would thereby not only be enabled to cultivate and improve said lands without running a risk of being disturbed thereafter, but that considerable advantages would be derived by their labors in procureing thereby in said Detroit and its vicinity provisions in abundance which would enable the garrison of the aforesaid Fort, also the inhabitants and voyagers to find a convenient subsistence; having taken the above reasons in consideration, and considering the letters-patent of his Majesty given at Paris in the month of April 1710 recorded in the Supreme Council on the first of Dec. ensuing, and likewise the decree of counsel of state of the King dated May 19, 1722,

WE HAVE, in the name of his Majesty, given, granted, and conceded, and by these presents do give, grant, and concede unto Jean Chapaton, a surgeon, residing in the aforesaid Fort Pont-chartrain, in Detroit, for himself, his heirs, and assigns, subject to quit rent from this time and henceforward and forever, a concession of land situated and lying on the said strait of Lake Erie containing three arpents in front by 40 in depth, adjoining on one side to the west-southwest the land formerly granted to Mr. Marsac Derrochess, on a line drawn north-northwest and south-southeast, and on the opposite side towards east-northeast unconceded lands, bounded in front by the Detroit Strait of Lake Erie and in the rear by a line running east-northeast and west-southwest separating it from unconceded lands: To hold and enjoy the possession of said lands by him the said Jean Chapaton, his heirs, and assigns, subject to charges, clauses, and conditions, to be hereafter mentioned, that is to say that the said Chapaton, his heirs and assigns shall be bound to take his or their grain to be ground to the seignorial or manorial mill when any such shall be established or erected, under the penalty of incurring the confiscation of said grain, and also an arbitrary fine; to establish, or cause to be established, an actual residence on the aforesaid land within one year, at the latest, from this day; to clear the neighboring forests whenever it shall be requisite to cultivate and improve said land; to allow to pass through said land all the roads that may be deemed necessary for the public utility; to make or cause to be made from time to time the division fences, according to the regulations that may be made to that effect; and to pay every year to the receiver of the domain or crown lands of his majesty in this country, or to the deputy of said receiver, who may then reside in Detroit, one sol de cens for every arpent in front and 20 sols of rent for every superficial arpent, forming the sum of six livres, and three sols for the three arpents in front by forty in depth, and in addition to that three quarters of wheat for the three arpents in front, the whole of which is to be paid yearly on the day and festival of St. Martin; the first yearly

installment thereof will fall due on the eleventh of November, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-five, and so from year to year. The aforesaid quit rent being subject to fines of alienation defaultant penalty, together with all other royal and seignorial rights, whenever the case may happen, agreeable to the custom of the prevost and vicount of Paris. It will, however, be lawful for the said Jean Chapaton to pay the aforesaid six livres of rent and three sols de cens in fur at the Detroit market price until a current coin be established. Reserving in the name of the King on the said land all the timber trees that his majesty may want for the construction or erection of any buildings and forts that he may hereafter think proper to erect or construct, likewise the entire property of mines and minerals, if such should ever be found on any parts of the aforesaid land; and further, the said Chapaton, his heirs and assigns shall be bound to cause said concession to be surveyed and the boundary lines thereof to be laid out and defined immediately at his expense, and to execute the clauses and conditions mentioned in the present title, and to apply for and obtain a Brevet of Confirmation from his majesty for the aforesaid lands, within two years from this date the whole under the penalty that otherwise these presents shall be null and void. Made and given at Montreal July 7th, one thousand seven hundred and HOCQUART.

thirty-four. (Signed.)

BEAUHARNOIS,

By My Lord De Benard,

(Signed.)

By My Lord Deschesneaux.

PART OF A DEED TO LAND AT DETROIT. *

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To cultivate the said land, to allow such roads as may be deemed necessary for the use of the public to be built, to make their party fence according to regulation and pay each and every year to the receiver of his Majesty's domain in this country or to the clerk of the said receiver, who shall come to Detroit, one souf ground tax for each front arpent, and twenty sous rent for each square arpent, making for the said three arpents front by forty deep, six livres and three sous ‡ ground tax and rent, and besides three quarters of wheat for the said three front arpents, the whole payable each year on St. Martin's day, the first year's rent falling due on the eleventh of

November, 1735, and yearly thereafter, the said ground tax including pe quisites in tithes and taxes on sales. Defaults and fines with all other righ of the crown and manor in a case of emergency to be regulated accordin to the custom of the provostship and viscountship of Paris. It shall, how ever, be optional to pay the said six livres rent and three sous ground-ta in furs at the Detroit price, until a money currency shall have been esta lished. Reserving in the name of the King upon the said settlement all th wood which his Majesty shall need for timber and the construction of buil ings, ships and forts which may hereafter be established, as well as the own ership of mines, ores and minerals, if any should be found in the extent the said concession. And the said Chapoton, his heirs and those interested are held to immediately have the said concession surveyed, measured an bounded in its whole length and depth at their own expense, to execute cor veyances by the present title and to take a patent of confirmation from h Majesty within two years, the whole on pain of annulling these presents. Made and given at Montreal, the seventh of July, one thousand seve

hundred and thirty-four. BEAUHARNAIS,

By Monseigneur de Chevrement,

By Monseigneur Devall Mur.

MARGINAL NOTE.-Collated Aug. 23d.

HOQUART.

FIRST EMPLOYMENT OF AMERICAN INDIANS BY THE WHITES IN WARFAR

C. I. Walker, Esq :

DETROIT, May 10, 1865.

DEAR SIR: In the progress of the Repentigny suit, I met with the enclosed, which appears to to have some literary value, as it may throw light on the question often raised as to whether it the English or the French who first made use of savage troops in warfare between civilized nati on this continent. Your obedient servant, GEORGE C. MAHON.

In the District Court of the United States for the District of Michigan:
Louise Pauline de Repentigny and others,

vs.

The United States.

Order to Louis Le Gardeur de Repentigny to go to the war. Rolland Michel Barrien Cheve., Marquis de La Galipouiere, Chevalier the Royal and Military order of St. Louis, Captain of the King's Shi

Commander-in-Chief for his Majesty in all New France, the lands and ountry of Louisiana.

The Chevalier de Repentigny, Ensign of Infantry, is ordered to go to war pon the Territory of New England with the party of French and savages f which we have given him command.

He is charged to treat the prisoners he may make with humanity, and to ngage the savages to do the same.

Two Iroquois who have joined the party have had the same.

26 Canadians have also been equipped in the same way, and the party has eceived victuals to last them until reaching St. Frederic.

33 Nipissing and Algonquin Indians have been equipped in the same way nd have received six guns.

EXTRACT FROM THE REGISTER OF THE VESTRY-BOARD OF ST. ANNE AT DETROIT-HERIE.*

[First Book, sixth page.]

To-day, the thirteenth of July, one thousand seven hundred and fiftyve, we, the Franciscan missionary and the church-wardens of the parish of t. Anne of Detroit-Herie, having assembled in the customary manner, Varden Beaubien, who was in the chair, having represented to us that Mr. Pierre Labutte, Sr., moved by a holy and religious good will for the glory * Translated by Rudolph Worch and Dr. F. Krusty, editors of the Michigan Volksfreund, Jackson, Michigan.

of God and the decoration of His temple, has resolved to give alms to ou church in the sum of a thousand livres in merchandise, to be taken from hi magazine at our selection at the rate of thirty per cent profit, touched by just thankfulness for so signal a favor and remembering his great and con tinued alms which he has made before and will continue to make to ou church, after having between us duly deliberated, we have concluded and resolved in order to give him efficient testimony thereof and to make hi charity public that we bind ourselves in the name of the above church and for ourselves and our successors to pray continually to the Lord for th preservation and the lasting prosperity of the said Mr. Pierre Labutte and his family, and that when God should call him to Him in order to reward him for his religious alms, we shall cause to be celebrated at the expense o the vestry, both for him and for Louise Barois, his wife, immediately upon the decease of either of them, a solemn service for the repose of their souls Thus deliberated, concluded and resolved on the day, month and year above stated.

(Signed)

J. SIMPLE BOQUET, Franciscan.

Beaubien. This extract is a true copy of the original, collated by us, a Franciscar priest, missionary in the said church, this 15th day of January, 1760.

(Signed)

J. SIMPLE BOQUET, Franciscan.

COMMISSION TO THE KING OF MONGUAGON.

Pierre de Rigand de Vaudreuil Governor Lieut. Gen. for the King, in al New France, and country of Louisiana.

We, on good evidence, which has been produced to us, of the religion the zealous attachment to the French, and the devotion to the service of th King of Monguagon, of the village of the Pottawatamies, have nominate and appointed him chief of the said Pottawatamies, with authority an command over the warriors of said village.

In testimony whereof we have granted this commission, which we hav caused to be sealed with the seal of our arms and countersigned by ou secretary.

Done at Montreal the 4th of September, 1755.

By Monseigneur N. LISLE.

VAUDREUIL.