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advances made in name of king; sums advanced to company 
of Occident (ff. 293-295, 296-300). 
[1717], [n.s.]. Memoir on company of Occident; 
proposal to add beaver and slave trades to activities of 
La. company (ff . 301-304) . 
[1717?], [n.s'.]. Report of conferences held for 
formation of company for La.; trade of La.; settlers; 
soldiers; expenditures; presents to Indians; fortifications; 
advantages to be granted company (ff . 305-312) . 
[1717?], [n.s.]. Comparison of English "Compagnie 
du Sud" with proposed French company of Occident; agricul- 
ture; trade with Indians and Spaniards; Illinois mines; 
critique of objections to formation of company (ff. 317- 
323) . 
[1717?] . Draft of letters-patent establishing company 
of Occident (ff. 336-369). 
[1717?], [n.s.]. Distribution of work of company of 
Occident among departments headed by directors, with plan 
of distribution (ff. 420, 422). 
[1717?], [n.s.]. Memoranda on funds of company of 
Occident; government notes to be used (ff . 423-426) . 
[1717?]. [John Law?], memoir on advantages to king 
from ten annual advances to company of Occident; project 
for union of East Indies company with company of Occident 
(ff . 427-436) . 
1718, June 10, [12?]. Bienville to Marine Council, 
two letters on La.; boundaries; military posts; Mississippi 
floods; mines and productions; fort on St. Joseph Bay; 
value of colony; troops; surgeons; workers; agriculture; 
Indian relations; missionaries; expenditures; plan of 
operations for company of West; Spanish protest against 
fort at Bay St. Joseph (ff. 198-215). 
[June 21?]. Hubert, memoir on river, lands, 
and Indians of Mississippi; Indian relations; mines (ff. 
221-224) . 
1718, Aug. 25-1721, Mar. 5. Le Gacq, memoir on La.; 
conditions during this period; events; settlements; com- 
merce; mines (ff. 81-129). 
[Dec. 15?]. Concessions to royal company of 
Senegal; slave trade in America (ff. 370-371). 
[1718?], [n.s.]. Memoir on settlement of La.; de- 
scription of lie Dauphine; Indian trade (ff. 216-220). 
[1718?]. Legendre, memoir on advantages of La.; 
Indians; difficulty of trade with Spaniards; impossibility 
of using negroes in mines; value of La. to Canada; British 
designs on Mexico and La.; settlers; expenditures (ff. 262- 
271) . 
[1718?], [n.s.]."' Project for new La. company; trading 
privileges needed (ff. 272-274). 
[1718?], [n.s.]. Draft of letters patent granting 
to West Indies company privilege of trade with La. previ- 
ously enjoyed by Crozat; Canada beaver trade; organization 
and administration (ff. 372-387). 
[1718?], [n.s.]. Memoir on settlement of La.; should 
belong exclusively to king, not to any company (ff. 439- 
442) . 
