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16 Feb 1770 - Marriage Contract - Louis Chauvin, son of Bouis Chauvin and Angelique Perthuys, and Marianne FRANCOEUR, native of Arkansas, daughter of Joseph FRANCOEUR, mother's name unknown. (LHQ Vol# 6, p 313; Belting, Natalie M., "Kaskaskis Under the French Regime" (III. Studies in the Social Sciences, Vol XXIX. No. 3). U. of III. Press. 1948 - Appendix p 87) 20 May 1770 -(ibid, p 130) - Demazelliers from Arkansas...Permission granted to M. Marsero to marry one of the girls of Mrs. Francoeur at Punta Contada. (Note by DJC: This was a period of great unrest among the Indians and much correspondence concerning during the changeover from French to Spanish rule in the Mississippi Valley.) No Date (ibid, p 135) - "The River Hunters have been ordered to return to the fort...." 26 May 1770 - (ibid, p 189)... "given M. Monsaveau permission to go down to Cut Point in order to get married to one of the daughters of M. FRANCOEUR. This will keep that boy at the Post...." 5 June 1770 - From Point Coupee records in Diocese of Baton Rouge as supplied by Elizabeth B. Glanelloni, Archivist,to DJC, Ltr. 24 May 1973... Pierre Julien Chevalier de Montcherveaux, son of Jean Francois Tixerant de Moncherveaux and Agnes DuChassin, married to Susane FRANCOEUR, native of Akensas, daughter of Joseph FRANCOEUR and AGNES _________... Mrs. Gianelloni adds the note that the same records show that 12 April 1779, the widow Suzanne Moncaroux {?} married Jean Baptiste Fafart. son of Joseph Fafart. 6 June 1770 (ibid, p 140) - ... Hunters are coming to fort with families. First, they will go to town to get married and baptize their offspring. But they are told to go back to the river and salvage their property and salt some meat for next fall...." (ibid., p 142)... Fournaur "owes 954# to M. FRANCOEUR. De Clouet seized 700 pots of butter to cover payment by Francoeur. On the other hand, Francoeur owes money to Fourham and this debt can only be for whiskey".... 16 June 1770 - (ibid* p 207) - At the Arkansas - Demazellieres to the General. To inform him that the FRANCOEUR have come from the Ark. river with women and children; they are in greatest misery, the children no even having a shirt... has promised to help them bring their furniture from the river... also ordered them to go to the city to get married and have the children baptized. These people would love to settle at the fort. Since other children have not been baptized he suggest that the General send a minister or a monk whom he would send back as soon as everyone has been baptized...." On p 208 is this which is not clear even to transcriber but appears to be continuation of litigation between Francoeur and Fournier (variously spelled).... "He owes M. FRANCOEUR money, 934 piastres, for salted meat which was sold to him at Pointe Coupee in 1770. Demazelliere has the paper stating this fact..." 15 June 1770 (ibid, p 212) Lambert o Demazelliere... Mr. Lambert requests you to order M. Tounoir (transcriber seemed to have trouble deciding whether this man's name began with F or T) to give back the oil he took in the wagon of M. FRANCOEUR without his consent...." 16 Jan 1770 - (ibid. P 214) FRANCOEUR to Demazellieres... Statement that Tounoir, merchant, owes him 954# for salted meat bought at Point Coupee...The Chevalier Clouet can witness this, since he had the promissory note since he wanted to do his