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Early Detroit
Thus he charged Parent, the blacksmith of the place, who had, I suppose, the monopoly of both the French and Indian business, 600 francs and two hogsheads of ale, and he was also to shoe De la Motte's horse. He had at a large expense erected a mill for the grinding of grain and charged the one-eighth for toll. He charged the inhabitants a small rent for the use of the lands they occupied, and a poll tax of ten francs a year; but unquestionably the chief source of profit was the fur and brandy trade
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