Joutel, Henri, Journal 1684-1688

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Joutel, Henri, Journal 1684-1688

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The Henri Joutel Journal, 1684-1688, contains a typewritten English transcription of Joutel’s journal from La Salle’s last expedition.

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La Salle, René Robert, sieur de, 1643-1687

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Joutel, Henri, 1640?-1735

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Joutel, Henri, ca. 1643-ca. 1725

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Henri Joutel (ca. 1643-ca. 1725) is best known for providing the preeminent eyewitness account of Robert de La Salle’s 1684 expedition, which aimed to find the mouth of the Mississippi River. Before serving with La Salle, Joutel spent sixteen or seventeen years in the army. This experience, along with connections to relatives of La Salle, enabled Joutel to immediately become a confidant of La Salle. By the time the expedition reached the Texas coast, Joutel was La Salle’s most trust...