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Title Edge of empire : documents of Michilimackinac, 1671-1716 / translated by Joseph L. Peyser ; edited by Joseph L. Peyser and José António Brandão ; introduction by José António Brandão
Published East Lansing : Michigan State University Press ; Mackinac Island : Mackinac State Historic Parks, ©2008

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Contents Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Document 1. May 16, 1671: Copy of Saint-Lusson's Act of possession of the Northern Territories ; Document 2. July 8, 1683: Petition by Charles de Couagne against Marie Félix ; Document 3. July 31, 1683: Subpoena delivered to Louis Ouacuse ; Document 4. July 16, 1683: Interrogation of Louis Ouakouts ; Document 5. July 16 and 27, 1683: Testimony of Simone Côté and others ; Document 6. No date, 1683: Statement of trade goods belonging to Marie du Bocq
Document 7. July 16, 1683: Petition by Charles de Couagne to seize Louis Ouakont's canoe Document 8. July 16, 1683: Petition of Charles de Couagne ; Document 9. Oct. 4, 1683: Petition by Claude Tardy ; Document 10. Oct. 4-7, 1683: Judicial investigation against Loisel and Villedieu ; Document 11. Oct. 5, 1683: Petition by Claude Tardy ; Document 12. Oct. 7, 1683: Loizel & Villedieu's petition ; Document 13. Oct. 11, 1683: Petition by Anthoine Villedieu ; Document 14. Oct. 13, 1683: Judgment rendered by Migeon de Branssat ; Document 15. Oct. 13, 1683: Statement of court expenses
Document 16. No date, 1684: Statement of expenditures made by sieur de La Durantaye Document 17. May 19, 1684: Death and inventory of Jean Gay (or Laurent) dit Cascaret ; Document 18. May 20, 1684: Court record of the death of Mathurin Normandin dit Beausoleil ; Document 19. Dec. 31, 1684: Service contract of Claude Guichard, Carpenter, and La Durantaye ; Document 20. Jan. 11, 1685: Partnership agreement between Laurent Baudet and sieur de La Durantaye ; Document 21. May 15, 1685: Partnership agreement between Jean Morneau & Jean Lariou & sieur de La Durantaye
Document 22. No date, 1686: Summary of Governor Denonville's letters Document 23. Sept. 24, 1686: René Fezeret's complaint against Etienne de Sainte ; Document 24. Sept. 25, 1686: Etienne de Sainte's statement denying Fezeret's complaint ; Document 25. Sept. 26, 1686: Testimony of Fezeret's witnesses ; Document 26. Sept. 26-27, 1686: Judicial inquiry regarding the petition of Estienne de Sainte against Fezeret ; Document 27. Sept. 30, 1686: Verdict in favor of Fezeret against de Sainte ; Document 28. Mar. 3, 1687: Judgment to the benefit of sieur Patron against sieur Dulhut
Document 29. Jan. 20, 1688: Marie Morin's sworn statement that she is pregnant by Alphonse de Tonty Document 30. Mar. 8, 1688: King to Denonville and Champigny ; Document 31. June 7, 1689: Instructions to Governor Frontenac ; Document 32. May 14, 1690: Agreement between Nicolas Perrot and Pierre Le Sueur ; Document 33. Sept. 1, 1690: Protest by Françoise Duquet against the Bishop of Quebec ; Document 34. Sept. 16, 1692: Summary investigation of the beaver trade ; Document 35. Aug. 31, 1693: Service contract between sieurs Louis Duquet Duverdier, etc., and sieur de La Durantaye
Subject Fur trade -- Michigan -- Mackinac, Straits of, Region -- History -- Sources
Trading posts -- Michigan -- Mackinac, Straits of, Region -- History -- Sources
Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Mackinac, Straits of, Region -- History -- Sources
Discoveries in geography -- French
Fur trade
Indians of North America
Trading posts
SUBJECT Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Mich.) -- History -- Sources
Mackinac, Straits of, Region (Mich.) -- History -- Sources
Michigan -- Discovery and exploration -- French -- Sources
Subject Michigan
Michigan -- Mackinaw City -- Fort Michilimackinac
Michigan -- Straits of Mackinac Region
Genre/Form History
Sources
Form Electronic book
Author Peyser, Joseph L., 1925-
Brandão, José António, 1957-
Mackinac State Historic Parks.
ISBN 9781609170851
1609170857