[1] Leading American and French speculators, such as William Constable, Alexander Macomb, and James Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont were involved in this business transaction.
The Castorland Company sent Simon Desjardins and Peter Pharoux as agents to develop newly acquired landholdings in today’s upstate New York, and they kept a journal that was originally a report to the boss, as their job required.
After the death of Desjardins, mismanagement, and issues that the French people faced, Castorland fell apart and most of the land was left with James LeRay, who sold a huge parcel to Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte.
[6] During this period, the Revolutionary Government decided to take harsh measures against French people who were suspected of being enemies of the Revolution.
[3] Many French settlers continued arriving in North America, but they were predominantly peasants and/or settled in urban areas.
[3] The unplanned hardships, poor management, and Napoleon Bonaparte welcoming nobility back to France in 1802, sealed the colony’s fate.