French National Archives Records 1697-1803

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French National Archives Records 1697-1803

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Comprised of typescripts and photocopies of original manuscripts from the Archives Nationales, the French National Archives Records, 1697-1803, document French activities in Spanish and French territories in the American South, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida.

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Sandoval, Manuel

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St. Denis, Louis Juchereau de, 1674-1744

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Cadillac, Antoine de La Mothe, 1658-1730

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Archives nationales (France)

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The Archives nationales (National Archives) of France began in 1790 during the French Revolution. A state decree of 1794 mandated that all pre-French Revolution archives, both private and public, that were seized by revolutionaries be centralized. Through a law passed in 1796 creating department archives, the Archives nationales was created. From the description of Archives nationales (France) collection on the Siege of Savannah, 1779. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record i...

Hidalgo, Francisco, 1659-1726

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French National Archives

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Parts of the Mississippi Valley were under French jurisdiction from approximately the late-17th century to the mid-18th century. French residents from Louisiana sought to establish trade routes with Native American tribes and Spanish outposts in East Texas. In 1699, a French-Canadian explorer, Louis Juchereau de St. Denis (1674-1744) sailed from La Rochelle, France, to Louisiana, where he was stationed at forts on the Mississippi River and Biloxi Bay. St. Denis explored parts of Eas...