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Copy of Letter from Lord Townshend to the Board of Trade.
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WHITEHALL, 15th Novr., 1714.
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My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, —
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The Enclosed Copy of a letter from Mons. Pontchartrain to M. d'Iberville, having been laid before the King, It is His Majesty's pleasure, you should consider the contents thereof, and report your opinion, what may be proper to be done therein; Whereupon His Majesty will give his further directions.
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I am,
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My Lords and Gentlemen,
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Your most humble Servant,
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TOWNSHEND.
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The Board of Trade.
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Copy of Letter from Colonel Vetch to the Right Honble. The Lords of Trade.
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LONDON, Novr. 24th, 1714.
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My LORDS, —
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In answer to Your Lordships Queries, delivered to me by Mr. Secretary Popple upon the 23d of this instant, my most humble opinion is as follows:
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As to the number of familys of French Inhabitants in the countrys of L' Accady and Nova Scotia, by the best account I ever could get during the space of three years and more I had the honor to command there, they were computed to be about five hundred family's at the rate of five persons to a family; which makes two thousand five hundred souls.
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As to the next how many of them it is supposed will remove; by the last advices from thence, they had obliged themselves under their hands all to remove save two family's viz one Mr. Allen and one Mr. Gourday both of which had liv'd in New England formerly.
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As to the 3d Querie, how many family's may be upon Cape Breton is what I can't pretend to be so exact in. But according to the best advices, I could learn they are said to be now about five hundred familys besides the Garrison, which I consider, consists of 7 companys already. The French King to encourage them to settle the place gives them eighteen months provisions, and assists them with ships, and salt, to carry on the Fishery:
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