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wise informed that in the year 1746, there were brought into
this Province in a Flag of Truce Sent by the Governor of
Canada called the La Vierge de Grace a Great Number of
English Captives; some of them being Europeans but the
most of them belonging to the English Provinces and Colonies
in America: And that about the same time his Excellency
had sent a flag of Truce to Canada with French Prisoners at
the Expence of this Government, And his Excellency Sent
circular Letters to the Governors of the English Colonies
aforementioned with Lists of the Several Prisoners belonging
to their respective Governments wherein he informed them
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that as soon as the Accounts of the Charges of the Flags of
Truce and the Proportions of the several English Govern-
ments thereto were Adjusted, he would Send them to the said
Governors that so they might reimburse the Governor of
Canada what Charges he had been at for transporting the
English Prisoners belonging to their Government. Soon
after this the Court house of Boston was burnt and therein
all the Papers relating to the filling out the French Flag of
Truce; which made it Necessary that those Accounts should
be had from Canada, in Order to State the Particular part
each of the English Governments ought to bear to the Charge
of transporting their Prisoners; And I find the said Accounts
were Sent here a little before Governor Shirleys Departure
And an Account has been Stated Between the said Governor
Shirley And the Governor of Canada and Sent to Quebeck
by a Person gone there for the Redemption of Captives and
the Governor of Canada has been assured that all Possible
Care should be taken for Recovering from each Government
their Proportion of the Charge
I shall now Send your Honour a Copy of the Account by
which you will Perceive the Number of Prisoners belonging
to your Government is nine and the Proportion of the Charge
£319.. 1 5...4 which I must Pray your Honour would Cause
to be Paid into my Hands, as soone as may be And the same
shall be Remitted to the Governor of Canada; And I doubt
not your more Ready Complyance when you Consider, as
appears by the Account that this Province will be Obliged to
Pay in Proportion beyond any other Government as the
Greatest part of the Charge of the Europeans And other
uncertain Persons, both in this Vessel and another Sent to
Louisburg will fall upon them, I am
Sir
Your Honours Most Hble & most Obdt Servt
S. Phipps
The Charge of the Ship La Vierge de Grace amounted as
appears by the Contract to 10000 Livres each Livre being
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