after reporting the fort completed, demeré requested a replacement, stating he had fallen ill. on august 6, 1757, his brother, paul demeré, arrived to relieve him, accompanied by reinforcements. by november 1757, the garrison had completed a guardhouse and several storage buildings. a personal house for demeré was completed by early 1758, and the fort's well was completed by june 1758. during the same period, the garrison planted of crops.