Historical accounts describe couples being chained together & marched to ships bound for America.
This was part of financier John Law’s effort to populate & economically develop French Louisiana.
MattA on Nostr: In September 1719, French authorities arranged marriages between male prisoners & ...
In September 1719, French authorities arranged marriages between male prisoners & women labeled as prostitutes, then sent the couples to colonial Louisiana to help populate the territory.
Historical accounts describe couples being chained together & marched to ships bound for America.
This was part of financier John Law’s effort to populate & economically develop French Louisiana.
Historical accounts describe couples being chained together & marched to ships bound for America.
This was part of financier John Law’s effort to populate & economically develop French Louisiana.