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Letter from Col. Vetch to the Board of Trade 1

March 9, 17! 4/15 Mt Lords,

I could not but jiicige it in\' duty out of a trew contour for the publick good : to put j^our Lordships in mind of the ciroumstances of the country of Nova Scotia, the french inhabitants being iu a manner obliged to Leave the country by the treatment tliey received from Mr. Nicolson while Govr there ; as well be niade appear toyour Lordships by the aftidavits of some persons latelj- corne from thence ; to which I humbly pray your Lordships to be referred : what I am now to lutimate to your Lordships is. that ?jS the season of the year now advanceg, unless some speedy orders are sent to prevent the Inhabitants removal with their catle and effects to Cape Brittoun as it will wliolly strip and Kuine Nova Scotia so it will att once make Cape Brittoun a populous and well stocked colony, which manyyears and great expense could not hâve donc directlj- from France, as I already observed to your Lordships in a former paper more att large in answer to some queries made by your Lordships to me.

I hope your Lordships will pardon the trouble of this which nothing but my zeal for the service of bis Majesty and Colonys could liave prevailed with me to hâve given your Lordships, who am with juost profound respect

My Lords Your Lordships most Devoted

humble servt,

Sam Vecth

1 — Public Record Office — Col. Eccmds — Xova Scotia. Vol. 1.

Mardi 1,. 1714/15

Mémorandum.

Mr. Sliirif the déponent about Annapolis affairs is in toun wa.s Cleik to Lt. Govr Cawfeild who will Inform the board how the gat€S of the fort are ordered to be kept shutt to debarr correspondence with the Inhabitants to oblidge them to go to Cape Brittoun many more soiilfhers are in tonn who cann give the board some acct of affairs there, tho not so well as Shérif Mr. Ferqiiison is gone to sea.