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15. Letter from Haldimand, Quebec, 1st June, 1779, to Judge Rouville 

 acknowledging receipt of his letter and the Gazette and promising action 

 in the matter. 



16. Warrant signed by Haldimand, Quebec, 1st June, 1779, ordering 

 Major Nairn to arrest Mesplet and Jautard. 



17. Letter from Haldimand, Quebec, 1st June, 1779, to Major Nairn at 

 Montreal explaining the warrant. 



18. Letter from Haldimand same date ordering Nairn .to send prisoners 

 to Quebec by schooner Mercury. 



19. Order by Haldimand same date for Wm. Halero, commander of 

 Provincial armed schooner to proceed to Montreal with his vessel and .there 

 await instructions. 



20. Letter from Nairn, Montreal 6th June, to Haldimand advising that 

 Jautard and- Mesplet had been arrested and their press and type put under 

 seizure. 



21. Extract of a dispatch from Haldimand, Quebec, 7th June, 1779, to 

 Lord Germain, minister at London, advising that Mesplet and Jautard had 

 been arrested for seditious conduct. 



22. Petition from Madam Mesplet, ISt'h July, 1779, asking for the speedy 

 trial of her husband. 



23. Petition from Mesplet, 26 Sept., 1780, to Haldimand asking to be set 

 at liberty. 



24. Petition from Laterriêre and Mesplet, Quebec, 30th April, 1781, to 

 Haldimand asking to be permitted to exercise in prison yard. 



25. Extract of a letter from Colonel Daniel Glaus, Indian interpreter 

 and agent at Montreal, 27th > Sept., 1781, to Haldimand, advising that he 

 had prepared and published a Mohawk primer. 



26. Memorial from Jautard and Mesplet, Quebec 7th Aug., 1782, to 

 Haldimand asking for a speedy trial or to be released. 



27. Memorial from Madam Mesplet (not dated) to Haldimand asking 

 for lier husband's release and offering two sureties, for his good behaviour. 



D Documents from the manuscript division of Library of Congress. 



28. Extract from Journal of Congress, 23rd February, 1776: Resolution 

 to pay Mesplet $44 for printing. 



29. Extract from Journal of Congress: Resolution, 26th February, 1776, 

 to engage Mesplet as printer to go to Canada. 



30. Extract from Journal of Congress: Warrant same date to pay 

 Mesplet $200 for moving to Canada. 



31. Extract from Journal of Congress: Resolution, 27th May, 1785, to 

 pay Mesplet $426 on account of his expenses to Canada. 



32. Memorial of Mesplet, Montreal, 1st Aug., 1783, to Congress asking 

 compensation for losses as printer to Congress. 



33. Narration by Mesplet of events during journey from Philadelphia to 

 Montreal in 1776, presented to Congress, 1st Aug., 1783. 



34. Representations of Mesplet, dated at Montreal, 27th March, 1784, 

 to Congress. 



35. Answers of Mesplet to questions by Committee of Congress (no 

 date). 



36. Affidavit of Joseph Perinault, Philadelphia, March 31st, 1785 

 testifying to the espionage to which Mesplet had been subject. 



