had been sent thither by his General Government to build the said fort there with the consent of the Six Nations and even under valid contracts with them that if we wished, he would cause the Chiefs of the Onondaga Indians then on the spot, to come who would inform us of it whom we refused to hear being unwilling to have any discussion with them. After which he added, that he was but a subordinate officer like ourselves, and consequently equally obliged to follow the orders of his General that we had an order in writing from the Marquis of Beauharnois it would be necessary for him to have one also from Mr. Burnet, his General, so as to be able to furnish his reply whereupon we asked to have his refusal in writing, but having communicated to us that a little time would be necessary to consider of it, and if we wished he would leave us at liberty to walk wherever we pleased and^having kept us waiting about three quarters of an hour and consulted with his officers, ;

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he persisted in his original sentiments and said that he had as much right to summon the Commandant of Niagara ; finally he should send the summons to his Governor General, promising to give an

answer so soon as he should receive orders.

Done at Choueguen the 1 st August 1727. (Signed)

Begon.

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1. In Lond. Doc. XXIII. are papers purporting to be Translations of the two preceding Doc's, but they are essentially imperfect and incorrect-