Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I

But the most part of them as I hear are since dead the country proving We need not feare them soe long as the Indians continue to bee our friends @, the too cold for them. if can less we prevail with the Indians that are Christians to come from them to us, they being generally the youngest @ lustiest men. Last year there was a list brought into the new Gov of 17000 French Inhabitants in The number Canada. ° Canada, men women @ children of which 3000 fit to bear arms. It will be very necessary for us to encourage our young men to goe a Beaver hunting as the French doe. I send a

Map by Mr. Spragg whereby your LopP may see the several Governm ts &c how they lye s

@ where it will be necessary to erect our Country Forts for the securing @ keeping the Indians in community with us

Avhere the Beaver hunting is

of beaver trade

Alsoe it points out where theres a great river discovered by one Lassal a Frenchman from Canada and as its reported brought two or three vessels with people to who thereupon went into France

@

settle there which (if true) will prove not only very inconvenient to us but to the Spanish alsoe (the

by the back of Virginia @ Carolina into the Bay Mexico) @ can bee far from the mountains adjoining to it that place being in 36d Nova Mexico not its beleeved river running all along from our lakes