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Statement by Hocquart
(Quebec, November 12, 1743)
Hocquart in: Paris Archives, Colonies,
Library of Congress, C11 A81,
p. 377 and Translation.
Le Cinq Decembre Mil Sept cent quarante dux Les nomms Sakarea, La peau Blanche, Et le vieux Sourd, Chef de guerre du Village des 8atonons, mont donn un Chicachas pour Monsieur le General, a qui Jai Eu lhonneur d en donner avis le vingt un Decembre 1742, lequel s'est sauv le vingtieme avril 1743, et a t repris par les Pianquichian Sauvages du Vermillon quils lont gard; Jai donn aux dits chefs pour le Compte du Roy-
Scavoir
Un Barel d'Eau de vie de seize pots
Une Couverte de deux points
au Chicachas
une Chemise de Cotton
un Braquet et une Ceinture
Cinq minots de Bled'Inde pour s nouriture
Nous Lieutenant d Infanterie dans les Troupes du detachment de la marine cy devant Commandant pour le Roy, au fort des 8atonons certifions avoir fair les fournitures cy dessus pour le Compte de Sa Majest, a quebec le 12 Novbre 1743, Sign De St Vincent, et [illeg] Sign Beauharnois. Et plus bas est Ecrit, Les munitions cy dessus Evaluz a la Somme de Cent quarante Livres, a Quebec le 16. Novbre 1743. Sign hocquart.
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December fifth, one thousand seven hundred and forty-two, the men named Sakarea, La Peau Blanche, and Le Vieux Sourd, war chief of the Wea village, gave me a Chickasaw for the General, to whom I had the honor of giving notice the twenty-first of December, 1742, who was saved on the twentieth of April, 1743, and was recaptured by the Piankashaw Indians of Vermilion who have guarded him; I gave to the chiefs for the King's account-
Legend
A barrel of brandy containing sixteen jugs
One two-point blanket
to the Chickasaw
One cotton shirt
One [?] and one belt
Five bushels of Indian corn for his nourishment
We, lieutenant of infantry in the troops of the detachment of the marine, formerly commandant for the King, at the Wea fort, certify to have furnished the supplies above for the account of his Majesty, at Quebec, November 12, 1743, signed De St Vincent, and [?] signed Beauharnois. And written below, the arms above valued in the amount of one hundred and forty pounds, at Quebec, November 16, 1743. Signed Hocquart.
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