French ship Pélican (1702)
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Pélican was a ship in French service for colonial duty in the transport of colonists to French North America.
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| Name | Pélican |
History
In January 1704, the ship left Loire, France, for La Mobile, La Louisiane, New France.[1] The ship that brought additional pioneers and yellow fever to the French colony of the original Mobile site, arriving in August 1704. The ship brought filles à la casquette to help found the colony with womenfolk for the menfolk; also called Pelican Girls, after the ship they were transported on; and Casket Girls or Cassettes, for the boxes, called casquettes, used to carry their belongings. The yellow fever had been acquired in a stopover in Cuba on the way to Mobile.[2]
