Duchesneau

In 1679, Intendant Duchesneau wrote a scathing report, and estimated the number of coureurs de bois at between 500 and 600, not counting others who were leaving “every day” for the woods.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

In 1679, Intendant Duchesneau wrote a scathing report, and estimated the number of coureurs de bois at between 500 and 600, not counting others who were leaving “every day” for the woods.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

Duchesneau, the intendant, who had succeeded Talon, was an enemy of both Frontenac and the explorer.

Canada J. G. Bourinot

He was constantly at conflict with the bishop, who was always asserting the supremacy of his Church, with the intendant Duchesneau, who was simply a spy on his actions, with the

Canada J. G. Bourinot

'Every one here is puffed up with the greatest vanity,' wrote the intendant Duchesneau in 1681; 'there is not one but pretends to be a patron and wants the privilege of naming a cure for his lands, yet they are heavily in debt and in extreme poverty.'

The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism William Bennett Munro 1916

He quarrelled with most of the officials of the colony over petty questions: with his councillors, with the intendant (Duchesneau), with the Governor of

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

Frontenac and Duchesneau disputed over civil affairs.

The Fighting Governer : A Chronicle of Frontenac Charles William Colby 1911

Had Duchesneau succeeded in his efforts, Du Lhut would have been severely punished, and probably excluded from the West for the remainder of his life.

The Fighting Governer : A Chronicle of Frontenac Charles William Colby 1911

Duchesneau the bishop and the intendant were ranged against the governor.

The Fighting Governer : A Chronicle of Frontenac Charles William Colby 1911

Duchesneau reported that Frontenac evaded the edict in order to favour his own partners or agents among the coureurs de bois, and that when he went to Montreal on the pretext of negotiating with the Iroquois, his real purpose was to take up merchandise and bring back furs.

The Fighting Governer : A Chronicle of Frontenac Charles William Colby 1911