Colonial Mobile; an historical study largely from original sources, of the Alabama-Tombigbee basin and the old South West, from the discovery of the Spiritu Santo in 1519 until the demolition of Fort Charlotte in 1821 . e mentioned by Peni-caut as built in 1719 by the governor on the bank of the sea aleague from the fort. This would locate the chateau in Gar-rows Bend, but its exact site is now unknown. Tradition issilent, too, but somewhere on the present Shell Road, Bienvillehad this fort belle maison avec un jardin. According toFrenchs version, he lived there all the year round for hishealt
Colonial Mobile; an historical study largely from original sources, of the Alabama-Tombigbee basin and the old South West, from the discovery of the Spiritu Santo in 1519 until the demolition of Fort Charlotte in 1821 . e mentioned by Peni-caut as built in 1719 by the governor on the bank of the sea aleague from the fort. This would locate the chateau in Gar-rows Bend, but its exact site is now unknown. Tradition issilent, too, but somewhere on the present Shell Road, Bienvillehad this fort belle maison avec un jardin. According toFrenchs version, he lived there all the year round for hishealth, and had orange-trees in his orchard. Margrys text,however, says nothing of oranges, which are thought to datefrom a later regime.^ Bienville was to ask for a fief on Pearl River to bear hisname, and get Horn Island instead in socage tenure.^ Thedesire to perpetuate his name was not unnatural, but he wasas unsuccessful as his older brother. For Iberville had asked Penicaut, 6 Frenchs Historical Collection, pp. 138-141 ; 1 MartinsLouisiana, p. 207. 2 Winsors Basin of the Mississippi, p. 423. 5 Margry, Decouvertes, p. 487 ; 6 Frenchs Historical Collection, p. 106. * Kings Bienville, p. 228. til ?3~ rs .HKIi^ t.
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