town I rec* a letter from the King copy of which I send, so that you may see, Sir, how much His Majesty has at heart that we should five on good terms. This has induced me to await your reply to the letters I had the honour to write you by Antoine Lespinard regarding the complaints I made to you of the infraction yourself and your officers at Orange have committed and continue to commit of the Treaty of Peace and Union entered into between the Sir

in this

Kings, our Masters.

Though I have quite recently again cause to complain of you and your officers since you have a Mohawks to come and make a foray in the country of New France, which is a truth so well known that it cannot be doubted, yet, Sir, in conformity with my short time since, hired a party of sixty

Master's orders and in response to the intentions of His Majesty whose will I follow, directing me

my power to contribute to the union that our Masters desire should exist between us, I have determined to send you back Mr. Gregory and all those whom you despatched under his orders,

to do all in

being very happy to evince to you thereby the desire I have to live well with you and to avoid every subject of quarrel, which will be very easy if you wish to remain within the rules prescribed by our

Masters

As it is very necessary to the maintenance of good correspondence between us according to our