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Present
The Lt. Governor of the Province
Major Alexander Cosby President John Adams Esq
William Skene Esq | William Shirreff Secretary
William Winniett Esq
Otho Hamilton Esq |
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Rene Le Blancs Petition against the Melansons
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His Honour acquainted the Board that he had received Petitions from one Rene Le Blanc Inhabitant at Menis, Setting forth Several Greivances, which he thought proper to lay before them for their advice and opinion therein. And the Same with Several other papers thereunto Relating being ordered to be Read, the Complainant was Call'd in
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The first that Was Read was a Petition Complaining against the Heirs of the deceas'd Peter Melanson, then two Sentences pass'd in favour of the said Rene Le Blanc Before John Adams Esqr Appointed by the deceas'd Lieut Governor John Doucett to Examine into that Difference, Bearing date the 12th of Aprile, and the 29 th August 1723, As also Governor Doucetts order in Relation to the Same, a Contract Between the Said Rene Le Blanc and his deceas'd Wife Elizabeth Melanson, the origine of the Whole Dispute
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And being ask'd for the Defender, he answer'd, that they were Summon'd, But would not Come, and in order to prove that they were duely Summon'd, He produced the Affidavitts of two Wittnesses, taken Before John Adams and William Shirreff Esqrs as upon ffile [263]
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It was then ask'd if they had Signifyed the Reasons for not Coming according to Said Summons and the particular orders of the Government in that Respect, Whereupon was Read a letter from Mr Bourg of Menis, and of the other heirs, of Said Melanson, Bearing date the 30 th March instant N. S. and the Same Upon Consideration being Judged a very frivolous, Checanning and Impertinent letter it was laid aside
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The Board, were therefore of opinion that the Said Heirs through their Default, Should be obliged to Comply with the
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