hat of his death in 1657. Another
record, cited by Farmer in his _History of Detroit_, makes it 1658. In
1703 he himself declared that he was forty-seven years old. After
serving as lieutenant in the regiment of Clairembault, he went to Canada
about the year 1683. He became skilled in managing Indians, made himself
well acquainted with the coasts of New England, and strongly urged an
attack by sea on New York and Boston, as the only sure means of securing
French ascendency. He was always in opposition to the clerical party.

[18] See _La Mothe-Cadillac a ----, 3 Aout, 1695_.

[19] _La Mothe-Cadillac a ----, 3 Aout, 1695._

[20] "Il me dit que je me donnois des airs qui ne m'appartenoient pas,
en me portant le poing au nez. Je vous avoue, Monsieur, que je pensai
oublier qu'il etoit pretre, et que je vis le moment ou j'allois luy
demonter la machoire; mais, Dieu merci, je me contentai de le prendre
par le bras et de le pousser dehors, avec ordre de n'y plus rentrer."
Margry, v. (author's edition), Introduction, civ. This introduction,
with other editorial matter, is omitted in the edition of M. Margry's
valuable collection, printed under a vote of the American Congress.

[21] See "Count Frontenac," 440.

[22] Robert Livingston urged the occupation of Detroit as early as 1700.
_N. Y. Col. Docs._, iv. 650.

[23] _Denonville a Du Lhut, 6 Juin, 1686._ Count Frontenac, 133.

[24] "Sans se destourner et sans s'arrester au bruit des jappereaux qui
crient apres luy."--_Memoire de La Mothe-Cadillac adresse au Comte de
Maurepas._

[25] _Memoire adresse au Comte de Maurepas_, in Margry, v. 138.

[26] La Mothe-Cadillac, _Rapport au Ministre_, 1700, in Margry, v. 157.

[27] _Rapport au Ministre_, 1700.

[28] Cadillac's report of this interview is given in Sheldon, _Early
History of Michigan_, 85-91.

[29] _La Mothe-Cadillac a un premier commis, 18 Octobre, 1700_, in
Margry, v. 166.

[30] _Callieres au Ministre, 4 Octobre, 1701. Autre lettre du meme, sans
date_, in Margry, v. 187, 190.

[31] _Callieres et Champigny au Ministre, sans date._

[32] _Relation du Destroit_ (by the Jesuit who accompanied the
expedition).

[33] _Description de la Riviere du Detroit, jointe a la lettre de MM. de
Callieres et de Champigny, 8 Octobre, 1701._

[34] _Callieres au Ministre, 9 Novembre, 1700._

[35] _Traite fait avec la Compagnie de la Colonie de Canada, 31 Octobre,
1701._

[36] _Lamothe-Cadillac a Ponchartrain, 31 Aoust, 170