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| | La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de |
 | | In 1677 he was in France again and obtained a patent to build forts, explore, and trade. |
 | | He was reunited with Tonti at Mackinac Island, and the two men with Father Zenobe Membré and a small party descended the Mississippi to its mouth, arriving Apr. 9, 1682. |
 | | La Salle was deprived of his authority by the new governor in 1683 and went to France, leaving Tonti in the Illinois country. |
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