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effect I am perswaded there had not been att this time an inhabitant of any kind in the country n'or indeed a garrison : when I recollect hifl decleration to the inhabitants and after-words to the soldiers wherein he told the latter that the french were ail rebells and would certainly eut their throats if they went into their houses telling of us that we must hâve no manner of correspondence with them, and ordered the gâtes of the garrison to be shut tho att the same time he was senceible that we oould not subsist the ensueing winter but by their mains there being no other prospect left us ; for by his stoping our pay att home and ruining our crédit att Boston we were brought to the last extremity ; itt would be endless to enter into particulars of a description of his management hère, but cannot forbare to relate you,that as he was in his house he observed one of the soldiers comeing into the Garrison with a rotton pallasado one of those you formerly displaced and renewed, upon which he called for ail the officers of the garrison and in a very unbecoming manner told us we should loose the Garrison' if there was not better care taken and ordered the fellow to prison, and in two days afterwards he did not lave one pallasado standing about the fort, which remains so to this day : if the whole seine of his administration hère was plainly laid downe, itt would be very difficult to find out one instance of ail his proceedings whereby the Garrison or collony could receive the least benefitt : Will : Winnett writes you about you horses therefore att présent I shall trouble you no further any more than to assure you that I am with ail respect

Yr most obedient humble Ser'^

Tho: Caulpeild.

Endorsed: Nova Scotia

Letter from Major Caulfield L* Gov' of Annapolis Royal to Col. Vetch dated the 2* of Noven^ 1715, relating to Gen* Nicholson's ill Behaviour there. Rece'd from Col. Vetch

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Extract from letter from Sam Vetch \ London Sept. ^^ 1715, to Board of Trade.

"MrNicholson's discourageingjOr father discharging ail Trade there to the Inhabitants, and causing keep the Gates of the Fort shutt against them night and day, that they may hâve no manner of commerce with the Garrîson, & having by Ploclamation discharged theîr harbouring or resetting any of the natives, with whom they used to hâve a considérable Trade for Peltry, hath so discouraged them from staying that they had bnilt abundance of small vessells to carry themselves and effects to Cape Britton, which was what the French oflacers so mnch solicited and threatne'd to do. (How M' Nicholsgn will answer snch orders together with his dismantling the Garrison as he did at his coming away and deserting his comand, by coming home without leave, at such an extraordinary Juncture, when ever he heard King George was proclaimed, is what I leave to your LordP* to judge of.) "

Extract of mémorial from L. Armstrong to Board of Trade. *

" One of the great misfortunes of the Country is that the Inhabitants are French, who having labour'd under very great oppressions and uncertainties hâve neglected the Improvement thereof, and if a war happens before a suitable number of English Inhabitants are Planted among them, 'tis not doubted but they will take ail advantages of any weakness or mismanagement of the Garrison, having refused the oath ofallegianceto his maj8*« King George and now in the time of Peace foUow a private Trade for the supply of the French of Cape Bretton with Provisions and other necessaries. "

Endorsed: Mémorial from Captain Armstrong relating to the Présent state of Annapolis Royal & the Province of Nova Scotia.

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EXTBACT OF A LETTBB FROM SaM VeTCH TO BoARD OF TrADB ^

Feb. 21 1716/16 LoNDON.

** Â6 to the french Inbabitants In that Country by what I caiin learn there is not many of them removed notwitbstanding tbe discouragements they mett withal gome time ago and will no doubt gladly remain upon their plantations (some of wbicb are considérable) providing they may be protected and encouraged by the Crown and as no country is of value without Inhabitants so the removal of them and their catle to Cape Brittoun would be a great addition to that newcolony soit would wholly ruine Nova Scotia unless supplyed by a Brittish Colony which could not be done in severall years, so that the french Inbabitants witb their stocks of catle remaining there is verry much for the advantage of the Crown provided it shall be found practicable to keep them faithfuU to their aledgence in case of a war witb france, which will be hard to doe while the priests remain amongst them to whose dictâtes they are absolutely devoted."

Endoreed: Mémorial from Coll. Vetch relating to the state of Annapolis Royal & Province of Nova Scotia.

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Lettre du P. Félix Pain au Gouv Doucette * 29 Mars. 1718.

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Monsieur,

J'ai reçeu celle que vous m'avez fait l'honneur de m'escrire en datte du cinquième de Décembre mille sept cent dix sept, que M^ Melansson m'a interprété : J'ay leus avec attention ce qu'elle contient, M^" Melansson m'a communiqué aussy, la lettre qu'il vous a plût d'escrire aux Habitans des Mines, aussi bien que le serment de Fidélité, que Sa majesté delà grande Bretagne Exige