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To Venelau at Mesesquea....

To the Cooper for heading the Bread barrils

Cartage.

a Qarter Cask of Maderia......

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Paid the Cooper for Kegs and drawing off a Cask of Wine

at Quebec....

To 6 Gallons of French Brandy

To Mr Myers at the Isle aux Noix..

To Mr Arnold at the Montreal Coffee House.

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To Cartage of Provisions &c from La Preairie to St Johns.

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To Cash paid for carring the Stones from St Johns to the

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3060 of Flour 1040th of Pork & 84 Gall" of Peas To be settled between the two Provinces.

STORES remaining belonging to the two Provinces left in the care of M' Joseph Bell at the River la Cole.

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Sir

[CORRESPONDENCE.]

Fort George, New York, 30th Dec 1771.

The Commissioners formerly appointed for runing the partition Line between this Government and the Province of Canada, having proceeded only Twenty miles of the Distance, and it being necessary that some other person should be appointed in the Room of Mr Benzell, that the same may be fully extended between the two Governments; the nature of your office, as Surveyor General of the Province, points You out to me as the properest person to be nominated on the part of this Government to perform that essential and important Service. I am therefore to desire you to attend at Col° Cristy's on the River Cole on the first Day of March next with such assistants and attendants only as will be necessary for extending the divisional Line to the Western Banks of Connecticut River, in Conjunction with the Commissioner named by the Government of Canada, who has directions to meet you at Col° Christy's House with Provisions and other necessaries for proceeding, without Delay, on the Survey, agreeable to His Majesty's pleasure concerning the limits of the two Governments.

I am Sir Your most obed' Serv

Alexander Colden Esquire Surveyor General. -[N. Y. Col. MSS., xcviii, 4.

Sir

WM. TRYON.

New York Jan's 4th 1772

I am Honour'd with your Excellencys letter of the 30th of last Month and much obliged to you for the favorable oppinion your Excellency is pleased to entertain of my being a proper Person to be nominated on the part of this Government for the service you mention and should be happy in performing the same would my State of health Permit me to undertake it; but as I have had several attacks of the Gout not only in my feet but likewise in my Stomach and dayly feel simptoms of it hanging about me I have great reason to be aprehensive that travelling and laying in the woods in the cold months of February and March might bring a severe fitt of that disorder again upon me which would not only retard the Service but would endanger my life. I therefore pray yr Excellency will excuse me and nominate some other person.

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[IN COUNCIL.]

At a Council held at Fort George in the City of New York on Wednesday the Twenty second day of January,

1772.

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His Excellency laid before the Board the Draft of a Commission authorizing Alexander Colden Esquire Surveyor General of this Province, by himself or his sufficient Deputy, in Conjunction with the Surveyor already or which shall hereafter be appointed on the Part of the Colony of Quebec, to Run, Mark, ascertain and distinguish the Partition Line between the said two Provinces, as far as each respective Province extends. And the Draft being Read and a Clause added thereto, enjoining the Surveyor General or his Deputy to observe and perform such Instructions, as shall be given by the Governor or Commander in Chief for the Time being, The same was approved of, and ordered that the same Pass the Great Seal accordingly.

-[N. Y. Council Minutes (MS.), v. 26, p. 271.

[CORRESPONDENCE.]

Copy
Sir

Fort George New York
30th January 1772.

In Consequence of the Commission you have received from me for running the Partition Line between this Government and the Province of Quebec, You will please to observe that You are required by Yourself, or your sufficient Deputy, to repair by the First Day of March next to the house of Collonel Christy on the River Cole, about two Leagues to the northward of Point Moore, taking with you such assistants and attendants, as will be requisite for extending the said Line in Conjunction with the Surveyor, (or Commissioner,) and his attendants appointed by the Government of Quebec, who will meet you there, with provisions. and necessaries for proceeding without Delay to the place where the Surveyors or Commissioners stopped the last Fall. From whence you are to continue the same Line untill you arrive at the western Banks of the main Branch of Connecticut River that Crosses the Forty Fifth Degree of northern Latitude, but if such main branch shall be found not to extend Northward, so far as the Latitude of Forty Five, then to run a perpendicular from the northermost part of the said Branch to the Line aforesaid; and in running the said Line care must be taken to blaze the Trees on the East and west Sides as you pass along Cuting down only such Trees as stand directly in the sight of the Compass, and at the Distance of every three miles laying together a large Heap

of Stones, and cutting a few knotches on the Trees nighest each pile of Stones. It is of the utmost Consequence that vou should not stop at any water Course short of the aforementioned main Branch of Connecticut River, and it is only by adhering to these Instructions that You can answer the just Expectations of the Public, trom whom you are to receive your Reward for performing this Important Service.

You are to return to me a map with a Field book of the Survey in which Book, You are to take notice of all Remarkable waters you cross minuting also the Courses and distances of the marked Trees near the monuments of Stones You shall erect, with such other observations as shall appear worthy of notice, to the Intent such map and Field Book may be lodged in the office of the Secretary of the Province.

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As Canada is bounded on the South by "a Line drawn from the South end of Lake Nipissim crossing the River St Lawrence and Lake Champlain in Forty five degrees of Northern Lattitude and thence passing along the Highlands which divides the rivers that empty themselves into the said River St Lawrence, from those which fall into the Sea; " I am apprehensive that the Highlands aforesaid, have a different bearing from the course of the Line to be run for the Northern bounds of this Province; And that the Surveyor on the Part of Quebec Govt will not proceed farther than where he meets the Highlands, or comes to the Heads of the rivers above described. I therefore request that when my Instructions are making out for the running of the said Line that you may direct how I shall Act in that Case. Also whether the said Line shall be continued West from Point Moore to the River St Lawrence as 'tis highly' that the Government of Quebec want to have the Southern bounds of that part of their Province acertained

I am

Sir

Your most obed'

Humble Serv

THO VALLENTINE

New York Feb' sd 1772.

-[N. Y. Col. MSS., xcviii, 51.

'So in the original. — [P.

Reed from Alexander Colden Esq' the sum One Hundred Pounds currency being the Sum he received from his Excellency William Tryon Esq' towards Defraying the expence of running the Line from Point Moore on Lake Champlain to Connecticut River February 4th 1772 THO VALLENTINE

[Endorsement]

Feb 4 1772

Thomas Valentine's Rect for £100 for which I gave his Excellency W Tryon Esq a Rect on Acct for the Expences for running the Division line between the Provinces of Quebec & New York

-N. Y. Col. MSS., xcviii, 52.

Sir

[ALEXANDER COLDEN TO JOHN COLLINS.]

New York Feb" 6, 1772

His Ex" G Tryon having by a Commission under the great Seal of this Province, appointed me the Survey' on the part of this Govt with power by myself, or Sufficient Deputy, in Conjunction with the Survey' that is, or shall be appointed, on the part of the Province of Quebec, to run out, and ascertain, the Partition line between the two Provinces, Eastward from the Station already fixed on East branch of Lake Champlain at the forty fifth degree of Northern Latitude, as far as each of the said Provinces respectively Extend. I have Deputed Mr Thomas Valentine' to perform the same, and given him a Copy of my Commission, and Gov' Tryons Instructions.

Mr Valentine is a person I dare say you will be pleased with, and find him Capable of Executing the trust reposed in him, and I flatter my self that the work will be Carried on by you two, with Satisfaction to both Govt

The Gov' has paid M' Valentine one hundred Pounds this Currency for defraying the present Contingent Charges, and has assured me that the whole of the Expence of running that line, on the part of this Gov' shall be punctually paid.

From the Gov" Instructions I find you Appointed to meet the Survey' from this Province at Coll Christys House on the River Cole, the first of next month, with Provisions, and Necessaries, for proceeding without Delay. I have therefore Directed Mr Valentine to set out without loss of time so that he may be at Coll Christys by the Day appointed, which I hope he will be able to accomplish.

As I make not the least Doubt that you can procure properer Persons for Assistance, and Attendance, and on much better terms than M2 Val

1 It will be observed that Mr. Valentine uniformly subscribes himself "Vallentine."―[P.

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