opinion but doth with yet stronger degree of conviction than formerly, humbly offer his conception of the matter in the same words as before.

Namely, " that the most effectual method of producing

tranquility to that Province would be a Voluntary and open Surrender of that Deed of Sale, to fix

with the Indians in the best manner they can, the bounds for their settlements, and make them Guaranties to it."

Note.

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this subject,

The Susquehannah

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XVI.

PAPERS RELATING TO THE

(Sarin Settlement at (Dgirensbargl),

NEW-YORK.

1749,

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ESTABLISHMENT OF A MISSION IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF FORT FRONTENAC. APRIL 1750. [

Paris Doc. X. ]

A large number of the Iroquois Savages having declared their willingness to embrace Christianity, it has

been proposed to establish a Mission in the neighbourhood of FortFrontenac.

a zealous Missionary in whom the nations have evinced

Abbe Picquetj much confidence has taken charge of it, and

of testing, as much as possible what reliance is to be placed on the disposition of the Indians. 1 Nevertheless, as Mr de la Gallisonniere had remarked in the month of October, one thousand seven hundred and forty eight, that too much dependence ought not to be placed on them, Mr de la Jonquiere was written to on the fourth of May one thousand seven hundred and forty nine, that lie