Did Breton records show seven ships, 1,600 Acadians, and did Terriot pay?

Research question: Do Nantes, Saint-Malo, or other Breton port records, embarkation registers, and notarial acts for 1784–1785 confirm the seven-ship count and the roughly 1,600 Acadian total, and do they show Terriot's role in financing or organizing the sailings?

The facts only partly address this question. The Beaumont left Nantes on June 11, 1785 with 178 Acadians ¹, and the Caroline left Nantes with 80 Acadians ³, which together account for 258 people ¹³. Nothing in the material confirms a seven-ship count or the roughly 1,600 total ³. The Robichaux volumes were compiled from parish registers rather than port embarkation registers or notarial acts, so they do not directly confirm either figure ⁵. The Bangor document does not mention Terriot's financing or organizing role or any 1784–1785 sailings ⁶. The newest fact is from 1978, nearly 50 years before October 2026 ⁵.

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