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The Relations Between the French of Colonial Louisiana and the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians, 1699-1762 Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 1978 The Relations Between the French of Colonial Louisiana and the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians, 1699-1762. Patricia Dillon Woods Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Woods, Patricia Dillon, "The Relations Between the French of Colonial Louisiana and the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians, 1699-1762." (1978). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 3307. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/3307 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. 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THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE FRENCH OF COLONIAL LOUISIANA AND THE CHOCTAW, CHICKASAW AND NATCHEZ INDIANS, 1699-1762 A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of History by Patricia Dillon Woods A.B., Saint Louis University, 1970 M.A., Louisiana State University, 1972 December, 1978 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. PLEASE NOTE: In all cases this material has been filmed in the best possible way from the available copy. Problems encountered with this document have been identified here with a check mark v ^ . 1. Glossy photographs__________ 2. Colored illustrations__________ 3. Photographs with dark background__________ 4. Illustrations are poor copy__________ 5. Print shows through as there is text on both sides of page _ 6. Indistinct, broken or small print on several pages throughout 7. Tightly bound copy with print lost in spine _ 8. Computer printout pages with indistinct print 9. P a g e(s) lacking when material received, and not available from school or author 10. Page(s) seem to be missing in numbering only as text follows 3HHHZ 11. Poor carbon copy__________ 12. Not original copy, several pages with blurred type 13. Appendix pages are poor copy__________ 14. Original copy with light type__________ 15. Curling and wrinkled pages__________ 16. O th e r______________________________________________________ University Microfilms International 300 N. ZEEB RD.. ANN ARBOR, Ml 48106 (3131 761-4700 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author wishes to acknowledge Dr. John L. Loos, Dr. Robert A. Becker and Dr. Rex O. Mooney whose direction, suggestions and patience aided greatly in the research and writing of the dissertation. Special thanks also go to the Council for the Development of the French Language in Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, and to the director, Mr. James Domengeaux for the scholarships awarded the author for research at the Archives Nationales in Paris, France. The concern and support of Mrs. William B. Hatcher, neighbor and friend, will always be appreciated. Gratitude and appreciation are also expressed to Mr. and Mrs. William B. Akers for their understanding and for their interest in the research and writing of the dissertation. And finally, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Dillon Woods should be thanked for their belief in their daughter's education. ii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......................................... ii LIST OF M A P S ............................................ V LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS................................... vii ABSTRACT . viii CHAPTER I. THE FRENCH FIND ALLIES: THE CHOCTAW, 1700-1712.......................... 1 II. THE FRENCH ACQUIRE ENEMIES: THE CHICKASAW, 1699-1712........................ 28 III. THE FRENCH ENCOUNTER AN ENIGMA: THE NATCHEZ, 1700-1712....................... 51 IV. THE FRENCH AND THE CHOCTAW, 1713-1720 .... 71 V. THE FRENCH AND THE CHICKASAW, 1712-1720 ................................... 99 VI. THE FRENCH AND THE NATCHEZ, 1712-1720 ................................... 120 VII. NATIVE UNREST, 1720-1725....................... 141 VIII. COMPANY POLICIES MAKE AN IMPRESSION, 1720'S.......................... 173 IX. THE END OF THE NATCHEZ, 1729-1732 .......... 203 X. THE RETURN OF BIENVILLE: THE FIRST CHICKASAW CAMPAIGN, 1733-1737 ............. 236 XI. THE SECOND CHICKASAW CAMPAIGN, 1737-1743 ................................... 280 XII. THE CHOCTAW AND GOVERNOR PIERRE DE RIGAUD DE VAUDREUIL, 1743-1752............. 321 iii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. CHAPTER PAGE XIII. GOVERNOR LOUIS BILLOUART DE KERLEREC AND THE CHOCTAW INDIANS, 1753-1762.......................... 351 CONCLUSION .............................................. 372 BIBLIOGRAPHY............................................ 378 APPENDIX ................................................ 388 VITA ..................................................... 391 iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF MAPS NUMBER PAGE 1. A Xerox Copy of a Map from John R. Swanton's Source Material for the Social and Cere­ monial Life of the Choctaw Indians........... 5 2. A Xerox Copy of a Map from Arrell Gibson's The Chickasaws.............................. 30 3. A Xerox Copy of a Map from John R. Swanton's Early History of the Creek Indians and their Neighbors ........... 37 4. A Xerox Copy of a Map from William E. M y e r 1s Indian Trails of the S o u t h e a s t ..................................... 85 5. A Xerox Copy of a Map from Glen Conrad (ed. and trans.), "Immigration of War in Louisiana: 1718-1721" ................... 94 6. A Xerox Copy of a Map from William E. My e r 's Indian Trails of the S o u t h e a s t ..................................... 108 7. A Xerox Copy of a Map in Marcel Giraud's Histoire de la Louisiane Franqaise........... 127 8. A Xerox Copy of a Map from Marcel Giraud's Histoire de la Louisiane Fr a n p a i s e ..................................... 156 9. A Xerox Copy of a Map from Robert Neitzel's Archaeology of the Fatherland Site: the Grand Village of the Natchez........................ 170 10. A Xerox Copy of a Map from Marcel Giraud's Histoire de la Louisiane F r a n q a i s e ..................................... 171 11. A Xerox Copy of a Map from William E. Myer's Indian Trails of the S o u t h e a s t ..................................... 211 v Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. NUMBER PAGE 12. A Xerox Copy of a Map from William E. Myer's Indian Trails of the S o u t heast ..................... 262 13. A Xerox Copy of a Map from William E.
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