Monsieur Michel Chartier de Lotbiniere, heretofore an officer in the French King's Service in Canada has presented to us a Memorial desiring the confirmation of two Concessions in America, the one called D'Alainville, four leagues and upwards in front, part upon Lake George and part upon

Crown Point River, and extending in depth five leagues to the West, granted by the Marquis de Vaudreuil in 1758 ; the other situated opposite to Crown Point, having the same extent in Front & extending in depth five leagues to the East, purchased of Mons r Hocquart in 1762, to whom it is alleged to have been granted in 1743 and 1745.

As this Gentleman's case appears to us to require particular consideration, we have wrote to the Governor of Quebec for authentick copies of these grants from the Records, in order that we may be enabled to make a representation to His Majesty thereupon, and in the meanwhile we think proper to direct that no grants whatever be made under the authority of the Government of New-York of any part of the lands comprehended within the limits of these Concessions. farewell, and are

So we bid you heartily

Sir

Your very loving friends Hillsborough Geo. Rice

Bamber Gascoyne

Whitehall, July 13.

J.

Dyson.

EXPLANATIONS on my two seigniories ok allainville and hocquart at the head of lake champlain, and detail OF MY PROCEEDINGS AS WELL IN LONDON AS IN THIS COUNTRY ON THE SUBJECT, BY M. DE LOTBINIERE. SEPT. 1771. [