The otficer. wanna at Missilimakinak, is further required to acquaint the Indians, with the design of these Gentlemen proceeding to Lake Superior, to reconcile them to their Intentions and to prevent any Jealousy that might be conceived by them, either from their Errand, or the use ofthe Instruments they carry along with them : He is likewise to Inndeayor, to engage some of the Indians Inhahiting Lake Superior to attend them, and protect them. from any Insults that may be offered them, by

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any straggling Indians they may meet with on the Lake for which service the above Gentlemen will make the Indians who attend them a reasonable Present.

Given under my Hand and Seal

at Head Quarters in New York, fan Si]

this 17 Day of March, 1769

Tuos. Gace. By his Excellency's Command G. Marurin Jr.

*,.* Great preparations were made to observe the above Transit, (which was to take place on 3d June 1769,) as another would not occur until 1874. It was observed on this continent, by Samuel Holland, Esq. at Quebec; by T. Wright, at Isle au Coudre; by Prof. Jno. Winthrop, at Cambridge, Mass.; by Joseph Brown, 'at Providence, R. I.; by Rev. Dr. Smith, at Philadelphia; by Messrs. Biddle and Bailey at Lewiston, Del.; by John Leeds, at Annapolis, Md.; by Messrs. Wales and Dymond, on the N. W. coast of Hudson's Bay; and by Abbé Chappé at California. Dr, Harris of Cambridge informs me, that Tuomas Dan- ForTu, mentioned above, was probably the son of Hon. Judge Samuel Danforth, of Cambridge, (Saml. was son of Rey. John, of Dorchester, and Rev. John was son of Rey. Saml. of Roxbury--all distinguished for mathematical attainments,) --graduated at Harvard College, 1762, was Tutor there from 1765 to 1768, settled as a lawyer in Charlestown, Mass., and died in 1820.