Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de, 1620-1698 to Madame De Dhuxelles
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05297 Author/Creator: Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de, 1620-1698 Place Written: Quebec, Canada Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1696/10/28 Pagination: 3 p. 19.2 x 13.3 cm Order a Copy
Describes his efforts to suppress the Iroquois. Mentions the writings of Father Hennepin which claim to describe life in New France, but Frontenac suggests they are not accurate. Written as Governor General of New France. De Dhuxelles was the wife of the Marechal of France.
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