Michel Bégon papers, 1684-1685.

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Michel Bégon papers, 1684-1685.

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Letter (1684 November 22) from Bégon to the Superior General of the Capuchin Missionaries in Saint-Domingue (Haiti), discussing death and illness among the missionaries, distribution and support of missionaries throughout the island, registration of baptisms, marriages, and deaths, and measures taken regarding innkeepers, public offenders, workers, and slaves; report (1685 March 22) by Bégon to the King of France concerning fortifications at Martinique; report (undated) by Bégon to the King of France relating to missionary activity and the sugar trade; and watercolor drawing (undated) of a cart for hauling small boats.

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