Amerique, 1713-1726 881 
others from Pensacola to Havana; Spanish insults to French 
officers in Havana; pillage of French vessels (ff . 229-234) , 
Dec. 29. La Forest to [?], requesting good 
offices on behalf of his claim to grants along Mississippi 
(f . 243) ; enclosing: Inventaire de production des pieces 
enoncees dans le present memo ire ; statement of La Forest's 
claims, based on grants to his uncle who succeeded La Salle 
in enjoyment of rights to Fort St. Louis, etc.; calendar 
of documents in evidence, May, 1675-1718; a few manuscript 
marginal notes; request for indemnity (ff. 244-247). 
1720, Jan. 10. Four extracts of documents which 
d'Estrees submitted to d'Auteuil for examination; respec- 
tive rival claims of French and English in Canada; French 
discoveries and claims of possession; boundaries of Canada 
and Acadia (ff. 248-282). 
Apr. [10?]. Richard Philips, governor of Nova 
Scotia; proclamation allowing four months for inhabitants 
to take oath of allegiance to Britain (ff. 283-284). 
Dec. 1. Mexico, [n.s.3. Note on encroachments 
of La. settlers on Spanish territory (ff. 285-286, 289- 
291) . 
1721, Mar. 4. Calderon to Philip V, two copies; 
explanation of seizure of French vessel St. Joseph from 
He Dauphine (ff. 315-317, 318-320). 
1722, Nov. 28. Bassane to company of Assiento; case 
involving vessel of Mississippi company (f . 407) . 
1725, Oct. 1. Rivera to Diron, requesting French 
aid for Spanish Pensacola against Indian attacks; note on 
Diron's affirmative reply (f. 498). [Memo only.] 
1726, Feb. 29. Diron, note stating that governor of 
Spanish Pensacola had requested provisions, which were 
sent (f. 501). [Memo only.] 
[See MVC, Aug., 1717; July 8, Dec. 29, 1719; Dec. 1, 
1720; Mar. 4, 1721; Nov. 28, 1722; Oct. 1, 17, 1725; Feb. 
29, 1726.] 
7_ (1713-1734) 
1713, May. Copy of royal letters patent ceding Acadia 
and St. Christopher to Britain (ff. 2-4). 
1714, Jan. 24. Begon, ordinance for New France re- 
specting wheat and flour (ff . 5-6) . 
May 12. La Martiniere to Begon, report of 
proceedings of council in Begon' s absence; scarcity of 
corn and wheat (ff. 7-8). 
July 16. La Martiniere, memorandum for remarks 
in council meeting; grain scarcity (ff. 9-10). 
Aug. 15. La Martiniere to Begon; Canada (ff . 
11-16) . 
1715, Oct. 28. La Martiniere to St. Simon, two 
letters on situation in Canada (ff . 17-30) . 
1717, Aug. Lettres Patentes ♦ . . ; establishing company 
of Occident (ff. 33-42). [Duplicates in volume 1, ff. 409- 
418, and volume 6, ff. 203-212, this series.] 
[1718]. D'Argenteuil, petition for pardon from death 
sentence, imposed for hitting superior officer in Montreal 
(f. 57) . 
