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Early Detroit
access which the Iroquois, and, through them, the English, had by the way of the Detroit to the Indians and the Indian commerce of the upper lakes, and the uninterrupted war-path between the Iroquois and the peaceful and friendly Illinois, that Cadillac conceived the plan of a permanent post and settlement on the Detroit—one that, from its strength and character, would become the center of influence and power and should effectually hold in check the Iroquois. He doubtless had dreams of personal aggrandizement and power, of becoming a kind of feudal lord over this beautiful region, ' with vassal and retainer. In 1699 he visited the court of Versailles,
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