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A historical biography surveys the development of French colonial Canada from early exploration and trade through the growth of settlements and missionary efforts, then focuses on the career and administrations of Count Frontenac. It traces political rivalries, military crises, and the contested authority between governors and colonial councils, recounting frontier warfare with Indigenous nations, campaigns to defend and secure the colony, and episodes of diplomacy and negotiation. Chapters alternate background narrative and campaign accounts to show how leadership, imperial policy, and local conditions shaped New France's struggle for survival and eventual peace.

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depicts evils of liquor traffic, 335


Domergue, Lieutenant, killed at Laprairie,


Dongan, Colonel, governor of New York, correspondence with La Barre,
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policy with Iroquois, 183;

correspondence with Denonville, 199, 200;

claims right to trade with Lake tribes, 203;

demands destruction of Fort Niagara, 218;

advice to Iroquois, 219


Duchesneau, Jacques, intendant,
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his instructions, 109;

claims to rank above bishop, 115;

causes king's prohibition of trading licences to be registered in Frontenac's absence, 117;

asked to furnish particulars as to ill effects of liquor traffic, 118;

censured for interfering in matters beyond his sphere, 120;

his recommendations on the coureurs de bois question, 127;

dispute with Frontenac as to presidency of Sovereign Council, 133-40;

severely censured in despatch from minister, 134;

accuses Frontenac of manufacturing the news he sends to the minister, 142;

his son imprisoned for disrespect to Frontenac, 143;

recall of, 143;

makes report on Acadia, 271


Dudley, Joseph, provisional governor of Massachusetts,


Dudouyt, Jean, grand-vicar of bishop of Quebec,
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sent to France by bishop in connection with liquor question, 118;

advice to bishop, 171


Dugas, Du Gua, or Du Guast, sieur de Monts, see
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Du Lhut, Daniel Greseylon, explorer, discoveries of,
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imprisoned on return to Quebec, 163;

appointed post commander among north-western tribes, 164;

diverts trade from English posts on Hudson's Bay to Montreal, 164;

under orders from La Barre confiscates goods in La Salle's fort of St. Louis, 179;

instructed to rendezvous at Niagara, 181, 186, 187;

fortifies post at outlet of Lake Huron, 202


Dupont, Nicolas, member of Sovereign Council,


Duval, Jean, executed for conspiracy against Champlain,



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Earthquake of 1662,
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Eau, Chevalier d', goes on embassy to Iroquois and is badly used,


English colonies, goods cheap in,
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paid better price for furs, 154, 175, 201;

political confusion prevailing in, after downfall of James II, 263



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Faillon, abbé, quoted,
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his description of conduct of Perrot, governor of Montreal, 96, 97


Fénelon, abbé de, intermediary between Frontenac and Perrot,
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indignant at Perrot's arrest, 93;

preaches sermon against Frontenac, 93;

carries round memorial in Perrot's favour, 96;

summoned to Quebec, 98;

his conduct before the council, 101;

sent to France, censured, and not allowed to return to Canada, 102, 103


"Flag" incident in siege of Quebec,


France, condition of, in 1675-6,
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Frontenac, Louis de Buade, Comte de Palluau et, particulars respecting his early life scanty,
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born in 1620, 61;

enters army under Prince of Orange at age of fifteen, 62;

promoted to rank of maréchal de camp, 62;

peace of Westphalia (1648) releases him from military life, 63;

marriage and birth of son, 63;

his wife separates from him, 63;

extravagant habits, 64;

commands Venetian troops in defence of Crete against Turks, 64;

leaves France for Canada midsummer of 1672, 65;

endeavours to constitute "three estates," and summons an assembly, 67;

action disapproved by king, 67;

his instructions regarding the ecclesiastical power, 69;

friendly to Sulpicians and Récollets, 74;

plans a visit to Cataraqui, 74;

conducts an expedition to Cataraqui, 76-84;

invites Iroquois to conference at that place, 79;

harangues them and distributes presents, 81, 82;

erects fort, 83;

expedition not approved by minister, 84;

Frontenac defends it, 85;

difficulties with Perrot, governor of Montreal, and the Abbé Fénelon, 90-104;

captures twelve coureurs de bois, 99;

sends Perrot and Fénelon to France with report on case, 102;

the king's reply, 103;

enemies at court, 110;

honour paid to him in church curtailed by Laval, 112;

attitude towards ecclesiastical powers, 113;

difficulty with bishop over issue of trading permits, involving carrying of liquor to Indians, 116;

king prohibits permits, 116;

visits Cataraqui (Fort Frontenac), 117;

appeals against king's decision, 117;

instructed not to meddle with questions of finance, etc., 120;

authorized to grant hunting permits, 125;

number to be issued restricted, 128;

dispute with intendant Duchesneau as to presidency of Sovereign Council, 133-40;

censured by minister for his contentious spirit, 135;

again cautioned by king and minister, 136;

recalled, 143, 144;

asks home government for soldiers, 145;

summons conference on Indian question, 146;

arranges peace between Senecas and Ottawas, 146;

orders strengthening of fortifications of Montreal, 147;

relations with Du Lhut, 162;

has Récollet confessor, Father Maupassant, 165;

alleged disorders in his household, 165;

commends Sulpicians, 168;

his recall a triumph for clerical opponents, 171;

on return to France makes light of La Barre's demand for troops, 173;

reappointed governor of Canada, 229;

arrives at Chedabucto, 232;

arrives at Quebec, 232;

goes to Montreal, 233;

exaggerates number of killed in Lachine massacre, 227 (note);

tries to arrest destruction of Fort Frontenac, 233;

organizes raiding parties against English colonies, 234-6;

brings out with him from France survivors of Indians captured for the galleys, 237;

sends deputation to Iroquois, 237;

sends reinforcements to La Durantaye, 241;

his address to the Lake tribes, 242;

result of his raids on English settlements, 253;

improves fortifications of Quebec, 254;

his relations with the Sovereign Council, 254-7;

goes to Montreal where anxiety prevails, 257;

his expedition to Lake Indians successful, 258;

dances a war-dance, 260;

protests to Massachusetts authorities against attack on Pentagouet, 270;

gets news at Montreal of approach of expedition against Quebec, 282;

replies to Phipps's demand for surrender, 288, 289;

recommends attack on Boston by sea, 316;

describes ravages of Abenaquis, 317;

estimate of military losses in Canada, 318;

expresses himself as opposed to large expeditions, 320;

orders M. de Louvigny at Michilimackinac to send down Indians with their furs, 323;

firm in negotiations with Iroquois, 325, 338;

complaints made against, 333-6;

gives theatrical representations at Quebec, 336;

question of Tartuffe, 337;

restores Fort Frontenac against instructions of minister, 341;

directs campaign against Iroquois, 350-3;

reports his victory to the king, and asks for recognition, 353;

receives cross of St. Louis, 354;