[54] Ibid., p. 219.
[55] Gayarré, IV, p. 219.
[56] Ibid., p. 229.
[57] Grace King tells a pretty story of the saving of Jean Lafitte's life. On the very day that a price was set upon his head by Gov. Claiborne he was invited to be the guest at a plantation, and almost at the same instant there arrived unexpectedly Mrs. Claiborne, the wife of the governor. The hostess, with quick presence of mind, introduced the gentleman to the wife of the governor as Monsieur Clement, and then hurriedly went out of the room, leaving her guests together. She called Henriette, her confidential servant, and looking her straight in the eyes, said: "Henriette, Gov. Claiborne has set a price upon Monsieur Lafitte's head. Anyone who takes him a prisoner and carries him to the governor will receive five hundred dollars reward, and M. Laffitte's head will be cut off. Send all the other servants away; set the table yourself, and wait on us yourself. Remember to call M. Lafitte, M. Clement—and be careful before Mme. Claiborne." The colored woman responded with perfect tact and discretion. See Grace King, "New Orleans, the Place and the People," 204.
[58] Gayarré, IV, p. 127.
[59] Ibid., p. 127.
[60] Gayarré, IV, p. 131.
[61] King, "New Orleans: The Place and Its People."
[62] Paul Alliot's Reflections in Robertson's "Louisiana under the Rule of Spain," I, p. 67.
[63] Ibid., 103, 111.