Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749. At a Council held at the place aforesaid the same Members present on Monday 28th October 1745.
His Honor the President read a letter from Mr. Terriot of Chignecto in regard to the Deputies with advices of Priest De Luter's arrival there from Quebec with a shallop with presents for the Indians.
He then acquainted the Board of what he had heard the people of Mines say in regard to the Indians behaviour in stopping and hindering them from bringing provisions hither and that some of them proposed to him that if the inhabitants there permitted the Indians to act in that manner that they the inhabitants of Mines should have no necessaries they may want from the English here, which was deferred to be further considered till an other opportunity.
Signed P. Mascarene
At a Council held at the place aforesaid on Monday the 4th November 1745 the same Members present.
His Honor read a letter from the Deputies of Chignecto brought by two of the said Deputies signifying that they had elected Michael Bourjeaur, Jacque Bourjeaur, Jean Hibert, and Ambrois Poirier to serve as Deputies for the ensuing year and appearing before the Board His Honor recommended to them their duty as usual and being interrogated in regard to DeLouter's return and whether he had said Mass in their chapel they said that they believed he lodged in the Presbiter and that the inhabitants attended him at Mass, for which being reprimanded attempted to excuse themselves by being long without a Priest and desired the favor of sending to Canada for one to serve them which was positively denied and in regard to the presents sent from Canada for the Indians said they knew not the quantity but that they were sent in a vessel (the burthen of which they knew not) to Gaspy and that one Boutiller of that place brought them from thence in a small vessel to Chignecto and stayed there three or four days and returned but whether he carried with him any provisions they knew not, and being asked where and with whom these presents were landed and lodged and whether they had seen them answered that if they were landed it was on that side next to the Bay Vert but whether they were or not they knew not, and said they met with some Cape Sable Indians who had two barrels of powder four bags of shot and a bale of blankets, and being asked who lives on that side of the neck to the Bay Vert answered Morris and Poirier, and being also asked if any of the inhabitants of Chignecto had been lately at Gaspy and who they were that Monsieur Dugan sent hither to see if any of the French ships were in the Bason answered that Francis Arsenau and another whose name they knew not went to Mines where said Arsenau lost his consort and took Petit Jacque LeBlanc, LeMaigre's brother, and came to this river for that information and that they knew none who had been at Gaspy but one poor man called Francis Chaudroner and that Jacque Bomo came to Mines and carried from thence grain to Chignecto.
Signed P. Mascarene
Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749.
de s'embaquer sur la premier Voiture qu'il trouvera avec Ie Monde necessaire pour aller en dilligence a Louisbourg et suivre ce quy luy sera ordonné pour Ie Service du Roi de France, sous peine a luy Refusant d'obeir au present ordre d'estre Livrez à la discretion des Sauvages pour y estre punie de mort, fait au Camp Francoise a Bellair Ie 22e 7 bre 1744
Du Vivier
De Par Le Roi
Il Est Ordonné aux nommé Amand Bugaud et Le Maigre de Suivre Ie detachement francoise au Port Royal et autre Endroits dans L' Accadie, pour fair et Executer ce qui leur sera ordonné pour Ie Service du Roi sous peine à eux refusant d'obeir au present ordre d'estre punie de Mort et Livrez a la discretion des Sauvages fait au Camp francoise a la Grand Pré Ie 24e Aoust. 1744
Du Vivier
Nous Commissaire Ordannateur a L'isle Royale
Il est defendu au nommé Amand Bugaud de partir de ce Port dans son Batiment sans l'escorte de la goilette l — Succes qui doit Ie Convoyer Jusqu'au Port Tolouse sons peine de desobeissance et de six mois de prison a Iuy a son Captaine a Louisbourg Ie 26 me Juillet 1744.
Bigot
Je sousigné prêtre Missionaire de la riviere d'Annapolis declare que Ie nommé Amand Bugaud de la grand prée des Mines lorsqu'il a passé ou repasseé du temps que les francois estoient dans la riviere na jamais esté armé ni rien porté pour les dits francois qu'il na donné aucun ordre et que meme il a protesté devant un Officier francois coutre tout Port d'armes et qu'il n'avoient rien fait qu'autant qu'il avait esté forcé fait ce 26 Janvier 1745
Des Enclaves pretre
Je sousigné Certify avoir esté present lors qu'il etoient accompagné de Monsieur de la Valliere venait des Mines et Amand Bugaud qu'il declara au dit Sre de la Valliere qu'il ne toucherant aucun armes qui peut j'assure de aucunne personnes du Gouvernemt d' Annapolis Royal ce que j'assure de Verité fait ce 27 e Janvier N. S. 1745 — Monsieur Dernon present quy demanda au dit Bugaud de porter son armes ce qu'il refusa en ma Connaissance.
J. Bourgeois
Je Joseph Leblanc Confesse Certify que j'ay vu Amand Bugaud passé et repassé dans Ie temps du parties francais ny avoir point veu aucune Armes offensives quy peut fair mal a qui que se soit ce que J'assure de Verite ce 28 e Janvier 1745.
Joseph LeBlanc
Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749.
pour est faire quand tuans touts les bestiaux et Consommant touts les grains et Semences et de pouvoir fournir toutes la subsistance que l'on Demande nous Espironts Messieurs que vous ne vondré point nous plongé dans une Mines de perte totale de nous et nos famille et quand cette Consideration vous ferez retirez les Sauvages et troupes de nos Cantons. Nous sommes sous un Gouvernement doux et tranquille et duquel nous avons touts lieux d'estre Constants nous Esperont que vous Voudré bien nous accordé la grace de ne nous pas plongé dans la derniere misere C'est ce que nous Esperonts de vous bonté vous assurant que nous sommes avec bien du Respect Messieurs
Vos tres humble et tres Obeissant Serviteurs mentionné cy dessus les Soussigné faisant pour la Communauté
De Par Le Roi
Il est ordonné aux habitants des Mines dans lesquelles sout Compris les paroisses de la Grand Pré, Riviere des Canards et Pizziquid et Cobequid de Reconnoitre l'obeissance qu'ils doivent au Roy de France et en Consequence les deputez des dittes paroisses me feront fournir.
Scavoir
Celle de la Grande Pré huit Cheveaux et deux hommes pour les Conduire Celle de la riviere des Canards huit Cheveaux et deux hommes pour les Conduire. et CeIle de Pizziquid douze Cheveaux et 3 hommes pour les Conduire Comme aussy les Cornes a poudre qui se trouveront chez les dits habitants excepté une qu'ils reserveront a par chaque maison de tenir Ie tout pret pour m'etre ammenez samedy a 10 heures du matin au Pavillon f'rancois que j'ay fait arborer au pied duquelles deputez de chacune de ditte paroisses seront tenu de prestre foy de fedilité pour eux et tous les habitants de la banlieu ne Voulant pas detourner tous les dits habitants des travaux de leur Recoltes, qui ne se'ront pas pour cela pas moins tenu a garder la ditte fidelité qui sera promises par leur deputez à peine à ceux qui contreveindront au present ordre d'etre punie comme sujets Rebelles et Livrez entre Ies Mains des sauvages comme Ennemis de l'etat ne pouvant refuser aux dits Sauvages ainsy qu'ils Ie demandent tous ceux qui ne se soumettrounts pas, Enjoignons aux dits habitants qui ont Reconnu l'obeissance du Roy de France de nous faire promptement connoitre tous Ceux qui veulent se Soustraire de la ditte Obeissance pour que les fidelles Sujets ne souffrent d'aucune Incursions que les dits Sauvages pourroient faire, a la Grand Pré Ie 27 Aoust 1744
Du Vivier
Jacques Le blanc
Pierre Leblanc
Francois Leblanc
Renné X Granger l'ancien
Claude Leblanc
Jacques Terriot
At a Council held at the place aforesaid the same Members present, Edward How Excepted, November 30th, 1744.
His Honor communicated to the Board a letter from Monsieur Bourg alias Bellehumeur wherein he endeavours to explain some parts of his conduct, upon which it was thought proper to defer any judgment thereon till answer was made by the Deputies to some letters written by the Commander in Chief to them and that in the meantime a summons should be to Amand Bajoe and Joseph LeBlanc ditte Le Maigre to come here and answer to some points• laid to their charge.
Signed P. Mascarene
At a Council held at the aforementioned place the same Members present on Wednesday 19th June 1745.
One of the Deputies of Pisaquid Pierre Landry appeared before the Council and Joseph LeBlanc in behalf of the Grand Pree but not a Deputy, with one of the Deputies of the river Canards Joseph Hebert with Melanson not a Deputy, and all the Deputies of this river, to whom after the Commander in Chief had taken notice of some of the districts not sending the proper persons they ought to have done (as being no Deputies) represented that it was notorious that there were several among them that had been officious towards the enemy and had gone so far as to discover even all the effects that belonged to the English by which means the enemy were enabled to possess themselves of these said effects and by giving them intelligence of the circumstances of the garrison and other means whereby the enemy had been encouraged on some attempts to the prejudice of the garrison, especially surprising some of the Company of Rangers on Goat Island, it was of absolute necessity that those of the inhabitants who had not entered into any of those practices and had a mind to secure to themselves the good will of the Government should join in discovering those who had misbehaved, that by exemplary punishment being made upon the guilty the innocent might expect to be preserved and that it behoved them to consider seriously of what was now proposed to them, that it besides was known that all the plunder the enemy had made by seizing the two schooners which came from Boston (the property of His Majesty's British subjects) was dispersed and bought up by the inhabitants of Mines, upon which Joseph LeBlanc said that what was bought up by the inhabitants of Mines was in order to be returned to the British proprietors, as well as the three prisoners they had redeemed out of the hands of the enemy, which they offered to bring and surrender here.
The Council then resolved that they should be ordered to bring the
Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749.
PRESENT
His Honour the President
William Skene Esq
William Shirreff
Erasmus James Philipps Esq
Otho Hamilton Esq
Edward How Esq John Handfield Esq
Edward Amhurst Esq
His Honour laid before the Board 2 letters he had received from the Inhabitants of Mines & Pizziquid acquainting him of their having Chosen their Deputys according to his Orders, making many excuses for their not having done it before & Promising for the future to pay an Exact obedience to ye orders of the Government.
Another Letter from the Inhabitants of Grand Prée River Canard & Pizziquid in Conjunction assuring him of their intention to Continue faithfull subjects to His Majesty King George & having that Confidence in him as children towards their father they have a favour to ask having learnt by Indirect means that several armd Vessells were arrived from New Engd & that they had pressed by Violence the Inhabitants of Annapolis Royal to go against the Indians & to serve them as Pilots & hearing they were coming up the bay to do ye same & to destroy all the Inhabitants that had any Indian blood in them & Scalp them, – That as there was a great number of Mulattoes amongst them who had taken the Oath & who were allied to the greatest familys it had Caused a terrible Alarm which made many put themselves on their Guard being very much frightend for which Reason all ye Inhabitants being assembled of each District had sent to him to Submit themselves to his Mercy & to represent that in Case they were Obliged to make any sortys or go against the Indians that Barbarous & Inhuman nation would assassinate them every day while they were at their Work & separated from one another without being able to have any succor from the Government as it was so remote which they had well foreseen when they reserved in taking the oaths of fidelity a Dispensation from every thing that related to War – The favour therefore that they demand is to know whether the People of Boston have a right to force them & expose them to such danger.
Another Letter from Amand Bugaud Inhabitant of Mines giving an Accot of his Voyage to Lewisbourg & being detained there & afterwards obliged to accompany the french in their Expedition acquainting him of the many threatnings which has hindered him from Coming here as summoned to do being afraid after such great Menaces.
Another from Joseph Leblanc alias Ie Maigre Informg him that he had nothing against the Kings Interest since the beginning of the War but by pure force hoping his honour would not be Surprised that he did not Come (as Summoned) to justifie himself as so many things were falsely Imputed to him which made him afraid.
Another from Alexr Bourg containing many excuses for his negligence to act in his office.
The three Inhabitants who were• Ghosen by the three districts of the Grand Prée Pizziquid & river Canard, to bring the letter above mentioned
At a Council held at the place aforesaid the same Members present on Tuesday September 24th, 1745.
His Honor the President acquainted the Board that having further considered the purport of his letters from Louisbourg that he had desired Erasmus James Philipps and Edward How Esqrs to speak to Joseph LeBlanc prisoner now in irons and to sift him whether he would undertake to discover or find out by his friends what was doing or expected to be done in the country either in regard to Monsieur Marin, the Canadians and Indians or what was expected and hoped for by them and the inhabitants in regard to assistance from France, and as Mr. Philipps and Mr. How had reported that he said LeBlanc was willing to do all the service in his power for this His Majesty's Government upon condition of being enlarged His Honor therefore desired the advice and opinion of the Board.
Which being seriously considered the Board was of opinion that upon his doing any such real and signal service he should have his enlargement.
Signed P. Mascarene
Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749.
Monday December 17th 1744 met according to adjournment the same Members present.
His Honor the President acquainted the Board that by the intelligence he had from Mines that things were pretty much in disorder, there there being no new Deputies chosen nor answers made to the letter he writ to the old Deputies by Peter Allain and Jacque Terriot which he understands is occasioned by the notary public neglecting to act by reason of some check he has received for some past misbehavior, which hitherto he has not cleared himself of to the satisfaction of this Board and therefore he stops all business on pretence of nobodys having any right to transact any public affair but himself – it is therefore resolved that His Honor the President shall suspend the said Alexander Bourg from the execution of his office as notary public till farther orders and to appoint in the meantime Renny LeBlanc to execute that Office.
The Cobequid Deputies appeared this day as directed and were told that as it was of absolute necessity for His Majesty's service that the Indian enemy should not be apprised of any designs formed for their chastisement they the said Deputies should remain here for some time longer, that in the meantime the President would assist them and pay for their lodging and diet.
Signed P. Mascarene
At a Council held at the place aforesaid the same Members present on Monday 28th October 1745.
His Honor the President read a letter from Mr. Terriot of Chignecto in regard to the Deputies with advices of Priest De Luter's arrival there from Quebec with a shallop with presents for the Indians.
He then acquainted the Board of what he had heard the people of Mines say in regard to the Indians behaviour in stopping and hindering them from bringing provisions hither and that some of them proposed to him that if the inhabitants there permitted the Indians to act in that manner that they the inhabitants of Mines should have no necessaries they may want from the English here, which was deferred to be further considered till an other opportunity.
Signed P. Mascarene
At a Council held at the place aforesaid on Monday the 4th November 1745 the same Members present.
His Honor read a letter from the Deputies of Chignecto brought by two of the said Deputies signifying that they had elected Michael Bourjeaur, Jacque Bourjeaur, Jean Hibert, and Ambrois Poirier to serve as Deputies for the ensuing year and appearing before the Board His Honor recommended to them their duty as usual and being interrogated in regard to DeLouter's return and whether he had said Mass in their chapel they said that they believed he lodged in the Presbiter and that the inhabitants attended him at Mass, for which being reprimanded attempted to excuse themselves by being long without a Priest and desired the favor of sending to Canada for one to serve them which was positively denied and in regard to the presents sent from Canada for the Indians said they knew not the quantity but that they were sent in a vessel (the burthen of which they knew not) to Gaspy and that one Boutiller of that place brought them from thence in a small vessel to Chignecto and stayed there three or four days and returned but whether he carried with him any provisions they knew not, and being asked where and with whom these presents were landed and lodged and whether they had seen them answered that if they were landed it was on that side next to the Bay Vert but whether they were or not they knew not, and said they met with some Cape Sable Indians who had two barrels of powder four bags of shot and a bale of blankets, and being asked who lives on that side of the neck to the Bay Vert answered Morris and Poirier, and being also asked if any of the inhabitants of Chignecto had been lately at Gaspy and who they were that Monsieur Dugan sent hither to see if any of the French ships were in the Bason answered that Francis Arsenau and another whose name they knew not went to Mines where said Arsenau lost his consort and took Petit Jacque LeBlanc, LeMaigre's brother, and came to this river for that information and that they knew none who had been at Gaspy but one poor man called Francis Chaudroner and that Jacque Bomo came to Mines and carried from thence grain to Chignecto.
Signed P. Mascarene
Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749.
de s'embaquer sur la premier Voiture qu'il trouvera avec Ie Monde necessaire pour aller en dilligence a Louisbourg et suivre ce quy luy sera ordonné pour Ie Service du Roi de France, sous peine a luy Refusant d'obeir au present ordre d'estre Livrez à la discretion des Sauvages pour y estre punie de mort, fait au Camp Francoise a Bellair Ie 22e 7 bre 1744
Du Vivier
De Par Le Roi
Il Est Ordonné aux nommé Amand Bugaud et Le Maigre de Suivre Ie detachement francoise au Port Royal et autre Endroits dans L' Accadie, pour fair et Executer ce qui leur sera ordonné pour Ie Service du Roi sous peine à eux refusant d'obeir au present ordre d'estre punie de Mort et Livrez a la discretion des Sauvages fait au Camp francoise a la Grand Pré Ie 24e Aoust. 1744
Du Vivier
Nous Commissaire Ordannateur a L'isle Royale
Il est defendu au nommé Amand Bugaud de partir de ce Port dans son Batiment sans l'escorte de la goilette l — Succes qui doit Ie Convoyer Jusqu'au Port Tolouse sons peine de desobeissance et de six mois de prison a Iuy a son Captaine a Louisbourg Ie 26 me Juillet 1744.
Bigot
Je sousigné prêtre Missionaire de la riviere d'Annapolis declare que Ie nommé Amand Bugaud de la grand prée des Mines lorsqu'il a passé ou repasseé du temps que les francois estoient dans la riviere na jamais esté armé ni rien porté pour les dits francois qu'il na donné aucun ordre et que meme il a protesté devant un Officier francois coutre tout Port d'armes et qu'il n'avoient rien fait qu'autant qu'il avait esté forcé fait ce 26 Janvier 1745
Des Enclaves pretre
Je sousigné Certify avoir esté present lors qu'il etoient accompagné de Monsieur de la Valliere venait des Mines et Amand Bugaud qu'il declara au dit Sre de la Valliere qu'il ne toucherant aucun armes qui peut j'assure de aucunne personnes du Gouvernemt d' Annapolis Royal ce que j'assure de Verité fait ce 27 e Janvier N. S. 1745 — Monsieur Dernon present quy demanda au dit Bugaud de porter son armes ce qu'il refusa en ma Connaissance.
J. Bourgeois
Je Joseph Leblanc Confesse Certify que j'ay vu Amand Bugaud passé et repassé dans Ie temps du parties francais ny avoir point veu aucune Armes offensives quy peut fair mal a qui que se soit ce que J'assure de Verite ce 28 e Janvier 1745.
Joseph LeBlanc
Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749.
pour est faire quand tuans touts les bestiaux et Consommant touts les grains et Semences et de pouvoir fournir toutes la subsistance que l'on Demande nous Espironts Messieurs que vous ne vondré point nous plongé dans une Mines de perte totale de nous et nos famille et quand cette Consideration vous ferez retirez les Sauvages et troupes de nos Cantons. Nous sommes sous un Gouvernement doux et tranquille et duquel nous avons touts lieux d'estre Constants nous Esperont que vous Voudré bien nous accordé la grace de ne nous pas plongé dans la derniere misere C'est ce que nous Esperonts de vous bonté vous assurant que nous sommes avec bien du Respect Messieurs
Vos tres humble et tres Obeissant Serviteurs mentionné cy dessus les Soussigné faisant pour la Communauté
De Par Le Roi
Il est ordonné aux habitants des Mines dans lesquelles sout Compris les paroisses de la Grand Pré, Riviere des Canards et Pizziquid et Cobequid de Reconnoitre l'obeissance qu'ils doivent au Roy de France et en Consequence les deputez des dittes paroisses me feront fournir.
Scavoir
Celle de la Grande Pré huit Cheveaux et deux hommes pour les Conduire Celle de la riviere des Canards huit Cheveaux et deux hommes pour les Conduire. et CeIle de Pizziquid douze Cheveaux et 3 hommes pour les Conduire Comme aussy les Cornes a poudre qui se trouveront chez les dits habitants excepté une qu'ils reserveront a par chaque maison de tenir Ie tout pret pour m'etre ammenez samedy a 10 heures du matin au Pavillon f'rancois que j'ay fait arborer au pied duquelles deputez de chacune de ditte paroisses seront tenu de prestre foy de fedilité pour eux et tous les habitants de la banlieu ne Voulant pas detourner tous les dits habitants des travaux de leur Recoltes, qui ne se'ront pas pour cela pas moins tenu a garder la ditte fidelité qui sera promises par leur deputez à peine à ceux qui contreveindront au present ordre d'etre punie comme sujets Rebelles et Livrez entre Ies Mains des sauvages comme Ennemis de l'etat ne pouvant refuser aux dits Sauvages ainsy qu'ils Ie demandent tous ceux qui ne se soumettrounts pas, Enjoignons aux dits habitants qui ont Reconnu l'obeissance du Roy de France de nous faire promptement connoitre tous Ceux qui veulent se Soustraire de la ditte Obeissance pour que les fidelles Sujets ne souffrent d'aucune Incursions que les dits Sauvages pourroient faire, a la Grand Pré Ie 27 Aoust 1744
Du Vivier
Jacques Le blanc
Pierre Leblanc
Francois Leblanc
Renné X Granger l'ancien
Claude Leblanc
Jacques Terriot
At a Council held at the place aforesaid the same Members present, Edward How Excepted, November 30th, 1744.
His Honor communicated to the Board a letter from Monsieur Bourg alias Bellehumeur wherein he endeavours to explain some parts of his conduct, upon which it was thought proper to defer any judgment thereon till answer was made by the Deputies to some letters written by the Commander in Chief to them and that in the meantime a summons should be to Amand Bajoe and Joseph LeBlanc ditte Le Maigre to come here and answer to some points• laid to their charge.
Signed P. Mascarene
At a Council held at the aforementioned place the same Members present on Wednesday 19th June 1745.
One of the Deputies of Pisaquid Pierre Landry appeared before the Council and Joseph LeBlanc in behalf of the Grand Pree but not a Deputy, with one of the Deputies of the river Canards Joseph Hebert with Melanson not a Deputy, and all the Deputies of this river, to whom after the Commander in Chief had taken notice of some of the districts not sending the proper persons they ought to have done (as being no Deputies) represented that it was notorious that there were several among them that had been officious towards the enemy and had gone so far as to discover even all the effects that belonged to the English by which means the enemy were enabled to possess themselves of these said effects and by giving them intelligence of the circumstances of the garrison and other means whereby the enemy had been encouraged on some attempts to the prejudice of the garrison, especially surprising some of the Company of Rangers on Goat Island, it was of absolute necessity that those of the inhabitants who had not entered into any of those practices and had a mind to secure to themselves the good will of the Government should join in discovering those who had misbehaved, that by exemplary punishment being made upon the guilty the innocent might expect to be preserved and that it behoved them to consider seriously of what was now proposed to them, that it besides was known that all the plunder the enemy had made by seizing the two schooners which came from Boston (the property of His Majesty's British subjects) was dispersed and bought up by the inhabitants of Mines, upon which Joseph LeBlanc said that what was bought up by the inhabitants of Mines was in order to be returned to the British proprietors, as well as the three prisoners they had redeemed out of the hands of the enemy, which they offered to bring and surrender here.
The Council then resolved that they should be ordered to bring the
Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749.
PRESENT
His Honour the President
William Skene Esq
William Shirreff
Erasmus James Philipps Esq
Otho Hamilton Esq
Edward How Esq John Handfield Esq
Edward Amhurst Esq
His Honour laid before the Board 2 letters he had received from the Inhabitants of Mines & Pizziquid acquainting him of their having Chosen their Deputys according to his Orders, making many excuses for their not having done it before & Promising for the future to pay an Exact obedience to ye orders of the Government.
Another Letter from the Inhabitants of Grand Prée River Canard & Pizziquid in Conjunction assuring him of their intention to Continue faithfull subjects to His Majesty King George & having that Confidence in him as children towards their father they have a favour to ask having learnt by Indirect means that several armd Vessells were arrived from New Engd & that they had pressed by Violence the Inhabitants of Annapolis Royal to go against the Indians & to serve them as Pilots & hearing they were coming up the bay to do ye same & to destroy all the Inhabitants that had any Indian blood in them & Scalp them, – That as there was a great number of Mulattoes amongst them who had taken the Oath & who were allied to the greatest familys it had Caused a terrible Alarm which made many put themselves on their Guard being very much frightend for which Reason all ye Inhabitants being assembled of each District had sent to him to Submit themselves to his Mercy & to represent that in Case they were Obliged to make any sortys or go against the Indians that Barbarous & Inhuman nation would assassinate them every day while they were at their Work & separated from one another without being able to have any succor from the Government as it was so remote which they had well foreseen when they reserved in taking the oaths of fidelity a Dispensation from every thing that related to War – The favour therefore that they demand is to know whether the People of Boston have a right to force them & expose them to such danger.
Another Letter from Amand Bugaud Inhabitant of Mines giving an Accot of his Voyage to Lewisbourg & being detained there & afterwards obliged to accompany the french in their Expedition acquainting him of the many threatnings which has hindered him from Coming here as summoned to do being afraid after such great Menaces.
Another from Joseph Leblanc alias Ie Maigre Informg him that he had nothing against the Kings Interest since the beginning of the War but by pure force hoping his honour would not be Surprised that he did not Come (as Summoned) to justifie himself as so many things were falsely Imputed to him which made him afraid.
Another from Alexr Bourg containing many excuses for his negligence to act in his office.
The three Inhabitants who were• Ghosen by the three districts of the Grand Prée Pizziquid & river Canard, to bring the letter above mentioned
At a Council held at the place aforesaid the same Members present on Tuesday September 24th, 1745.
His Honor the President acquainted the Board that having further considered the purport of his letters from Louisbourg that he had desired Erasmus James Philipps and Edward How Esqrs to speak to Joseph LeBlanc prisoner now in irons and to sift him whether he would undertake to discover or find out by his friends what was doing or expected to be done in the country either in regard to Monsieur Marin, the Canadians and Indians or what was expected and hoped for by them and the inhabitants in regard to assistance from France, and as Mr. Philipps and Mr. How had reported that he said LeBlanc was willing to do all the service in his power for this His Majesty's Government upon condition of being enlarged His Honor therefore desired the advice and opinion of the Board.
Which being seriously considered the Board was of opinion that upon his doing any such real and signal service he should have his enlargement.
Signed P. Mascarene
Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749.
Monday December 17th 1744 met according to adjournment the same Members present.
His Honor the President acquainted the Board that by the intelligence he had from Mines that things were pretty much in disorder, there there being no new Deputies chosen nor answers made to the letter he writ to the old Deputies by Peter Allain and Jacque Terriot which he understands is occasioned by the notary public neglecting to act by reason of some check he has received for some past misbehavior, which hitherto he has not cleared himself of to the satisfaction of this Board and therefore he stops all business on pretence of nobodys having any right to transact any public affair but himself – it is therefore resolved that His Honor the President shall suspend the said Alexander Bourg from the execution of his office as notary public till farther orders and to appoint in the meantime Renny LeBlanc to execute that Office.
The Cobequid Deputies appeared this day as directed and were told that as it was of absolute necessity for His Majesty's service that the Indian enemy should not be apprised of any designs formed for their chastisement they the said Deputies should remain here for some time longer, that in the meantime the President would assist them and pay for their lodging and diet.
Signed P. Mascarene
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