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Minutes of H. M. Council, 1720-1742. |
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The Hon:ble Liev.t Governor acquainted the board that his Excellency Gen:1 Philipps having advice that the French Inhabitants of this river are cutting a road from this river to Meniss, wch giueshim suspicion that they design by it, either to molest thisplace, or to driue off their Cattle & carry their effects from hence by that way in order to settle in a body either there or hignecto1 and stand in defyance of the Goverment.
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Advised & Agreed
That His Excellency be desired to send his Special. Ord.es to the french Inhabitants of this river & Miniss, not to cut any such road, without having his Excellency's leaue in writeing: That the s.d Order be drawne up to be presented to His Excellency to signe & approue off That the Hon:ble Liev.t Gov:or Maj.o Lawrence Armstrong, Maj.o Paul Mascarene & Cyprian Southack Esq be the Comittee to draw up sd Ord.rs [13]
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Advised that an order be sent to ye French not to cut a road from this river to Minis |
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At a Council held at the Hon:ble Liev.t Gov:es house in His Majties Garrison of Annapolis royal upon Thursday the 19th May 1720 —
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Present.
His Excellency the General The Hon:ble Liev.t Governor
Maj. Lawrence Armstrong
Maj. Paul Mascarene
The Rev.d John Harrison Esq
Cyprian Southack Esq | Arthur Savage Esq
John Adams Esq
Hibbert Newton Esq
William Skene Esq
William Shirreff Esq |
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His Excellencency comunicated to the board that yesterday he had received several letters from Miniss vizt One from y:e Inhabitants there one from Felix's (a Popish Priest there) of the 25:th Instant N.S. and one from John Adams Esq one of his Majties Council for this Province of the 14th Instante. all which were read.
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several Letters from Meniss read. |
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His Excellency acquain:d the Board, That yesterday he had sent an Ord:e by an Officer of this Garrison, to the French InhabItants of this river & Minis to desist cutting a road from this river to Miniss [14]
1. for "at Chignecto"?
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&c the Gen.ll inform ye board he had sent an Order to Miniss&c to forbear cutting any road — |
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