though we have suffered much, and doe dayly by your People's trading within the King of England's territoryes. I have had two letters from the two Fathers that lives amongst our Indians, and I find them somewhat disturbed with an apprehension of war, which is groundlesse, being resolved that it shall not begin here, and I hope your prudent conduct will prevent it there, and referr all differences

home as I shall doe.

I heare one of the

Fathers is gone to you, and the other that staid I have sent

for him here lest the Indians should insult

over him, tho'

its a thousand

pittys that those that have

made such progress in the service of God should be disturbed, and that by the fault of those that laid the foundation of Christianity amongst these

barbarous people.

Setting apart the station I am in I am as much Mons r Desnonville's

humble Servant as any friend

he has, and will omit noe opportunity of manifesting the same Sr

Your humble Serv 1 Tho* Dongan.

DENONVILLE's EXPEDITION TO THE GENESEE COUNTRY AND NIAGARA.

my sending a gentleman to Quebec to conam constrained to make use of y e Father for j* safe

This Rumor of y r coming to Cataracto has prevented gratulate your arryval in y e Governm* soe

conveyance of this to your hands

M.

DE DENONVILLE TO GOV. DONGAN. [Par. Doc. III.l Ville marie, June 20. 1686.

I received, Sir, the letter

which you did me the honour