870 Memoires et Documents 
letters transmitting lists of subscribers to company of 
Occident (ff. 324, 331); enclosing: Sept. 14-0ct. 6, 
lists of subscribers (ff. 325-329 , 332-334). 
Oct. 4. Delorme, memoir prepared at request 
of Noailles on conditions under which Delorme will go to 
La. (ff . 254-261) . 
Oct. 11-16, 18-23, 11-30, 25. Memoranda of 
government notes in treasury of company of Occident (ff . 
473-476) . 
Oct. Hubert, memoir to Marine Council on La.; 
danger facing colony; British plans; necessity of keeping 
lie Dauphine ; settlement on Wabash; garrison of Alabama; 
agriculture; commerce; mines; no need to fear Spaniards; 
possibility of acquiring mines of New Mexico (ff . 130-137) . 
1717, [n.s.3. Memoir on La.; condition and needs of 
colony; trade with Indians and Spaniards; transport vessels; 
military posts; collapse of Crozat monopoly (ff. 68-80). 
[1717], [Hubert or Crozat?]. Memoir on La.; trade 
with New Mexico; English attempts to debauch Indians; 
Indian massacre of English to avenge chieftain; Spanish 
measures to prevent French reaching their mines; condition 
of troops; lack of settlers; faux sauniers ; expenditures 
needed; products; trade; Crozat awaits return of two ves- 
sels (ff . 147-155) . 
[1717]. Guillaume Delisle, conjecture on existence 
of a sea to west of Canada and La.; reports of various 
explorers: Dablon, Marquette, Hennepin, Le Sueur; tra- 
ditions of Illinois Indians, who claim to have been driven 
away from shores of western sea by their enemies; accompa- 
nied by a ms. map (ff. 241-253). 
[1717]. Crozat, memoir setting forth reasons for 
returning La. to king (ff. 289-291). 
[1717?]. Hubert, prepared at request of Noailles, 
memoir on La.; boundaries; fortification of New Orleans; 
ships; presents for Indians; agriculture; maintenance of 
garrison (ff. 138-146). 
[1717?], [n.s.]. Memoir on what is needed in La.; 
favoring union of La. with Canada; troops: settlers; 
expenditures; Illinois mines (ff. 177-181). 
[1717?], [n.s.]. Memoir on settlement and importance 
of La.; Indian war on English; reasons for retarded growth 
of colony; lack of settlers and soldiers; interdiction of 
trade with Spaniards; loss of vessels; withdrawal of Crozat; 
establishment of company of Occident (ff. 182-185). 
[1717?], [n.s.]. Memoir on importance of La. and 
means of holding colony; La. may save Canada from British; 
relations with British and Indians; possibility of driving 
Spaniards from Mexico; maritime commerce (ff. 186-192). 
[1717?], [n.s.]. Memoir on settlement of La.; navi- 
gation of Red River; military posts; mines; Indian trade 
with British; need for colonists; control of Bienville over 
Indians; trade with Spaniards (ff. 193-197). 
[1717?], [n.s.]. Observations on utility of La. and 
need of new company to manage colony (ff . 287-288) . 
[1717?]. Crozat, statements presented to Marine 
Council; settlement of La. venture; sums due Crozat for 
