+LAFITTE-DEGRUY COLLABORATION+                                           (special message from santa clara, california)                                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                           >after careful study of "the creoles of louisiana" by g.w. cable it is                                 evident that lafitte had close collaboration/social contact w/                                      CREOLES OF ST.CHARLES & ST.JOHN PARISH                               >via his use of the bayou lafourche for early smuggling which                                        emphasizes creole support of his operation before                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                      +JEAN BAPTISTE VALENTIN VERLOIN DEGRUY+                                >started building his smuggling carts in the barataria region.                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                                                                      gene ray