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ruined; company alone must take charge; means of reducing 
cost of maintaining garrison by placing tax on all imports 
(ff . 355-356) . 
1730, [n.s.]. Observations on memoirs concerning La.; 
analysis of three preceding memoirs (ff . 357-358) . 
1730. Fleury, memoir on La. commerce; same tenor as 
Plissay's memoir above (f. 359). 
1730, Two statements of actual and proposed annual 
expenditures in La. by company of Indies; administration, 
infantry, officers, military posts, church, hospital, 
surgeons, fortifications and ships, workers, negroes, 
artillery, marine, presents to Indians (ff. 360-366). 
1731, Oct. 10. Beauharnais and Hocquart, extract of 
reply to royal memoir of May 8, 1731 (ff. 373-374). 
1732, Oct. 25. Beauharnais to [minister associated 
with Fleury]. compliments on his accession to his position 
(ff. 400-401). 
1734, Apr., [n.s.]. Memoir on present condition of 
French colonies and measures to be taken for their defense 
in case of a break with England, together with three lists 
of necessities for this defense and their cost; La. and 
military forces there; protection of New Orleans and Mobile 
(ff . 445-463) . 
May 6, [n.s.]. Extract from memoir on present 
condition of French colonies; same tenor as preceding item 
(ff . 464-467) . j 
Dec. 31, [n.s.]. Memoir on Canada; currency; 
necessity of strengthening colony (ff . 473-489) . 
[Additional documents in this volume concern: Marti- 
nique (ff. 31-32, 43-44, 58, 63, 212-217, 296-299, 370- 
372, 467-470); other French islands in America (ff. 45-59, 
64-65, 136-156, 266-267, 276-281, 300-319, 367-369, 375- 
399, 402-404, 418-432, 442-444, 468, 490-492); Cayenne 
(ff. 324-340); Mexico (ff. 178-202, 439-441); Dutch pos- 
sessions (ff . 59-60) ; New Spain, South America (ff . 167- 
171, 320-323, 405-417, 471-472); loss of Spanish galleons 
(ff . 433-438) .] 
[See MVC, Aug., 1717; Aug. 1, 1720; July 22, 1722; 
Nov. 15, 1727; Apr. 25, May 17, 1728; 1730 and Jan. 30, 
Apr. 10, 1730.] 
8 (1755-1748) 
[1733?], [n.s.]. Memoir on Acadia; history; position 
of Du Vivier; ease with which Acadia could be taken from 
England; mines (ff. 32-34). [See f. 40 for an abridgement 
of this memoir.] 
1735, May 24. Reglement des Droits et Salaires des 
Off iciers du Siege de l'Amiraute de Quebec (ff . 11-16) . 
May 24 . Rep,lement des Droits et Salaires des 
Off iciers du Siege d'Amiraute a 1' Isle-Royale (ff . 17-22) . 
[1735]. La Veranderie, journal of events at Fort 
St. Charles from May 27, 1733 to July 12, 1734; search 
for western sea; construction of Forts St. Pierre and St. 
