ECLAIRCISSEMENTS SUR LA QUESTION ACADIENNE 57 



dant j'en escriray il l'habitant françois qui est à Mirligueche, pour on savoir la vérité; il ne me reste 

 plus qu'a vous asseurer que j'ay l'honneur d'estre 



Monsieur 



Votre très humble Serviteui- 



F. Felix pain Recollet Miss : ind : 

 Des Mines 



ce 29'= mars 1Y18 



Endorsed: Nova Scotia — The Priests Answer to Cap' Doucett referr'd to in Caj)' Doucetts L" of 

 20"^ June 1718. 



Reel ig.h £,g(.r 



)'" Dec' ) 

 3* ffeb'^ I 



Read 10* «■-'^'^ ^ ^"^^^ 



Reverend Father, 



XI 



Gov' Douoette's answer to the Priest. * 



Annapolis Royal, March 26* 1718. 



I am concern'd I did not know of your Indisposition before I received yours by Prudent Robi- 

 cheau, because my not having a line from you, I judged you thought it not worth yo" while to 

 answer mine, but now being convinced to the contrary I shall doe you that Justice to believe it was 

 not out of firejudico, which if it had been, from a person of yo"' parts and sence it would have apeard 

 odious. 



As to what you mention of the Inhabitants being sufficiently instructed concerning their Duty 

 and Obligations, I doe not doubt in the Least and for that reason it will be worse taken by his 

 majesty, when people knowing their Duty so well shall refuse to comply with his majesty's demand's 

 in an affair so reasonable, and just. 



I think you ac'' very prudently & according to yo' profession, in leaving the People to them- 

 selves in Temporal affairs, by which they can lay noe blame on you, if they suffer by acting contrary 

 to reason, and for yo'' declaration in yo' Ijetter, I shall hence forward Esteem you to be person of 

 Integrity and devoted to yo' proflfession, and shall be proud when any thing may hapjjen in my 

 power to shew you I am 



Reverend Father, 



You' hum'"'= Servant 



To 



Pere Felix at Mines 



Endorsed : Nova Scotia 



Cap' Doucett's Answ' to the priest 



raferred to in his Letter of 20"^ June 1718 



Rece'd 19*" Dec' 1 ,_.„ 

 Read 10'" Ffeb-^ 1 ^^^^ 



Sic. " P. E. 0. — Colonial Records — Board of Trade — Nova Scotia. Vol. II. 



Sec. J, 1888. 8. 



