Count Frontenac: Makers of Canada, Volume 3LeSueur, William Dawson
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Count Frontenac: Makers of Canada, Volume 3
LeSueur, William Dawson
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de, 1620-1698
instructed not to meddle with questions of finance, etc., 120;
authorized to grant hunting permits, 125;
number to be issued restricted, 128;
dispute with intendant Duchesneau as to presidency of Sovereign
Council, 133-40;
censured by minister for his contentious spirit, 135;
again cautioned by king and minister, 136;
recalled, 143, 144;
asks home government for soldiers, 145;
summons conference on Indian question, 146;
arranges peace between Senecas and Ottawas, 146;
orders strengthening of fortifications of Montreal, 147;
relations with Du Lhut, 162;
has Recollet confessor, Father Maupassant, 165;
alleged disorders in his household, 165;
commends Sulpicians, 168;
his recall a triumph for clerical opponents, 171;
on return to France makes light of La Barre's demand for troops, 173;
reappointed governor of Canada, 229;
arrives at Chedabucto, 232;
arrives at Quebec, 232;
goes to Montreal, 233;
exaggerates number of killed in Lachine massacre, 227 (note);
tries to arrest destruction of Fort Frontenac, 233;
organizes raiding parties against English colonies, 234-6;
brings out with him from France survivors of Indians captured for
the galleys, 237;
sends deputation to Iroquois, 237;
sends reinforcements to La Durantaye, 241;
his address to the Lake tribes, 242;
result of his raids on English settlements, 253;
improves fortifications of Quebec, 254;
his relations with the Sovereign Council, 254-7;
goes to Montreal where anxiety prevails, 257;
his expedition to Lake Indians successful, 258;
dances a war-dance, 260;
protests to Massachusetts authorities against attack on Pentagouet,
270;
gets news at Montreal of approach of expedition against Quebec, 282;
replies to Phipps's demand for surrender, 288, 289;
recommends attack on Boston by sea, 316;
describes ravages of Abenaquis, 317;
estimate of military losses in Canada, 318;
expresses himself as opposed to large expeditions, 320;
orders M. de Louvigny at Michilimackinac to send down Indians with
their furs, 323;
firm in negotiations with Iroquois, 325, 338;
complaints made against, 333-6;
gives theatrical representations at Quebec, 336;
question of _Tartuffe_, 337;
restores Fort Frontenac against instructions of minister, 341;
directs campaign against Iroquois, 350-3;
reports his victory to the king, and asks for recognition, 353;
receives cross of St. Louis, 354;
receives news of Peace of Ryswick, 354;
corresponds on question of sovereignty over Iroquois with Earl of
Bellomont, governor of New York, 355;
his last despatch to home government, 357;
illness and death, 357-9;
his will, 358;
no known portrait, 360;
funeral sermon and critical annotations thereon, 361
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