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Le Grand Village Sauvage (French translation: the big savage village), also called Chalacasa, near Old Appleton in Perry County, Missouri, United States. The village was inhabited by Shawnee and Delaware Indian immigrants from Ohio and Indiana.

New Bourbon, in Ste. Genevieve Township in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. New Bourbon is located approximately two and one-half miles south of Ste. Genevieve. originally called Nouvelle Bourbon, was named in honor of the sovereign of Spain, Charles IV (1788-1819), of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon, [4] and would memorialize the executed Bourbon king of France, Louis XVI.The village of Nouvelle Bourbon was established in 1793 by order of Baron Carondelet, Governor of the colony of Upper Louisiana "to put the new settlement under the special protection of the august sovereign who governs Spain, and also that the descendants of the new colonists may imitate the fidelity and firmness of their of their fathers toward their king." The sovereign who reigned over Spain, and thus Upper Louisiana, in 1793 was Charles IV, House of Bourbon.[5] American settlement had forced many Native American tribes westward. The Spanish authorities in Upper Louisiana, also

[Transcript of Letter from Delassus de Luziere to Moses Austin, May 14, 1799], Moses Austin , Steven Austin, Zenon Trudeau. Missouri Histori

MISSOURI - TEXAS HISTORY, New Spain Copy of transcript for a letter from Delassus de Luziere to Moses Austin, on May 14, 1799, discussing the claim of the Austins to mine for minerals at Mine a Breton in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. He attempts to solve the issue of who should receive the money from the mine. Physical DescriptionBookmark this section 2 p. ; 28 cm. Creation InformationBookmark this section Luziere, Delassus de May 14, 1799. ContextBookmark this section This letter is part of the collection entitled: Moses and Stephen F. Austin Papers and was provided by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this letter can be viewed below. [Transcript of Account for Stephen and Moses Austin, December 20, 1792] DESCRIPTION:Copy of transcript for an account for Stephen and Moses Austin that includes line item inventory of items purchased. DATE: December 20, 1792 ITEM TYPE: