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| South America & Caribbean:Easter Island discovered off the coast of Chile by a Dutch explorer. | |||||||||||
| North America:Virginia governor Spotswood signs a treaty with the Iroquois, who agree not to cross the Blue Ridge without permission. In New England, Manchester begins settlement from Boston. Boston population 12,000, with at least 1,000 brick structures. | |||||||||||
| Europe: French publish advances on steel and iron making. Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe; theatre by Marivaux in Parish and Steel in London; J. S. Bach publishes; prepared mustard in England. | |||||||||||
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January 1722
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February 1722
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March 1722
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April 1722
April 23 Another early plan of New Orleans with this date, probably by Adrien de Pauger that can be found in the Bibliotheque Service de Hydrographique de la Marine in France. April 28 A letter from De la Tour cites trouble with a Sr. de Buisson and his brother-in-law Bonneau who have cleared a site at New Orleans on their own . Unfortunately it is not in line with the town that the engineers have laid out. Also during this time: A De la Tour plan which can be found in the Map Division of the Library of Congress. This map is the first survey that divides the blocks into lots with numbers assigning the lots to early settlers, most of whom were workmen for the Company of the Indies. Many of the lot lines on this plan are still seen on a plan of today. |
May 1722
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June 1722
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July 1722
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August 1722
August De la Tour is in New Orleans. The houses of Sr. Raguet and Traverse are also out of alignment with the plan. |
September 1722
September 11 A hurricane hits and 2/3 of the structures are destroyed, including the simple church, presbytere, hospital and barracks buildings. No one is killed. |
October 1722
November 12 Lot #97 which faces Dumaine is granted to Sr. Thierry who is commandant and director General of the province of Louisiana. |
November 1722
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December 1722
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| New Orleans is made the capital of Louisiana. | German immigrants, Les Allemandes, led by Karl D Arensbourg, joined other Germans from John Law s Arkansas concession to settle in St. Charles Parish near Killona. Chapel erected by 1724. These industrious German farmers saved New Orleans from famine. | In 1722 Diron d Artaguette, Inspector of Troops in Louisiana, recommended the establishment of a fortified post on Red River to prevent Indian attacks on those portaging the rapids. Although it is probable that some type of French presence was established near the rapids shortly after the Inspector s report, the specific date of origin for ³Post du Rapide² was not until 1770. Eight years following Louisiana s transfer to Spain in 1762, Etienne Layssard was appointed the post commandant. A census commissioned by General Alexandro O Reilly in 1769 reported about 100 settlers, including slaves & Apache Indians near the post. |
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