no[t] be given to the world in a permanent & well digested form; but the arrangement of them, no doubt would be troublesome and laborious. I wish you would consider and let me know how far you think would be disposed to let the Society co-operate with you in this matter.

We are now publishing a very carious and interesting Historical Manuscript relating to the affairs of this country & of Acadia between 1748 & 1760, — which M^r Plenderleath Christie of Montreal has allowed

us to copy and publish[.] M^r Smith had access to a Manuscript, substantially the same, in compiling his history; but he has made only a limited use of it; and has left out, (perhaps of necessity) a number of curious details which the French are so fond of throwing into their Memoires pour servir à l’histoire[.] It will make a vol. of about 200 pages; and I am now daily occupied in superintending the publication of it. The Priests will not like it, for although written by a French officer, & a Catholic, it is very hard upon the Jesuits & others of the Robes Soutanes[.]

You mention in your letter of the 14^h Oct^r that your late brother M^r H.M.'s application for lands was rejected some years ago[.] I am not aware of the causes of this, when others with no better (or worse) claims got their lands; but I would suggest to you to renew the application (if it was made before originally before 1830) as you will have seen by the Governor’s message to the Ass^y in the last Session (so called) that all Militia claims lodged before that period will now be considered[.] A Board is constituted for the purpose of examining them, consisting of the Comm^r of Crown lands, the D^yAdj^t Gen^l of Militia and the Surveyor General[.] The notification of their first proceeding to business will probably appear tomorrow.

R^t Felton’s public career is at an end, — his removal from office being confirmed from home[.] Believing the Sentence to be just and proper, I still feel for the man who ends so discreditably a course of 10 years

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