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my hands Now you have mist of your unjust pretentions--you are willing to refer all things to our Masters,

to Canada, which happened to come to

I will endevor to protect his Majestys subjects here from

your unjust inuasions until I hear from the

King my Master who is the greatest and most glorious monarch that ever set on a Throne and would do as much'to propagate the Christain faith as any Prince that liues and is as tender of wronging the subjects of any Potentate whatever, as he is of suffering his owne to be injured Itt is^very true that I have eat a great deale of the bread of France and have in requittal complyed with my obligations in doing what I ought and would prefer the service of the French king before any, except

my owne, and have a great deal of respect for all the people of quality, of your me to aduise Mons r Denonuille to send home all the Christians and Indians

nation which engages

prisoners the King of England's subjects

you unjustly do deteine, this I thought

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answer to

your reflecting and provoking letter. a true coppy.

GOV.

DONGAN TO THE LORD PRESIDENT. [Lond. Doc. V.]

New York Sept. 12. 1687.

My Lord --Since writing my other Letter some messages have come to my hands from Albany of their apprehensions of the French, which obliges

the Garrison

me to carry up thither two hundred men, besides