Pierre-Marie Perier of Bizardière

Pierre-Marie Perier of Bizardière (born with Laval - September 10th 1747), French navigator. It accomplishes at the 18th century a voyage to the the Antilles.

Origin

Wire of a former Laval-native family, it for passing to the Isles to make fortune in the trade there. His/her parents addressed themselves to Nantes with Mr. Duchemin-Favardière, Resident of Laval itself, to obtain the useful information. In its answer this one indicate in detail the conditions under which a similar company could be carried out with fruit.

The January 24th 1746, the father of the young traveller received Paris a letter of a friend and fellow-citizen, named Anceny of the Keys, established with Saint-Domingue, which gave him on the life with the colonies of new information. The information which came to the family, on all sides, on the dangers of the company, was not encouraging. A relationship, the lady Hubaudière of the Hillock, Glazed, also wrote it on the subject.

The departure

The young person Pierre-Marie Perier left for Nantes only in 1747 and it arrived there, in early January, only with great difficulties, the ways being in bad condition and overflowed water, and after being held to ransom by the postmasters, who claimed that the transport alone had right to carry trunks.

Pierre-Marie Perier and the young person of Boulay, his travelling companion, had returned to Laval after their arrival to Nantes in early January. Mr. Duchemin-Favardière, of Nantes, writes the January 27th which they can come towards the February 6th; that the convoy will leave as soon as the frigate of the King arrives; that Mr. Pinard, ship-owner, had agreed to slacken themselves of 50 books on the price of the pension. The January 28th, the young traveller, acting under the authority of Pierre-Charles Perier, sior of Courteille, its uncle and his curator, give him a general power for the time of its absence. It had arrived at Nantes in early February 1746 and was received favorably by Mr. Pinard, the ship-owner, who promised to recommend it cordially. At the end of a letter which he writes with the Perier family, the February 12th, Mr. Pinard thus give an account of a considerable damage undergone by its flotilla.

Pierre-Marie Perier, who had perhaps been some wrong to reproach herself, does not seem to be well seen in her family. Hardly dares he to write with his parents. His/her brother, from whom it requests news as of his by all the post offices, does not even answer him. However, the March 3rd, about to leave the ground of France, it is ventured to write respectfully with his/her uncle, canon of Saint Thugal, to recommend itself to its kindness and its charitable prayers. Mr. Duchemin-Favardière, with whom it young emigrant had made a favorable impression, appearing “ given to advance, ” had given him four letters of introductions and had gotten of them three others for Mr. Rodrigues to him, prosecutor special of the dwelling. He had especially addressed it to Mr. Leroux, who, indeed, accepted it at his place.

The voyage to Saint-Domingue

The April 23rd the fleet was still with La Rochelle, but was to leave the following day, Monday. The forecasts were not favorable It rents largely P. Courcier, Cordelier, which it had met at the La Rochelle and which he had gotten some money advance. The August 30th 1746, Pierre Perier could finally write, of Santo Domingo, with its family. The young man adds in a letter to the one of his uncles whom the commander of the fleet named De Conflant, that in the combat it was démâté of his mizzenmast. “ It is a worthy man to convoy a fleet, says he. One of the François vessels which alloit with his help drew on him a broadside, taking it for Anglois . ”

Life in Saint-Domingue

Mr. Barbeu of Boulay was obliged to pass by again in France, not being able to be done with a country where it had not ceased being sick since his arrival. Remainder, the greatest number of the emigrants had the same difficulties and often more serious accidents the written letter, in same time, by the young man with his uncle the canon, contains the expression of the same feelings and the same desires. A duplicate of the letter to his/her father had been entrusted to the fleet ordered by Mr. Dubois of the Mound, which was composed of two hundred escorted commercial vessels of four ships of the king.

The father had suddenly died during the year 1747. The canon of Saint-Thugal managed to get for his nephew, via Mr. Duchemin, of Nantes, too moderate shoddy goods of 300 pounds, which were entrusted to the ship the Guillaume , captain Hyacinthe Normand. But it arrived too late, the recipient had died in the Cape, the September 10th 1747, leaving some debts. Mr. Barbeu of Boulay, which went back to Saint-Domingue, dealt with the liquidation of the shoddy goods and the debts. One of the brothers of late had intention leaving, him too; but Mr. Duchemin advises to await peace, or a well escorted fleet, because all the ships left only for two months had been taken. It still recommends not to be risked without good shoddy goods.

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