Journal of the expedition which I, Celeron [i.e. Céloron], Knight of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, captain, commanding a detachment sent down the Beautiful River, by the orders of M. le Marquis de la Galissonere [i.e. Galissonière], governor general of all New France and the country o

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Journal of the expedition which I, Celeron [i.e. Céloron], Knight of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, captain, commanding a detachment sent down the Beautiful River, by the orders of M. le Marquis de la Galissonere [i.e. Galissonière], governor general of all New France and the country of the Louisianas : typescript copy, 1749.

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Typed transcript of Céloron's journal describing the expedition on which he was sent by the governor of New France to take official possession of the Ohio Valley.

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George Musgrave Giger was classics professor at Princeton University, 1850-65. Francis Turretin (1623-1687) was a theologian. From the guide to the Microfilms of a Translation of Franois Turrettin, Institutio Theologiae Elencticae, 20th century (copies of 19th century originals), (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford) ...

Céloron de Blainville, Pierre-Joseph 1693-1759

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Born at Montreal, December 29, 1693; entered military service, 1713; was sent to Mackinac 1734-40; was sent to Detroit as commandant, 1742-1753; but was in the meantime several times at Quebec and Montreal; commanded at Niagara; was sent by Galissoniere, governor of Canada, to take possession of the Ohio River Valley for France, 1749; removed from Detroit and appointed Major at Montreal, 1753; died there, April 14, 1759. (from Mich. Pion. Coll. v. 34, p. 327-333 ; Burton Hist. Coll. Leaflet, v. ...