| 1769 | Summer Arrives in Louisiana with Alejandro O'Reilly. |
| 1775 | Returned to Spain to attend to personal affairs. and writes a lengthy memoir on Louisiana outlining ways to develop and strengthen the colony. He is appointed Lt. Governor of the colony and returns while Bernardo Galvez is acting governor. |
| 1778 | December 10 He has been an officer for 20 years 10 months and seven days of which 2 years 11 months and 7 days were spent as adjutant f the Louisiana Infantry and six years 2 months and two days a captain of the same regiment. |
| 1778 | December 23 Galvez approves Bouligny plan for settling Malagan families on the Teche. |
| 1779 | January 8 Bouligny leases slaves and orders supplies through St. Maxent until those that Galvez has ordered arrive in the colony. Supplies ordered from St. Maxent: 6 barrels of salt 4 barrels of tafia 400 pounds of powder 1,000 bullets 1,000 lb. gun shot and bird shot 2,003 flints two grosses wood cutters knives 10 lb. vermilion two grosses fire beaters (batte feu) 30 lbs. of beads (rasade) 6 bols of Limbourg cloth One Gross of work shirts Ten grosses of bells (Grelots) 6 packs white caldrons (Chaudron blanc) 200 assorted wood chisels 200 assorted gauches 50 hatchets to split posts 50 hatchets to split shingles 50 two-handled knives 13,000 assorted nails 100 assorted pliers 4 dozen pincers 100 Hay Scythes...etc. |