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Employ him he Doubts not of Recovering the Boy, and with the Assitance of the other Indians, who are much Enraged with the aforesaid Actors and to Whom he is Very well known Haveing Traded Amongst them for several years he will Bring the said Chief and these Others That were with him, Either to This place or to Canso as he may be Order'd and Directed, And he further Declares That the six Indians which Committed The murder were the above Named, Renne Madogonouit and his son in Law Bernard Bernard and La Martier, and his Two sons Which being "Again" Interpreted to him in french he sign'd the Same.
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Sworn in Council Before me, P. Mascarene
This 4th of May 1744, | his
Antoine X Gilbert
mark | By his Honour the President's Command
The originall Translation being upon
file
Wm. Sheriff, Secy
| President of the Council and
Commander in chief for the
time being, of his Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia
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A Conference Held at Annapolis Royal on Saturday the fifth day of May, Between the Honble Paul Mascarene Esqr President and Commander in chief of his Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia Attended by the members of his Majesty's Council and all the Officers Belonging to the Garrison of Annapolis Royal, And Joseph son of the Chief of the River St. John's, Francois De Sal, Francois and Guillaume Quatre Patts, all four Delegates from the Indians of said River, Prudent Robichaux being the Interpreter.
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His Honour the President acquainted the above mentioned Delegates that as he understood They Presented Themselves to this Governmt in an amicable Disposition he Therefore Receiv'd Them as friends and Gave them his Hand as a Token of his Sincerity and Then Proceeded to confer as follows.
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What Particular Business Occasions your comeing Hither Joseph the chiefs at This Time?
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We come in Behalf of all our Tribe of Indians Belonging Present to the River St. John, Sent by my father our chief, to Acquaint you that we have had News from Canady and from Boston by the Way of Penobscot that peace still continues between England and france but that at The River St. John's Things are Variously Reported Wherefore we Desire to Know from your self Howe matters Really are. We are as well Pleas'd to see the English Officers here assembled as if you were our own Chiefs, Conceiving from Thence that you Act in Behalf of his Majesty and that your Intentions are friendly Towards us. Therefore shall Depend upon what you Tell us the same as if The King Himself should speak to us. We Desire to be Dispatch'd as soon as Possible and to be Landed on the other Shore as near our Home as Conveniently Can the Reason for our Pressing to Depart so soon being Oweing to the Impatience of
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