| Angeleran, Jesuite. |
| De la Duranthaye [la Garduer]. |
| De Beauvais, and |
| De la Forest. |
Compared by me with the original in my hands, Councillor Secretary of the King, and Register in Chief of the Royal Council at Quebec, subscribed, and each page paraphe.
Collated at Quebec, this 11th September, 1712.
| [Signed], | Byon et Vandreuil. |
Memoir of Monsieur de la Mothe Cadillac, relative to the establishment of Detroit, addressed to the Minister of Marine, 14th September, 1704:
La Mothe Cadillac renders an account of his conduct relative to the establishment of Detroit, by questions and answers. It is the Minister who questions, and La Mothe who answers:
Q. Was it not in 1699 that you proposed to me an establishment in the Straits which separate Lake Erie from Lake Huron?
A. Yes, my Lord.
Q. What were the motives which induced you to wish to fortify a place there, and make an establishment?
A. I had several. The first was to make a strong post, which should not be subject to the revolutions of other posts, by fixing there a number of French and Savages, in order to curb the Iroquois, who had constantly annoyed our colonies and hindered their prosperity.
Q. At what time did you leave Quebec to go to Detroit?