may have very fatal consequences to the King's interest.

am, ettc.

Dartmouth.

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FRENCH SEIGNIORIES ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

MINUTE OF MR. EDMUND BURKE ATTENDING THE BOARD OF TRADE. Thursday Nov 12th 1772

At a meeting of His Majesty's Comm Lord Garlies

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for

Trade & Plantations Present, Mr Gascoyne, Lord Greville

TJie Earl of Dartmouth, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State,

attending

Mr. Edmund Burke attended

& moved their Lordships that he might be heard by his Council,

as well in behalf of the Province of New York as of sundry persons, Proprietors of Lands within

the said Province, under grants from the Governor and Council thereof, against the confirmation by the Crown, of any grants

made by the French King or the Government of Canada

--within the

limits of the said Province of New York.

Their Lordships upon consideration of

M Burke's motion, agreed that he should be heard by his r

Counsel, and he was desired, so soon as his Councel should be prepared, to acquaint the Secretary therewith, in order that an early day might be fixed for the further consideration of this business.

Ordered that the Secretary do acquaint Mons r Lotbiniere who now attends to solicit the Confirmaon Lake Champlain, of which he claims the possession, with Mr. Burke's

tion of two seigneuries

application to be heard by counsel, and that he will also be at liberty to be heard by his Counsel in

support of his pretensions if he thinks fit.