What have I done to cause them the least uneasiness 1 And what do they want 1 In respect to the pretensions which you say you have to the lands of this country, certainly you are not well informed of all the entries into possession (prises de possessions) which have been made in the name of the King my Master, and of the establishments which we have of long standing on the lands and on the lakes and as I have no doubt but our Masters will easily agree among them;

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selves, seeing the union and good understanding that obtain

between them, I willingly consent with

you that their Majesties regulate the limits among themselves wishing nothing more than to live with you in good understanding but to that end, Sir, it would be very apropos that a gentleman so ;

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DENONVILLE's EXPEDITION TO THE GENESEE COUNTRY AND NIAGARA.

worthy as you should not grant protection to all the rogues, vagabonds and thieves who desert and seek refuge with you, and who, to acquire some merit with you believe they cannot do better than to

you^many impertinencies of us, which will have no end so long as you will listen to them. The letter which the Kev. Father de Lamberville has been so kind as to be the bearer of from me on the 6 th June last ought to suffice, Sir, to put you perfectly in possession of my intentions. It would be unnecessary that I should make any other reply to your last of the 22* of May, were it not that I was very glad hereby to prove to you again that I shall always feel a great pleasure in seizing every opportunity to shew that I am tell