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PAPERS RELATING TO THE SIX NATIONS.

SIR WM JOHNSON TO THE REV. JEAN B. ROUBAUIT,

JESUIT MISSIONARY AT ST FRANCIS.

Fort Johnson, 1 st March 1761.

Sir It is but a few days since I had y c pleasure of receiving your most polite and friendly letter.I wish it had been in my power when in Canada , to have made you more sensible of my goodinclination to serve you, or any gentleman in your then unhappy scituation, as nothing could everafford me a more Sensible happiness than to be able to reward merit & relieve y e distressed. Yourvery Generous and gratefull Sentiments, expressed on v e occasion, far exceed any thing I could havedone for so worthy a Person wlierefor all I can say in return is, that I shall ever be desirous of &wish for a favorable oportunity to convince you of my esteem.

I have on my arrival last Autum acquainted the Loups of Orange also the Six Motions with w‘passed between me & the Abanakis your Flock, concerning that unlucky affair, and desired theywould all remain quiet until the.Spring of the year, when, I assured them proper satisfaction wouldbe made for what had been done by the Abanakis, they all acquiesced, and now expect the arrival ofsaid Indians soon when that happens I shall take care to have the affair properly made up, and a goodunderstanding settled between both Parties, and in order to enable the Abanakis the better tocome to Albany unmolested I have ordered Lieut Claus now at Montreal my Deputy Agent, to givethem a Flag w h they are to carry when coming this way, and at the same time, desired he would (onmy acc 1 ) advance you for your own use Ten pounds, which I hope you will please to accept as asmall Token of my regard for you. The good disposition of y e Indians y 1 ' way gives me greatpleasure, and hope they will be sensible enough to continue it, as it will be for their own Interest.You may assure them Sir, from me, that as long as they behave well, they will have my good wishes,and interest with whatever generel may be here, and I flatter myself while they have you for theirguide, they will not do any thing to forfeit it. I wish you all the success imaginable and am withperfect esteem Sir Your Sincere friend

& very Humble Servant W. J.

*.* Father Jean Basile Roubault, to whom this letter is addressed, is represented as having arrived in Canada in 1742 andremained there until 1764. Ed.

REV. MR. BROWN TO SIR W. JOHNSON.

S r I proposed being at Fort-Hunter on Sunday Next but am unhappily disappointed by beingso much out of Order that I am incapable of undertaking so long a Journey. Besides I have Dutyto do at Albany to morrow, if I find myself capable. I hope you have not acquainted the Indians ofmy Design of coming, or if you have, shall esteem it as a Favour if you will let the Interpritoracquaint y m of my Reason for Not coming. Major Rogers who favour’s me with this, will acquaintyou of all the News stiring, shall therefore to avoid giving you farther Trouble beg leave to'subscribe myself Y r most obedient Hum: Servant

Albany Friday March 27 ‘h X: Brown.

I received the enclos’d of M r Corry, & was in hopes of delivering it into y r own Hands.

*** R° v - Tnos. Brown, of whom there are some few particulars in Doc. His. iii, § xxi, was Deputy Chaplain to II. M. 60thRcg’t of Foot, or Royal Americans, according to Iris own petition, and not to the 27th regiment, as already erroneouslv stated.He supplied the Rev. Mr. Ogilvie’s place at Albany from 21 Dec. 1760 to Nov. 1761, when he also was ordered on an expe-dition. At the desire of St. Peter’s Congregation he was, on his return, appointed Mr. Ogilvie’s successor, and continued tohave charge of that church until 1767, when he was succeeded bv Rev. Harry Munro. (Abstract Soc. Prop. Gasp.) Forhis subsequent career, the reader is referred to the 3d vol. of this work.