Note 127 — Chapter III · THE RACE FOR EMPIRE
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The story of his having secretly rifled La Saussaye's trunks of his papers, and then demanded them from him, seems hardly likely, in view of other facts. It rests on the authority of Biard (“Relation,” in Levermore, Forerunners, vol. II, p. 496). As to Biard's character and credibility, cf. Biggar, Trading Companies, pp. 263-65.