David de Launay
David de Launay was a French-born resident of
St. Louis who led a group of Osage
people to France in 1827.
History
De Launay led a group of eleven
Le Havre, France arriving on July 27 1827.[2] At first, they were greeted with great hospitality and met King Charles X. After a while the local people lost interest and it was hard for de Launay to afford the food and shelter needed by the Osage. He ended up selling tickets to see the Osage in their hotel rooms, and forcing them to perform a show.[3] Finally, de Launay ran out of money, could not feed nor support the Osage, and was jailed for not paying his bills.[4]
This left the Osage to fend for themselves.
References
- ^ "Sacred Sun - Historic Missourians - The State Historical Society of Missouri". shsmo.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ "Sacred Sun - Historic Missourians - The State Historical Society of Missouri". shsmo.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ "AAUW Sacred Sun Columbia (MO) Branch". columbia-mo.aauw.net. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Sacred Sun - Historic Missourians - The State Historical Society of Missouri". shsmo.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-01.