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South of Musque Island, including Chaleur 8: Gaspee Bays, the whole of the South Side of the River, to the settled parts of this Country, which were before surveyed, an Extent of 2,000 miles, & all chained; add to this the River Saguenay or Tadousac, with its principal Branches & St John’ s Lake, also from the Bay of Seven Islands upwards towards Tadousac, the whole coast, except a very few Leagues, 81 the shoals of Manikougan which project so far into the river it was impossible to finish them this summer, the small Craft “hose assistance is necessary for that Purpose, being then employed in sounding Chaleur 8: Gaspee Bay;s this will make 3000 miles more, all chained.

I have now a Party at Mingan who will winter there, make astronomical observations 8: survey St. John’s River, which will determine the Eastern Limits of this Province. To this Party, I shall early in the Spring join another under Mr. Sproule, who after finishing the shoals of Manikougan, & that Part of the Coast wanting towards 'I‘adousac, shall survey eastwards from Mingan, as far as will be sufficient with the Island of Anticosti (already surveyed), to compleat the north channel or Entrance of this Extensive River.

During this winter I shall bring these surveys to the general scale, and lay down all the Tracts granted (luring the French time with a Description of the same, & an account of the claims, for which Purpose Governor Carleton has ordered abstract to be made out of the Pro- vincial Archives, which will greatly illustrate the survey of this Province 8!. indeed render it compleat. His Excellency on all occasions greatly protects this service concuring in every measure, that can improve or forward it one Instance of which is, besides the above, that His Nephew Lieutenant Carleton hath for some time acted in my Party as a Volunteer & hath surveyed since July last, from Montreal towards Lake Ontario, as far as above Oswegatche where he could not with safety go further as the Missasawges Indiaris n ere jealous of the operations he was carrying on, imagining it a Preliminary to the taking of their Lands & no arguments were powerful enough to gain their consent Im the Party to survey or even proceed further.

I have lately received an Exemplification (under the great seal of the Province of New York signed by Sir Henry Moore, Baronet), of His Majesty’s Commission to several Persons amongst whom I have the Honor (thro’ your Lordship’s Protection to be included), to settle & determine the Boundaries of the Provinces of New York & New Jersey; & the first meeting is appointed by a notification indorsed thereon, signed by the agents of the two Provinces to be the 18th.of July next at New York: I shall therefore in obedience to the same unless I receive orders to the contrary from your Lordship, repair to New York as soon as the Transit of Venus is over, proceed with as many of my Party as will remain after supplying those aforementioned who can in my absence easily next summer finish the Rest of this River, &c; & on my way, I shall survey & make astro- nomical observations, which with those, that must pass thro’ my Hands at New York, will greatly forward this Business when the general survey proceeds that way.

Thus far are my Proceedings in the Business I have the Honor to be intrusted with, thro' your Lordship’s goodness, whose approbation I shall allways with the greatest assiduity & attention endeavor to merit.

I shall now beg leave to trouble you my Lord, with a few lines on an affair which concerns myself; I had the Honor to be named thro’ your Lordship's Favor, as one of His Majesty’s Council for this Province, when the Council was first formed but being only included in the general commission of the late Governor, the gentlemen who have been since honored with His Majesty s Mandamus as members, have taken Rank of me in Council; last spring Ilis Excellency Governor Carleton wrote in my Iavor to my Lord Shelburne, for a Mandamus to replace me as the Council stood at its first forming, which was granted to Mr. Cramahee who was in the same case as me, as soon as he solicited for it, I was in Hopes His Lordship would have done for me in like manner: I must therefore intreat your Lordship to grant me the Favor, that a Mandamus may be issued for me, like that of Mr. Cramahee & delivered Mr. Cumberland, who will pay the Expenccs.

Having named Mr. Cumberland, I cannot help mentioning to your Lordship, how much the service I am intrusted with is indebted to that gentleman, for the disinterested care &: attention he shows on every occasion towards it.

I am, My Lord, with the greatest Respect, Your Lordship's most obedient & most obliged

humble servant,

SAMUEL HOLLAND. The Right Honorable the Earl of Hillsborough.

Quebec 10th Novr. 1768. Mr. Holland. (N0. 2) R. 21 Jan.