112 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
That your Memorialist procured about one thousand Familys to go thither 
to settle in the year 1760 from the province of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, 
Rhode Island, Connecticutt, New York, Pensilvania and Virginia. That Gov’r. 
Lawrence, satisfied of the Industry and Integrity of your Memoralist, pressed him 
to undertake to procure more Protestant Inhabitants for the said Collony, and for 
promoting the wise and great ends for which the same was originally established; 
the said Gov’r. Lawrence being then saticefied, that the means Hitherto used for 
that purpose would allways be fruitless, as they had before proved. 
That Gov’r. Lawrence, in order to Induce your Memorialist to undertake the 
Introduction of Protestant Inhabitants into the said Collony, not only promised 
your Memorialist his favour and the performance of several articles which were in his 
power as Gov’r. of the said Province, but undertook forthwith to write to your Lord- 
ships, strongly recommending your Memorialist to your Lordships Countenance 
and protection, and earnestly Intreating your Lordships Intercession with His 
Majesty for the performance of several other articles which the said Gov’r. judged 
necessary for attaining the salutary ends aimed at by establishing the said Collony, 
but which the Gov’r. had not sufficient power in himself to perform and therefor 
could not undertake. 
That your Memorialist came into England in the year 1761, and after haveing 
had the Honour several times to attend your Lordships, and to Inform your Lord- 
ships of several particulars material to the sucess of the application he was then 
makeing at the Instance of Gov’r. Lawrence, your Memorialist was acquainted that 
your Lordships had come to a resolution that the design your Memorialist was 
employed in promoting was very beneficial to the publick service, and that it was 
your Lordships pleasure to represent the same to his Majesty as Highly Deserving his 
royal favour and Encouragement, as being the most fitt and proper means for speedy 
Peopling of the province and which his Late Majesty had approved of. 
That your Memorialist relying upon your Lordships authority, and placing 
the utmost Confidence in the assurences he had received from the Board, and know- 
ing how Injurious it would be to him to lose the summer season here, Immediately 
proposed to carry his Design into execution, and, at the expence of many thousand 
pounds, had procured a great number of settlers, together with Hemp-seed and 
many other things necessary for beginning a usefull settlement in that Collony, and 
had morover entered into Contracts, to a very large amount, for the freight of 
shiping, in order to Transport the said settlers, and that after the Encouragement 
given to him by your Lordships he made a begining, by Transporting some hundred 
Familys, at a great Expence to your Memorialist, but upon his arrival in Nova 
Scotia was much surprised to find that the Lieu’t Gov’r. had not received any order 
from the Government for Carrying your Memoralist’s plan into Execution, and 
therefor did not think himself at liberty to allot Lands to the Settlers, Introduced 
by your Memorialist, upon the terms stipulated with Your Lordships, or to allow 
them the priviledges agreed upon by your Memorialist, who was obliged to Desist 
from all further prosecution of his plan, at the loss of almost the whole of your 
Memorialist’s Expence, and the violation of his Engagements. 
That in this situation your Memorialist is in Danger of utter ruin, being alto- 
gether unable to suport so heavy a loss, without Your Lordships favourable Inter- 
position. 4 
Your Memorialist therefor Humbly prays that Your Lordships would please to 
take his Case into Consideration and to do therein as to your Lordships shall seem 
most fit. 
Ree’d and read, Jan. 19, 1763. 
