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Early Detroit
He here acquired such distinction that, in 1689, on the breaking out of the war between England and France, after the revolu-
tion of 1688 and the ascension of William and Mary to the throne of England, he was sent for to Versailles, by Louis XIV, to give there accurate information in relation to the condition of New France and the- English colonies, and especially in relation to the condition of the harbors and the defences on the coast, with which he was well acquainted. There is strong official evidence of the high estimate in which his opinions were held by the King and court.
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