Louisiana materials, Mémoire sur le district du Ouachita dans la province de la Louisianne, [1803]
Date: 1803
Contributor: Anmours, Chevalier d' | Cain, Robert H.
Subject: Expeditions | Mounds | Louisiana--History | Hunting | Commerce | Trade
Type: Text
Genre: Memoirs | Travel narratives | Translations
Extent: 44 pages
Description: "Memoire sur le district du Ouachita dans le province de la Louisianne." No. 1 in Explorations in the Louisiana Country. Charles Francois Adrien Le Paulmier, Chevalier d'Annemours was France's general consul to Virginia and Maryland. His journal provides a detailed account of the geography of the Louisiana territory, especially its waterways. The Ouachita District is the primary focus of his report. He describes its geography, crops, and economic potential, and provides a series of observations about indigenous cultures and histories in the area, including trading cultures, hunting patterns, and mounds. Particularly mentions the Catahoulas. These references may pertain to the Caddo, Choctaw, Tunica, and Ofo.
The original is in French, but the APS has a translation done by Robert Cain in 1973.
Collection: Mémoire sur le district du Ouachita dans la province de la Louisianne, [1803] Mss.917.6.Ex7