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La Salle, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): entry la-salle-robert-cavelter-sieur-de
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La Salle, Robert Cavelter, Sieur de 1643-
Explorer; born in Rouen, France, Nov. 22. 1643: in early life became a Jesuit, and thereby forfeited his patrimony.
He afterwards left the order, and went to Canada as an adventurer in 1666.
From the Sulpicians, seigneurs of Montreal, he obtained a grant of land and founded Lachine.
Tales of the wonders and riches of the wilderness inspired him with a desire to explore.
With two Sulpicians, he went into the wilds of western New York, and afterwards went down the Ohio River as far as the site of Louisville.
Governor Frontenac became his friend, and in the autumn of 1674 he went to France bearing a letter from the governorgeneral, strongly recommending him to Colbert, the French premier.
Honors and privileges were bestowed upon him at the French Court, and he was made governor of Fort Frontenac, erected on the site of Kingston, at the foot of Lake Ontario, which he greatly strengthened, and gathered Indian settlers around it. He had
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