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king and the company to be recalled. The lords of the company, concerned that there would be unrest on the island in his absence, refused him permission to return until they had obtained another governor. They also obtained a decree from the king on 9 September 1637 that expressly forbade him from leaving without the king's permission.
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Du Halde retained command while waiting for the sieur de La Grange
Fromenteau, who had been chosen as lieutenant general and was preparing to cross with his wife and family. De Lagrange Fromenteau had asked the company for the job of governor, which was granted, but did not have enough money to cover
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Guadeloupe and du Parquet in Martinique. He received the commission in March 1637. Du Halde appears to have been a poor choice and strongly wanted to return to France. Whether he was tired of the islands, or whether he needed to leave due to his infirmities, he made strong representations to the
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Parquet brother of the death of his uncle. The two du Parquet brothers decided to return to France, where the company confirmed the younger brother as governor of Martinique, and he returned to that island on 2 December 1837.
253:) on 25 February 1638. Poincy left Dieppe on 15 January 1639, arrived at Martinique a month later, then visited Guadeloupe and Saint Christophe. He was received in Martinique on 11 February 1639 and in Saint Christophe on 14 February 1639.
124:. He was a brave soldier who had lost an arm in the service of the king. He was called "Bras de fer" (iron arm) after the artificial limb that he wore to replace the lost arm. Pierre du Halde was sergeant-major of the garrison of
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Christophe in 1638 by René de Béthoulat, seigneur de la Grange-Fromenteau.
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heard good reports of du Halde and sent him a commission as captain general to command in Saint
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