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and Haven in his Journal^ thus described their momentous 

 meeting: 



"I called out to him in Greenlandish that he should come 

 to me, that I had words to say to him, and that I was his good 

 friend. He was astonished at my speech, and answered in 

 broken French; but I begged him to speak his own language, 

 which I understood, and to bring his countrymen, as I wished 

 to speak to them also; on which he went to them, and cried with 

 a loud voice, 'Our friend has come.' 



"I had hardly put on my Greenland clothes, when five 

 of them arrived in their own boats. I went to meet them, 

 and said, 'I have long desired to see you!' They replied, 'Here 

 is an innuit.' I answered, 'I am your countryman and friend!' 

 They rejoined, 'Thou art indeed our countryman.' " 



This successful beginning resulted in Governor Palliser 

 sending Haven to England with a recommendation to the Board 

 of Trade for assistance. Aid was readily granted, and the next 

 year Haven, with three other Moravian missionaries, including 

 Christian Drachardt, were returned to continue the work. 

 The Eskimo were again met and gave further evidence of their 

 pleasure at meeting white men who were their friends, and could 

 speak their language. This work made possible the peace 

 which Palliser was enabled to make with the Eskimo at Chateau 

 the following year. 



Seven years delay ensued before the work of settlement 

 was taken up, principally due to the Moravians' demand for 

 100,000 acres of land for each settlement, which appeared 

 excessive to Palliser. The reason given by the Moravians 

 for this request was not the value of the land, which was practi- 

 cally worthless, but the establishment of a reservation which 

 would keep the Eskimo away from the contaminating influences 

 of dissolute whites. 



In 1770, Haven, Drachardt, and Jensen were placed in 

 charge of an expedition, which made a settlement at Nain. 

 The grant and purpose of the station were explained to the 

 Eskimo, who appeared well pleased that the Brethren had 

 come to dwell permanently among them. An old acquaintance, 

 Segulliak, and a noted Eskimo woman who had been taken to 



'Given to Sir Hugh Palliser and preserved at the Record Office, St. John, Nfld. 



