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OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
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the French of Louisiana; my own inclinations lead me
equally to afford them all the services that depend upon
me. But I am compelled to say, that your arrival at the
Nassonite village surprises me much. Your governor
could not be ignorant. that the post you occupy belongs to
my Government, and that all the lands west of the
Nassonites depend upon New Mexico. I counsel you to
advise M. De Bienville of this, or you will force me to
oblige you to abandon lands that the French have no
right to occupy. I have the honor to be, etc.,
DE'ALARCONNE.
" Trizzy River,- May 20,1719."
To this the French commander sent the following
reply:
"MONSIEUR: The orderfrom his Catholic majesty, to
maintain a good understanding with the French of
Louisiana, and the kindc intentions you have yourself
expressed towards them, accord but little with your
proceedings. Permit me to inform you that M.
De'Bienville is perfectly informed of the limits of his
Government, and is very certain that the post of the
Nassonites depends not upon the dominions of his Catholic
Majesty. He knows, also, that the province of Las
Tekas (Texas), of which you say you are Governor, is a
part of Louisiana. M. de La Salle took possession in
1685, in the name of his most Christian Majesty; and
since the above epoch, possession has been renewed from
time to time. Respecting the post of the Nassonites, I
cannot comprehend by what right you pretend that it
forms a part of New Mexico. I beg leave to represent
to you, that Don Antonio De Minor, who discovered New
Mexico in 1683, never penetrated east of the province,
or the Rio Bravo. It was the French who first made
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Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894. A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879., book, 1879; St. Louis, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5828/m1/95/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .