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cil of New York are of Opinion that their first meeting should
be on the tenth day of July at that City.
If you approve of this Proposal and it is agreed that Com-
missioners of your Government shall attend there at the time
appointed; I beg you will be so good as to give me Notice
thereof when your Assembly have come to a Result in this
Matter that Our Commissioners may receive Instructions
accordingly.
I have the Honor to be with great Regard Sir
Your most obedient humble Servant
His Excellency Gov^r Eden. John Penn

New York April 16^th 1770.
Sir
The inclosed Copy of a Letter from Governor Carleton to
me will inform you that he has agreed to send Commissioners

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from that Government to meet those from the other Govern-
ments for the purpose of forming Regulations for the Indian
Trade, and that he has named this City as the most convenient
place for the Commissioners to meet in. Upon this the Gentle-
men of His Majesty's Council have advised me as the best
Method to save time, to inform you that we are of opinion
the first Meeting of the Commissioners should be the Tenth
day of July next in this City Which Sir I hope will be agreeable
to you and that you will please to forward the Notice to the
other Governments concerned as I do at this time to Governor
Carleton. I make no doubt the Commissioners from Quebec
will be here that day.
The Hon^ble Governor Penn. I have the Honour to be Sir
Your most Obedient humble Servant
Cadwallader Golden

Quebec 13^th March 1770
Sir

I have received a Letter of the 6^th February last together
with a Copy of an Act of the Legislature of the Province of
New York, appointing Commissioners to meet such as are or
may be appointed by the Neighbouring Colonies in order to fix
some general Plan for the Regulation of the Indian Trade.
That a concurrence of all the Colonies concerned in this bene-
ficial commerce to regulate the same especially in regard to
the vending of Spirits to the Savages, is essential to their
several Interests as well as to those of the Mother Country,
I am perfectly satisfied and that no Measures may be on our
Part neglected towards the obtaining of such a Concurrence
I am to assure you that as soon as the Time and Place of Meet-

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