consider your interests as those of my master, as soon as I shall hear from you I will answer regarding

what you may require from my ministry in a manner entirely satisfactory to you, esteeming nothing in the world more highly than the opportunity to testify to you how truly I am

Sir

Your very humble serv 1 (Signed) Le Febure de la Barre.

GOV.

DONGAN TO M. DE LA BARRE. [

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dated the

15 th I received

N. Y. Council Min. V. ]

New York June y« 24* 1684-

the 23 d of S. V. of this Instant ;

& am very sorry that I did not

know sooner of the misunderstanding between you and the Indians that so I might (as really I would) haue vsed all just measures to prevent it those Indians are under this Governm' as doth appeare by his R 11 High 83 his patent from his Ma*y the King of England and their submitting themselves to this Goverm 1 as is manifest by o r Records, his

R u Highnesses territories reaching as far as the River of Canada and yet notwithstanding the

people of y r Goverm* Come upon the great lake as allso on this side of both lakes, a thing which will scarcely be beleeved in England I desire you to hinder them from so doing ;

to go on your side of the lakes

and I will strictly forbidde the people of this Province

this I haue hinted that there may be no occasion, as there shall not