... Murray did not have the authority to sign anything but a “certificate of protection,” as he had been doing for a number of days for the Canadiens who were surrendering, in conformity with the terms of the Act of Capitulation of Quebec City in the autumn ...
Last French and Indian War (The)
... Also in this message, he estimated the population of Canada at 76,172 spread over 108 parishes (Government of Montreal, 37,200; Government of TroisRivières, 6,388; Government of Quebec City, 32,584). ...
... In at least one other letter (Aug. 25, 1763), Johnson identifies the “Canadian Nations” – the “Hurons near Quebec” among them Johnson added, “After taking Fort Levi many of our Indians, thro some disgust left us, but there still remained a sufficient ...
... We do know that on August 30, William Johnson spent the entire day “in conference” with an Indian delegation brought by Captain Jacobs (perhaps the captain whom the French had released when they lifted the siege of Quebec City in May). ...
... In the summer of 1789, Charles Inglis, bishop of Nova Scotia, visited Quebec, a territory under his jurisdiction (until Jacob Mountain was appointed in 1793). ...
... The last Jesuit missionary had just left them to become the superior in Quebec City. Unable to satisfy their demands, he advised them to appeal to Governor Dorchester. The Hurons took a rather aggrieved tone when they talked of the Jesuits. ...
... Thus, Esther Wheelwright, for instance, became superior of the Ursulines of Quebec City in 1760 (DCB, vol. 4, pp. 764–66). ...
... The Supreme Court and the Sioui Ruling • The Seven or Eight Nations of Canada In a very interesting pamphlet published in 1991, Étude sur la présence des Mohawks au Québec méridional de 1534 à nos jours, Maurice Ratelle described the “Seven Nations ...
... “General Murray’s certificate of protection” was later found in the Faribault collection in the Archives du Séminaire de Québec. ...
... Stuart gave a long description of the Hurons’ settling “in the area of Quebec City” and the zeal of the commander of “Sylleri,” who had encouraged the construction of “buildings necessary for the new colony of savages.” ...