[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] in 1742, and succeeded his father to his settled in Canada. He was appointed title and estates in 1774. He was not superintendent and inspector general of as popular as his father, being less social Indian affairs in North America, and for and less acquainted with human nature, several years he was a member of the His official relations to the parent govern-legislative council of Canada. To com ment, and his known opposition to the pensate him for his losses, the British go-rebellious movements of the colonies, vernment made him several grants of ca used him to be strictly watched, and, lands. He died, at the house of his as we have noted in the text, not without daughter, Mrs. Bowers, at Montreal, in just cause. Expelled from his estate, his 1830, aged 88 years. — Lossingy i, 285. 266 THE INDIAN TRIBES had complained was defeated, but that they should ultimately be protected and preserved in all their rights; while in the latter he was told that, as they had already " hinted that the time might possibly come when the king, relying upon the attach ment of his faithful allies, the Six Nations, might be under the necessity of calling upon them for their aid and assistance," that time had now come; that he should " lose no time in taking such steps" as might be necessary " to induce them to take up the hatchet against his majesty's rebellious subjects," and that he should " engage them in his majesty's service" upon such plan as would be suggested to him by General Gage.