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Page 7
... settler was , therefore , required to be a Catholic , and for every settle- ment at least three ecclesiastics must be provided . The scheme was doomed by its very conditions , for the French nature is little disposed to expa- triation ...
... settler was , therefore , required to be a Catholic , and for every settle- ment at least three ecclesiastics must be provided . The scheme was doomed by its very conditions , for the French nature is little disposed to expa- triation ...
Page 19
... thatched with grass soon went up , in which the settlers found shelter and a home . At this time the solitude of the vast forests of Michigan was unbroken by the sound of the wood- man's axe . The great oaks , hickories , walnuts.
... thatched with grass soon went up , in which the settlers found shelter and a home . At this time the solitude of the vast forests of Michigan was unbroken by the sound of the wood- man's axe . The great oaks , hickories , walnuts.
Page 35
... settlers excluded from the fort , since the danger from the savages rendered im- provement impossible . Charlevoix , on the other hand , who visited the post in 1721 , when Tonty was commandant , speaks in glowing terms of the ...
... settlers excluded from the fort , since the danger from the savages rendered im- provement impossible . Charlevoix , on the other hand , who visited the post in 1721 , when Tonty was commandant , speaks in glowing terms of the ...
Page 37
... settlers sent out , who for a time received assistance from the government , but the gain to the population was not great . Vaudreuil , the governor - general , writing in 1755 to the min- ister , could say of Detroit , " That post is ...
... settlers sent out , who for a time received assistance from the government , but the gain to the population was not great . Vaudreuil , the governor - general , writing in 1755 to the min- ister , could say of Detroit , " That post is ...
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... settlers kept within easy reach of the shelter and protection of the fort . Sixty years of the French system of governmental absolutism , official venal- ity , trade monopoly , and individual dependence had maintained for the king a ...
... settlers kept within easy reach of the shelter and protection of the fort . Sixty years of the French system of governmental absolutism , official venal- ity , trade monopoly , and individual dependence had maintained for the king a ...
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