No Man's Land: A History of El Camino Real — John Shaqi
No Man's Land: A History of El Camino RealNardini, Louis Raphael
History
No Man's Land: A History of El Camino Real
Nardini, Louis Raphael
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail (Tex. and La.); Louisiana -- History
From Dr. Louis Bonnafons’ ledger, covering a six-year period from 1741
to 1747, come these names and families: Joseph Lattier, soldier; Claud
Bertrand, soldier; Jean La Berry, soldier; Louis Juchereau de St. Denis
family; Antoine Chesneau family; Michel Chesneau family; Pierre Baillio,
soldier; Vencient Perrier family; Remi Possiot family; Louis Rachal
family; Gaspard Barbier, brother of Madam Cheveret—“bought violin sold
to me by Bartholmey Rachal”; Joseph Robideux (Robeaux), one powder horn;
Jean Baptiste Gonnin, carpenter; Francois Gurno, carpenter; Pierre
Allarg, carpenter; Pierre Mercer, farmer; Andre Barringer, farmer; Remi
Possiot, soldier; Fancois Langlois, soldier; Edwardo Lattier,
soldier-farmer; Louis Badin, farmer; Andries Rambin family; Louis Rambin
family; Madam de La Chaise. There were many more, but to list them would
be a repetition of names mentioned earlier in this book.
Dr. Louis Bonnafons died in 1759. He never married. His ledger brings
out but one important fact: Natchitoches and El Camino Real area has
always had possibilities for the right sort of man. Likewise, these
so-called, one-stop, shopping centers are nothing new to our country.
Too, during this early period of the Natchitoches community there was a
form of socialized medicine, which proved even at this early period a
doctor could not exist by merely depending on his chosen profession for
a livelihood when controlled or limited by the state.
VI
ROMANCE AT LOS ADAIS
There was quite a stir on the fine spring morning of April 8, 1735 at
Los Adais. Senorita Victoria Gonzales, daughter of the Lieutenant
Governor of this Spanish presidio, had eloped with a Frenchman, Jean
Baptista DerBonne, assisted by two other Frenchmen of the Post St. Jean
Baptiste des Natchitoches after the High Mass that Sunday. Governor
Gonzales, holding office during the absence of Governor Manuel de
Sandoval, and Reverend Padre Ignacio Certa were talking when word of the
elopement was brought. A searching party was immediately organized but
was unsuccessful in capturing the culprits.
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