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interesting building & contains some good chiers? oscars? deematrons? The Bank? in left corner: Tenebs? chapels for all denmentos? cf will Leg? will ga?

 About 1684-5  Robert dela Salle left Canada discovering & coming down the Mississippi, reaching the Gulf

of Mexico, thus France claimed what is now known as Louisiana. crossed out sentence 1699 D'Ibberville was sent from France as Governor of Louisiana; the country he took lopening? on from Mobile bay to the Bay of St. Bernard ^ in Texas. 1717 N. Orleans founded by the French. 1762 cening: ceding? of Louisiana by France to Spain though what was called the "Family Compact" but by a private treaty, & was only given up 21st April 1764; by Monsr. D'Abadie the Govenor received orders from Louis XV to deliver up his command to the Spanish authorities. This idea of giving up so beautiful a gem of the Ann?? of France prayed upon D'Abadies mind & led him to a premature tomb. 1800 Returunion? of Louisiana by Spain to the French (under Napoleon) but 20th Dec 1803 Louisiana was given up to its present possesions, the Americans. I need loudly mention that is ser that period that ? has flourished

in left margin From Chronology - Note perhaps