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several times, but Foucault always delayed submitting them for the 
reasons that are quite evident from the attached paper.
The accounts of the French administration in the year 1767 
have now been submitted to our auditing office, and I hope that they will 
be audited and entirely finished by the middle of next month. I 
shall then send Your Excellency the general result of them, together 
with a clear and formal statement of all that the royal exchequer 
has expended in this province since His Majesty has been defraying 
the expenses. All this will show Your Excellency the advantages 
and dire need of establishing new regulations here. I shall do every-
thing that I can, and I hope that the results and my constant desire 
for the best service of the King will win the approbation of His 
Majesty and of Your Excellency.
    May Our Lord guard Your Excellency many years.
    New Orleans, December 29, 1769.

				ALEXANDRO O'REILLY (Rubric)

Most Excellent Senor Bailio Frey Don Julian de Arriaga. 
(The documents mentioned are in French.)

		STATEMENT OF PAYMENT FOR INDIAN PRESENTS
			January 9, 1770 98

    Statement of the funds paid at the order of the Most Excellent 
Senor Don Alexandro O'Reilly, governor and captain general of 
this province by the treasury under my charge to the Senores Maxent 
and Ranson for the goods delivered by them for presents to the 
savages from the arrival of the said Senor to this date, as shown by 
the total of each tribe.
     Distributed in this capital in the presence of the said Most Excel-
lent Senor.

On September 30, 1769 						 Pesos 
							         and reales

Tonicas .......................................................  121-6-33
Tinsas ........................................................   57-4-15
Pacana ........................................................   50-4- 4
Ahumas .......................................................    43-4-19
Bayagoulas ....................................................   26-5-19
Othogulas .....................................................   41-5- 1
Chavachas .....................................................   32-2- 0
Ochanya .......................................................   45-5-17

On October 22 
Chactos........................................................   64-5-18
Biloxis........................................................   71-2- 5
Pascaugulas....................................................	  59-0-33
Movilenos......................................................   31-3- 2
Ribbons for the medals.........................................    5-0- 0
On the 29th, Chetimachas.......................................  107-7-32
On November 16, Arkansas.......................................  515-4-28

98 AGI, Avd. SD 80-1-9