01/14/07

Source: Archives nationales du Canada, RG8, C Series, Vol. 622, page 168, reel C-3158. Photocopie: Ghislain Long; Image: Benoît Long.

Transcription: Doris et Carmen Long

Source: Public archives of Canada, RG8, C Series, Vol. 622, page 168, reel C-3158.  Photocopy: Ghislain Long; Image: Benoît Long.

Transcription: Doris et Carmen Long

River St-John – Grand Isle
below Madawaska 23th Sept. 1816

I Charles Bowlieu do hereby declare that when on my way with the Province Mail from Quebec in the month of May last, was met by Henry Tardie on the Madawaska River who was bringing the English Mail from Fredericton that Mr Long and his son in law was in Company with me down the river, and that on my taking charge of the said English Mail from Henry Tardie, I requested Mr Long and his son in law to return with me to assist in crossing the Portage, as there were three bag which Mr Long as well as his son in law repeatedly refused to do, Mr Long saying that I might take the English Mail back again to the Trout River where I might get assistance ___ that on my crossing to the Trout River, Mr Long stoped but a short (?) and went on his way, without himself making or (?) what agreement might he made for the furtherance of said English Mail.
 

                                               his
Witness                           Charles X Bowlieu
Louis M. Mercure                        mark

 

Note: L’orthographe de l’auteur a été respectée.