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The Records of British Government at Annapolis Royal, 1713-1749

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The ffrench Memorial about sowing their Seed advised

Honourable L.^t Governor having Acquainted y^e Board that the Deputees of this River had presented him with a Memo. ¹ in behalf of themselves & the Rest of the Inhabitants about Sowing their Land this Year, and they having produced a paper dated the 10^th of Ap.^r 1721 which being his Excelly the Governour's Answer to the Said Deputees on the Same Occasion at that time


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Resolved That the Same Answer given by his Excellency may be Confirmed by the Honourable L.^t Governor as an Answer to their present Petition, Except in Reference to the Paragraph Concerning the Marches, which parlicular, his Excellencys Proclamation bearing Date the 14th of Sep^.r 1722 is to be observed and followed by the Said Inhabitants At [63]

At a Council held at the Honourable L.^t Governor John Doucets house in his Majestys Garrison of Annapolis Royall on fryday the 15^th of March 1722/3

Present The Honourable Lievt Governor President

Major Paul Mascarene
John Adams Esq
Hibbert Newton Esq

William Skene Esq
William Shirreff Esq
Peter Boudre Esq

The Honourable L.^t Governor upon the Good News that Arrived here in the printed Papers of his Majestys having Discovered a most Horrid Bloody Crule and most Barbarous Inhumain Conspiracy ¹ formed against his Sacred Person & Government proposed a Day of Publick Thanksgiving for y.1 Great Mercy V ouchsafed to his Majesty & Kingdoms of Great Britain &^ce And Iikewise humbly to Address His Majesty thereon

Proclamation to Set apart a day of thanksgiving for Discovery of the treason form'd against his Majesty

Resolved That Thu:n!day Next Ensuing being the 21^st Ins.^t be Sett apart for that Use and that a Proclamation forebiding all Servil Labour be Issued out by Honourable L.^t Governor for the more Solemn Observation of that Day

1. The last attempt against the throne of Geo. I. See Dict. Nat. Biog. S.v. George I. And Atterbury.

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