https://beta.francoamericanportal.org/files/original/a3b944052fb4712b637c88a43d743e8d.jpg 3cf01dcf0823f7df9ae9c7d184126c34 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Home Institution A link to the home institution of a digital object or collection <a href="https://www.umfk.edu/archives/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Maine at Fort Kent - Acadian Archives</a> Discover Item at Home Institution A link to the location of an item that is not digitally available. <a href="http://ursus.maine.edu/record=b3915213~S32" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://ursus.maine.edu/record=b3915213~S32</a> Part of Collection The archival collection of which this item is a part. This field may or may not be an link out or a link to an Omeka search that aggregates all of this collection's items, if they are present in Omeka. <a href="https://internal.umfk.edu/archives/findingaids/mcc142.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MCC-00142: Charles de St-Étienne de la Tour Commission, 1651</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charles de St-Étienne de la Tour commission Subject The topic of the resource Acadia--History Acadia--History--17th century Acadia--Colonization Acadia--Politics and Government--17th century France--History--17th century La Tour, Charles de Saint-Etienne de, 1593-1666 Louix XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 Description An account of the resource The parchment contains a commission signed by Louis XIV appointing Charles de St-Étienne de la Tour governor and lieutenant-general of Acadia. The parchment still has a wax seal (no longer legible) attached by what appear to be silk threads. This commission was issued by Louis XIV, King of France, in 1651. It not only appoints Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour governor and lieutenant-general of the French colony of Acadia, but more importantly it confirms an earlier appointment for those positions made by Louis XVI’s father, Louis XIII, in 1631. It also exonerates La Tour for his actions during the civil strife in Acadia between 1635 and 1645, and it goes further to criticize La Tour’s rival d’Aulnay for having prevented La Tour from exercising his lawful authority by favoring “enemies and accusations and suppositions that were not able to be verified and of which the said Saint-Étienne was absolved on the sixteenth of February last” (nine days prior to the issuance of the commission). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1651 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact host institution for more information. Type The nature or genre of the resource Commission Language A language of the resource fr Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Contact host institution for more information.