Document information :

Abstract : October 17, 1752. Fontainebleau. Royal memoir to serve as instructions for Kerlérec as governor of Louisiana. Brief account of history of colonial control, and reasons for his appointment; religion, Capuchins, Jesuits, and Ursulines; justice, powers of governor and ordonnateur, the superior council; police; negroes; agriculture, sugar cane, indigo, rice, wheet, cotton, tobacco, hemp, and flax; making of pitch and tar; marriages; commerce with France, the Islands, and Spanish colonies; military affairs, troops, militia, fortifications, and artillery; Indian affairs. 15pp. AC, B 95:338. (LC.) AC., F 3, 70:n.p.

Number of pages : 15

Date : 1752-10-17

Document type : instructions

Sender's office: King of France

Recipient : Kerlerec

Recipient's office: Governor of Louisiana

Location information :
Site:Fontainebleau (French Seats of Government.)  Country or Continent:France  

Original Surrey Calendar Citation : AC,B 95:338. (LC.) AC.,F 3,70:n.p.

Updated citation : ANOM,B 95:338. (LC.) ANOM,F 3,70:n.p.

Cross citation: Library of Congress, Center for Louisiana Studies

Microfilm : Library of Congress, Center for Louisiana Studies, The Historic New Orleans Collection

Appearance in the Surrey Calendar : volume 2, order of appearance : 4222

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