Acadiensia nova (1598-1779) : new and unpublished documents and other data relating to Acadia (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, etc.); the actors, Sir William Alexander, Jacques de Meuelles Gargas, Vincent de Saccardy, Marquis de la Roche, Delabat and J. F. W. des Barres
by William Inglis Morse
Bernard Quaritch, Limited, 1935
Bernard Quaritch, Limited, 1935
For more about Morse's fabulous life, see my post.
The original document is in the Dalhousie archives. It's worth a look.
deGargas (first name unknown) was an ecrivan principal sent to Port Royal to take an exhaustive census in 1687. He counted people of all categories, buildings, weapons and acres.
deGargas (first name unknown) was an ecrivan principal sent to Port Royal to take an exhaustive census in 1687. He counted people of all categories, buildings, weapons and acres.
Here is a map of Gargas's inventory:
And here is a table of the people he found.
