stockings, some shoes and some linen for his own use from several.
Questioned whether it is not true that Sieur de Bienville, the Commandant, and Sieur de Chateaugue, his brother, bought some, how much and at what price, he said that he knows nothing about it.
Questioned whether it is not true that they have sent them to be sold at Vera Cruz by the King?s vessels, he said that he has no knowledge of it.
Questioned whether it is not true that on all the voyages the vessels have brought goods for the account of these two brothers, he said that he knows nothing about it.
Questioned whether it is not true that Sieur de Bienville dispatched a ship?s-boat after another that was carrying the letters of Mr. La Vente, the curate, to the Aigle, he said that he has no knowledge of it at all. (p. 269).
Questioned whether it is not true that the ship?s-boat dispatched by Sieur de Bienville having overtaken the one dispatched by Sieur de La Vente, he had the letters delivered to him, he said that he was at Massacre [Island] when the ship?s-boat dispatched by Sieur de La Vente had arrived there and that it was said that they were his letters.
Questioned whether he does not know at all the people who were in these ship?s-boats, he said ?No.?
The present interrogatory having been read to him he declared that it contained the truth, maintained it and signed with us.
Collated with the original.
D?Aartaguette.
(p. 271)22	Louisiana
Interrogatory 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 25th, 1708.
Questioned as to his name, surname, age, quality and religion, he said, after having taken and received from him the oath required and customary in the case, by which he promised to tell the truth, that his name is Jean Baptiste La Loire, thirty-two years of age, of the Catholic, Apostolic and Roman religion.
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