1) +THANKS TO HELEN+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >if you notice the date of his immigration +BOBE desCLOSEAUX+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >WAS PROBABLY ON THE SAME SHIP, FRANCE TO NEW ORLEANS, AS OUR (winter 1738-1739) >ANTOINE JEAN BAPTISTE VALENTIN VERLOIN deGRUY >(who like king francois 1st going to war +WAS BARELY 20 YEARS OLD+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +our very noble heroic+ >NOAILLES WAS ON THAT SAME (bienville's rival) >KING'S SHIP THE "SOMME" +ANTOINE'S RELATIVES+ ( via de la vergne) >(a lady has promised to send noailles papers >from new orleans) >deGRUY/BOBE RELATION< >also to corroborate his kinship notice >THE >VALENTIN< USED IN HIS SON JEAN-ARNOULD'S NAME ! (i believe he also reported the death +LIFELONG FRIENDS+ of our antoine from fort chartres) 2) +CHATEAU de CORMATIN+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THANKS TO RENEE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >chateau de cormatin is truly a very +MAGNIFICENT PLACE+ >located in southern burgundy far south of magny fouchard near +BOURG EN BRESSE+ (savoy dukes and JOHN RAY' WIFE >catherine debresse) >IT IS DIRECTLY EAST OF GRUYERES AND PROBABLY FIGURED IN THE (fabulous) >deVIRGY/deSAVOY deGRUYERE >HISTORY OF THE DUKES +O F + B U R G U N D Y+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >note: michael degruyere, the last count WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED W/ HIS de VIRGY RELATIVES AFFAIRS AND THEY WERE MARSHALS OF +B U R G U N D Y+ with >LONG FAMILY TIE WITH THE +HOLY SHROUD OF JESUS+. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >shall look into this later but we leave this a.m. for some r&r in >WESTWOOD VILLAGE >BEVERLY HILLS >SANTA MONICA >HOLLYWOOD >BEL-AIR >marianne's childhood milieu which we enjoy together ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ART MUSEUMS+ +ARCHITECTURE+ +PHOTOGRAPHY+ >dining, cabaret, bookshops, +a l c h e m i s t s+ >hotels, movie stars and >BILLIONAIRES IN< >BASEBALL CAPS< ^^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, california