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

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849. 250 words

under the command of three French Capt nB and left their Be vers in the Jesuits house at Dionondade, and so marched with the Governour of Canida to the Sinnekes, in the mean time a fortunate fyer

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takes the house and burns them

all to the number of

20,000 Bevers, when the news came to Mon-

Royal the Bosslopers were like to go distracted

He heard by beat of Drumm proclaimed throu Mon Royall that as soon as the peace was made

with the Sinnekes the Ottowawa trade should be farm'd out, which displeased the Bosslopers much

and said, that if that was done they were all ruined

Many of the Bosslopers Avere inclined to come here not being minded to fight against the Sinnekes, but dare not come for fear of the Indians by the way

Itt was generally beleev'd that the Sinnekes would come to Canida and begg fcr peace, because

there corn was destroyed, and if they were supplyed by them of Albany they would come hither in

the winter and plunder this place, having 1 500 pare of snow shoes ready made, and if they found that we gave the Sinnakes any the least assistance, they would not let the Childe in the cradle live

He heard further of a Merchant that if we would supply the Sinnekes they would send our

people away all severall ways, some to Spain, some to Portugall some to the Islands, and it was no