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Early Detroit
While he admits that Indian corn grows very well, he does not believe that the fruits of Europe can be brought to perfection, and says that chestnuts are the only kind of fruit that is good.
In conclusion he cordially recommends the establishment of Mackinaw, which had become almost a ruin, having had no garrison for many years, and now having only some fourteen or fifteen French inhabitants.
This elaborate report did not have all the effect that the enemies of De la Motte and Detroit hoped for.
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