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and so on until we reached what is called the French Settlement, taking with us Mr. Campbell the Schoolmaster for whose services and direction we are much indebted and I feel it due to Mr. Campbell to confirm all that the Revd. ArchDeacon has said respecting him.
I beg also to state that were I to attempt to describe the miserable situation of those unfortunate persons in that settlement, it would only be to repeat what ArchDeacon Willis has already said as respects their sickness. I beg to refer you to the report of Doctor Carter and in justice to that Gentleman I feel it incumbent on me to state that nothing could exceed his truly Christian & laudable zeal to reach those remote and lonely dwellings through snowdrifts, over rocks and fences and then with patience and much kindness administering to the necessities of their distress’d inmates.
Mr. Campbell very kindly offered me a part of the School House as a place of deposit for the articles sent which consisted of Meal, Molasses, Biscuit, coarse Meat with some Tea for the sick together with a quantity of Clothing, all of which the Committee procured and sent after me but from the badness of the Roads did not reach the School House until a late hour last night.
I gave Mr. Wells, who accompanied the articles most positive instructions to be well satisfied