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Personalities of Louisiana: Don Francisco Bouligny





Don Francisco Bouligny, ?-?

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.
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