L'ILOT 17

PAR

H. PAUL THIBAULT

Septembre 1972

(Fortress of Louisbourg
Report Number H D 20)

RECONSTRUCTION CHECK LISTS: ALL LOTS
(1744 - 1745)

NOTE:

The features at Louisbourg were reconstructed to the period 1744 - 1745. To rank the credibility of the evidence described in a Block Report, the following criteria was used:

CREDIBILITY: "A" - Very high reliability of information - the most relevant documents support the conclusion: "B" Some major documents do not support the conclusions, but the weight is still clearly for the conclusion: "C" The evidence seems to be relatively equal "for" and "against" the conclusion, but internal factors (within the documents) and such things as experience of the researcher tend to weigh in the direction of the conclusion: "D" Much conflicting evidence with no preponderance in any direction, based mostly on an experience with the type of problem (generally), or, no primary evidence but based on experience and secondary sources, etcetera.

LOT A

(1) GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: Built in 1722 [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(2) GENERAL DATA: On alignment in 1723 [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(3) DATE OF BUILDING: Completely modified before 1733 [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("B" credibility)].

(4a) OWNER: 1722-1740: owned and inhabited by Jean-Baptiste de Couagne, officer and sub-engineer [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(4b) OWNER: 1740-1745: Owned by Michel de Gannes de Falaise, officer [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(4c) OWNER: Rented to Michel Rodrigue and brothers, fishermen, ship's fitters and merchants [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("B" credibility)].

(5) FUNCTION OF BUILDING: Private dwelling [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(6) LAYOUT: BASEMENT: Used as a storage area [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(7) LAYOUT: FIRST FLOOR: See H D 20, final report [BASIS: H D 20 ("B" credibility)].

(8) LAYOUT: ATTIC: Used for storage area [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(9) CONSTRUCTION DETAILS: 1/2 TIMBER: "Charpente" house [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(10) INTERIOR WOOD PARTITIONS: Board partitions in some area [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(11) INTERIOR FINISH - WALL PANELLING: Board panelling at least in the bedroom [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(12) DETAILS - STAIRS, ETC., BUILT-IN FURNITURE: Stairs or ladder to go in the basement and the attic [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("B" credibility)].

(13) CABINETS (ARMOIRES): One on each side of the chimney in the kitchen [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(14a) ROOF SHAPE: Hip on the north side [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("B" credibility)].

(14b) ROOF SHAPE: Gable on the south side [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("B" credibility)].

(15) ROOF COVERING: Shingles [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("C" credibility)]. (16a) DORMERS: One on the east side, in the middle of the roof [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("C" credibility)].

(16b) DORMERS: Two on the west side, on the north section, with shed roofs [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("C" credibility)].

(17) FIREPLACES: See H D 20, final report [BASIS: H D 20 ("B" credibility)].

(18) STOVES: One iron stove in the kitchen [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(19) LOCATION - MANTLE: The chimney in the kitchen had a "chimney faience decoration in seven pieces of which one is broken". [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(20) DOOR LOCATION: One on "rue Toulouse" (See H D 20, final report) [BASIS: H D 20 ("A" credibility)].

(21) LOCKING DEVICES: One door is mentioned "with its hardware and lock" {BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 37-43 and 57-63 ("A" credibility)].

(22) WINDOW LOCATION: See H D 20, final report [BASIS: H D 20 ("B" credibility)].

LOT A

(1) DATE OF BUILDING: Built between 1741 and 1745 [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(2) OWNER: Michel de Gannes de Falaise, captain of a company [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(3) FUNCTION OF BUILDING: Private dwelling [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(4) BUILDING SIZE: 20 feet along the rue Toulouse x 30 feet [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("C" credibility)].

(5) LAYOUT: ROOT CELLAR AND BASEMENT: No root cellar or basement [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(6a) FIRST (GROUND) FLOOR: 1 [bed]room with a fireplace with 2 small cabinets [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(6b) FIRST (GROUND) FLOOR: 1 kitchen with a fireplace (See final report H D 20) [BASIS: H D 20 ("A" credibility)].

(7a) ATTIC: 1 [bed]room with perhaps a fireplace [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(7b) ATTIC: 1 attic room (grenier) [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(8) EXTERIOR WALL: Wood construction [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("B" credibility)].

(9) BUILT IN FURNITURE CABINET (ARMOIRE): Cabinet in the bedroom on the ground floor "against the chimney" [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(10a) ROOF SHAPE: Hip on the east side [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("C" credibility)].

(10b) ROOF SHAPE: Cable on the west side [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(11) ROOF COVERING: Shingles [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("D" credibility)].

(12a) GENERAL FIREPLACES: Double (with 2 flues) or triple (with 3 flues) chimney with 1 fireplace in the bedroom and 1 in the kitchen on the ground floor [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(12b) GENERAL FIREPLACES: Perhaps 1 fireplace in the bedroom on the attic floor [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("D" credibility)].

(13) POTAGER: No potager [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(14) OVEN: No oven [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(15) STOVES: Stove plates were inventoried in the backyard for at least 2 stoves, with one iron stove [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(16) GENERAL DOOR LOCATION: 1 door in the south wall (See H D 20, final report) [BASIS: H D 20 ("A" credibility)].

(17a) DETAILS OF WINDOW: FIRST (GROUND) FLOOR, SOUTH WALL: 2 windows in the bedroom on the east side of the door (See H D 20, final report) [BASIS: H D 20 ("B" credibility)]

(17b) DETAILS OF WINDOW: FIRST (GROUND) FLOOR, SOUTH WALL: 1 window in the kitchen on the west side of the door [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("B" credibility)]. (17c) DETAILS OF WINDOW: FIRST (GROUND) FLOOR, WEST WALL: No window on the north half of the wall ("A" credibility)].

(17d) DETAILS OF WINDOW: FIRST (GROUND FLOOR) EAST WALL: 1 window in the bedroom on the south half of the wall [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("B" credibility)].

(17e) DETAILS OF WINDOW: FIRST (GROUND) FLOOR: NORTH WALL: Unknown [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78].

(18) ATTIC: Gable wall, 2 windows [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(19) DORMER: No dormer on the west side of the north part of the roof (other parts unknown) [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 ("A" credibility)].

(20) SHUTTER: No shutter on the gable wall. Others unknown [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 47-50 and 77-78 9"A" credibility)].

LOT B - HOUSE

(1) DATE OF BUILDING: Built in 1725 [BASIS: H D 20 - first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110 ("B" credibility)].

(2) OWNER: Jean-François Eurry de La Perelle, major [BASIS: H D 20 - first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110 ("A" credibility)].

(3) FUNCTION OF BUILDING: Private dwelling [BASIS: H D 20 - first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110].

(4) BUILDING SIZE: 30 pieds on the rue Royale x 20 pieds [BASIS: H D 20 - first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110 ("C" credibility)].

(5) LAYOUT: FIRST FLOOR AND ATTIC: Seems not to have had more than a ground floor and an attic [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110 ("D" credibility)].

(6a) EXTERIOR WALL: Wood construction [BASIS: H D 20 - first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110 ("A" credibility)].

(6b) EXTERIOR WALL: Possibly a charpente construction with piquets [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110 ("D" credibility)].

(7) ROOF SHAPE: Hipped roof [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110 ("A" credibility)].

(8) ROOF COVERING: Shingles [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110 ("C" credibility)].

(9) DOOR LOCATION: One door located in the south wall, 6 pieds from the south-east corner [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 85-88 and 109-110 ("C" credibility)].

(10) LANDSCAPING: SITE: See H D 20, Final Report for the sketch layout [BASIS: H D 20 ("C" credibility)].

LOT B - STOREHOUSE

(1) DATE OF BUILDING: Built between 1730 and 1734 [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 88-91 and 110-111 ("B" credibility)].

(2) OWNER: Jean-François Eurry de La Perelle, major [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 88-91 and 110-111 ("A" credibility)].

(3) FUNCTION OF BUILDING: Private storehouse. In 1744 it was rented to the king to serve as "jail for the English prisoners". [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 88-91 and 110-111 ("A" credibility)].

(4) SIZE OF BUILDING: 20 pieds on the rue Royale x 30 pieds [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 88-91 and 110-111 ("C" credibility)].

(5a) ROOF SHAPE: Hipped on the north side [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 88-91 and 110-111 ("B" credibility)].

(5b) ROOF SHAPE: Probably gabled on the south side [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 88-91 and 110-111 ("D" credibility)].

(6) FIREPLACES AND CHIMNEYS: Heating facility was probably provided in 1744; a chimney stack is indicated on the 1766 view (See H D 20, final report). [BASIS: H D 20].

LOT C

(1) DATE OF BUILDING: Built in 1737 [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibility)].

(2) OWNER: Robert TARRIDE DUHAGET (usually named Robert DUHAGET), captain and aide-major of the garison, maried to Marguerite ROUSSEAU de VILLEJOUIN; had no children [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibility)].

(3a) FUNCTION OF BUILDING: GROUND FLOOR: In 1745, ground floor - private dwelling for Robert DUHAGET [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("C" credibility)].

(3b) FUNCTION OF BUILDING: FIRST FLOOR: In 1745, first floor - private dwelling and office rented by the king for Antoine de PAULE SABATTIER (usually hamed Antoine SABATTIER), conseiller and procureur général of the Conseil Supérieur of Louisbourg and écrivain principal and contrôleur of the Marine in Isle Royale [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("C" credibility)].

(4) BUILDING SIZE: 20 pieds along Lot D x 40 pieds on rue Royale [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("C" credibility)].

(5a) LAYOUT: ROOT CELLAR: Possibility of the existence of a root cellar [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("D" credibility)].

(5b) LAYOUT: FIRST FLOOR: Ground floor [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibility)].

(5c) LAYOUT: SECOND FLOOR: First storey [BASIS: H D 20. first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibilityt)].

(5d) LAYOUT: ATTIC: Attic [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("B" credibility)].

(6) EXTERIOR WALL FINISH BOARDS: Boards [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("B" credibility)].

(7) EXTERIOR PAINTING WOODWORK: All the exterior wall painted [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("B" credibility)].

(8) ROOF SHAPE: Hip roof [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 - 1766-1 ("A" credibility)].

(9) ROOF COVERING: Shingles [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("B" credibility)].

(10) DORMERS: 2 on the north side and 1 on the west side with hip roof [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibility)].

(11) FINIALS: One finial on the east side [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibility)].

(12) ROOF DETAILS ACCOYEAU: Possibility of an accoyeau [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("C" credibility)].

(13a) GENERAL CHIMNEYS: One chimney on the west end of the ridge [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibility)].

(13b) GENERAL CHIMNEYS: Possibility of a chimney on the east wall [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("C" credibility)].

(14) STOVES: Brick stove for the "Bureau du Conseil". [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("C" credibility)].

(15) GENERAL DOOR LOCATION: None on the north and west wall [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("B" credibility)].

(16a) DETAILS OF WINDOW AND OPENING: GROUND FLOOR: None on the north wall and on the north half of the west wall [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibility)].

(16b) DETAILS OF WINDOW AND OPENING: FIRST FLOOR: 4 on the north wall and 1 on the south half of the west wall [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibility)].

(17) ATTIC - DORMER: See (10) above [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155].

(18) SASH DETAILS - WINDOW TYPE: Sashes with 8 window panes [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("D" credibility)].

(19) SHUTTERS - SHUTTER TYPE: None for (16b) and (17) above [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 ("A" credibility)].

(20) LANDSCAPING - SITE OUTBUILDING: None in 1745 [BASIS: H D 20, first draft, Pages 119-122 and 152-155 - 1746-8a ("C" credibility)].

LOT D (17-D-1)

(1) DATE OF BUILDING: 1738 [H D 20 ("A" credibility)].

(2) OWNERS: 4 mai 1721 - concession to Jean-Georges d'Espiet dePensens, officer of the Infantry; 1738 - inherited by Pierre-Paul d'Espiet de la Plagne, officer, brother of previous one; 1741 - Expropriated by the king [BASIS: H D 20 ("B" credibility)].

(3) FUNCTION OF THE BUILDING: Private dwelling [BASIS: H D 20 ("C" credibility)].

(4) BUILDING SIZE: 25 pieds on the rue du Petit Etang x 16 pieds [BASIS: H D 20 - map study ("D" credibility)].

(5) LAYOUT: FIRST FLOOR: One storey house without any attic [BASIS: H D 20 ("D" credibility)].

(6) CONSTRUCTION DETAILS: PICKETS: Picket house [BASIS: H D 20 ("D" credibility)].

(7) ROOF COVERING: Boards [BASIS: H D 20 ("B" credibility)].

(8) LANDSCAPING: SITE: PALISADES: "Big palissades" surrounding the lot [BASIS: H D 20 ("B" credibility)]. NOTE: As we know so little about that house and about picket houses, I would suggest to build it as simply as possible so that we will avoid to make too many mistakes.