I was informed ten or twelve days after, that his answer had reached the Bureau. On the first day of July I was sent for to the office when Milord the Earl of Hills-borough informed me, in presence'of all the Lords assembled and on their part " That I might return home as soon as I pleased without entertaining the least uneasiness regarding mytwo Seigniories beyond the limits of the Government of I requested that

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• Note in orig.-- The league of Canada is 84 arpens : the arpent, 30 toises; the toise 6 feet royal of Paris.

FRENCH SEIGNIORIES ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. Quebec.

By means of the orders they should transmit to the Governour of New York to which

Province His Majesty had been pleased quite recently to annex those parts not settled by His Proclamation of the 7 th October

last, they should

instruct

Seigniories or their vicinity, until their situation

that in whatever part of the King's obedience

him not to concede any land either in my

was perfectly understood

;

that I may be assured

any of my property may be situate, I should possess

and enjoy them equally as those included within the limits of the Government of Quebec"

--and

terminated with the most gracious compliments for Mde. de Lotbiniere and the rest of my family.

These orders have been addressed and arrived at the time in the Province

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The letter which Lieutenant Governour Cadwallader Colden did me the honour to write me on the 11 th of September 176 5,