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Researching the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
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Report 98-13



THE BUILT HISTORY OF PORT TOULOUSE, ISLE ROYALE, 
ACTUAL AND PROPOSED, 1713-1758

BY ERIC KRAUSE

(KRAUSE HOUSE INFO-RESEARCH SOLUTIONS)

FEBRUARY 28, 1998

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VOLUME ONE


PREFACE

Volume One narrates the as-built "nuts and bolts" structural history of Port Toulouse by concentrating on real construction activity of actual buildings, structures and fortified works. Only in passing, to establish context, does it discuss either proposed constructions, or people and places. Completely left to the material researcher is the interpretation of interior furnishings, whether built-in or free standing. To achieve the above goals, the narrative massages the information in a report format.

Volume Two chronicles some of the known history of Port Toulouse. First, in support of Volume One, it details the area's as-built constructions as well as the ambitious building proposals that would surface from time to time. Second, it discusses, in more or less detail, the area's other histories (e.g. genealogy, geography, social, economic, military, religious, furnishings, etc.), which might, in the future, form the foundation of a more broadly based interpretive report(s) on Port Toulouse. And third, it indicates some non-Port Toulouse but related back-grounder threads - source material, which if followed, might add additional context to any expanded report.

The manuscript references of Volume Two are either reformatted to facilitate reading and interpretation, or else issued as a précis or summary of the original document. Although these reproductions are more or less accurate (depending upon one's standard), any final analysis should consult the originals, in micro or photo form, as held, for example, in the Archives of the Fortress of Louisbourg. Because Volume Two is in digital format, this should also encourage not only the detailing of existing précised and summary references but also the placement of new material.

Volume Three presents ancillary documentation in support of the narrative report. Here are found the abridged views of some others who have written about Port Toulouse, as well as some illustrative material.

Volume Four is a glossary of select Isle Royale terms and techniques in support of both the narrative report and chronology of all events.

Finally, the endnotes of Volume One refer directly to documentation replicated or précised in Volume Two.

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