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| * A [[trading post]], to be later known as [[Fort de la Corne]] was built just below the junction of the two branches of the Saskatchewan. | | * A [[trading post]], to be later known as [[Fort de la Corne]] was built just below the junction of the two branches of the Saskatchewan. |
| * [[Fort Rouge (fortification)|Fort Rouge]] rebuilt by [[Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre]] at its original location. | | * [[Fort Rouge (fortification)|Fort Rouge]] rebuilt by [[Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre]] at its original location. |
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| * October 17 - [[François-Josué de la Corne Dubreuil]], a soldier and trader. (born [[1710 in Canada|1710]]) | | * October 17 - [[François-Josué de la Corne Dubreuil]], a soldier and trader. (born [[1710 in Canada|1710]]) |
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| ==Historical documents==
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| "It was not for a port or two in Nova Scotia, but for all North America" - British end boundary talks when French claim entire [[Ohio River#Exploration and settlement|Ohio River]]<ref>[https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.37998/160?r=0&s=1 "This their view and design"] ''The Contest in America between Great Britain and France''[....] (1757), pgs. 100-1. (See [https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.34807/100?r=0&s=1 summary] of Britain's [https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.36853/247?r=0&s=1 closing argument] in boundary talks; see also [https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.37998/170?r=0&s=1 steps in France's Ohio strategy]) Accessed 21 December 2021</ref>
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| Optimistic letter describes [[French and Indian Wars#France|French forces]] and objectives in New York, Nova Scotia and all British colonies (Note: [[Anti-Protestantism|anti-Protestant]] comment)<ref>[https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/345279/a-letter-from-quebeck-in-canada-to-m&idx=3# "To Mons. L'Maine"] (February 6, 1753), A Letter from Quebeck, in Canada, to M., Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library. Accessed 22 December 2021</ref>
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| [[Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness|Secretary of State]] orders governors to "use their best Endeavours to repel Force by Force" if British colonies are encroached on<ref>"The Earl of Holdernesse signified[....]" (August 28, 1753), ''The Conduct of Major Gen. Shirley, Late General and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Forces in North America'' (1758), Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library. Accessed 22 December 2021 https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/340861/the-conduct-of-major-gen-shirley-late-general-and-commande&idx=43# (scroll PDF to frame 10)</ref>
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| [[Commissioners for Trade and Plantations|Board of Trade]] warns of "fatal consequences" to British security and trade from French control of [[Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)#Human history|Saint John River]]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/militaryaffairsi00cumb/page/17/mode/1up "Representation of the Board of Trade Relating to the French at the River St. John"] (December 7, 1753), ''Military Affairs in North America, 1748-1765; Selected Documents from the Cumberland Papers in Windsor Castle'' (1936), pgs. 17-18. Accessed 23 December 2021</ref>
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| [[Peregrine Hopson#Governor of Nova Scotia|Gov. Hopson]] hopes removing French flag from Nova Scotia will reconcile Indigenous people and Acadians to British rule<ref>[https://archives.novascotia.ca/deportation/archives/?Number=ONEI&Page=198 "Governor Hopson to Lords of Trade"] (excerpts; July 23, 1753), Nova Scotia Archives; Acadian French, pgs. 198-201. Accessed 22 December 2021</ref>
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| [[Nova Scotia Council]] accedes to petition of [[Minas Basin#History|Minas Basin Acadians]] that their priests not be required to take [[Acadians#Pre-deportation history|oath of allegiance]]<ref>[https://archives.novascotia.ca/deportation/archives/?Number=ONEI&Page=201 Meeting of Council] (September 12, 1753), Nova Scotia Archives; Acadian French, pgs. 201-3. (See also [https://archives.novascotia.ca/deportation/archives/?Number=ONEI&Page=203 oath and privileges] offered Acadians wishing to return to Chignecto) Accessed 22 December 2021</ref>
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| [[Charles Lawrence (British Army officer)#Father Le Loutre's War|Gov. Lawrence]] notes difficulty resolving litigation (or producing "a spirit of improvement") among Acadians lacking oath of allegiance<ref>[https://archives.novascotia.ca/deportation/archives/?Number=ONEI&Page=205 "Governor Lawrence to Board of Trade] (excerpt; December 5, 1753), Nova Scotia Archives; Acadian French, pgs. 205-6. Accessed 22 December 2021 (See where [https://archives.novascotia.ca/deportation/archives/?Number=ONEI&Page=207 Board of Trade agrees] with Lawrence, and more)</ref>
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| Assuming Nova Scotia settlements retarded mostly "by the Indian enemy," judge offers extended description of [[Miꞌkmaq#17th and 18th centuries|resistance]] routes and resources<ref>[https://archives.novascotia.ca/deportation/archives/?Number=NSHSII&Page=154 "Judge Morris' Account of the Acadians, Drawn up in 1753, with Causes of the Failure of the British Settlement in Nova Scotia, 174.9(sic), 50, 53"] Nova Scotia Historical Society; The Acadian French, pgs. 154-7. Accessed 22 December 2021</ref>
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| [[Jewish Naturalisation Act 1753|1753 law]] allows [[Naturalization#United Kingdom|naturalization]] of Jews in colonies after 3 years, replacing 1740 law requiring 7 years; but "clamors" soon cause its repeal<ref>[https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.04075/245?r=0&s=1 "An Act"] ''Remarks on the Advantages and Disadvantages of France and of Great Britain''[....] (1754), pgs. 222-4. Accessed 21 December 2021</ref>
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| [[Cadwallader Colden#Public life|New Yorker]] concerned that "very considerable Trade" with Canada carried only by [[Kahnawake]] residents will induce "our Indians to desert"<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-05-02-0036 "To Benjamin Franklin from Cadwallader Colden"] (November 29, 1753), U.S. National Archives. Accessed 23 December 2021</ref>
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| Susana's prisoner in Kahnawake, given to [[Captives in American Indian Wars#Cultural differences|replace her dead relative]], to be redeemed by means of [[Wampum#Among the Iroquois|wampum]] belt (Note: "[[squaw]]" used)<ref>[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/greatbritainindiandept/greatbritainindiandept.0002.001/9 Meeting of Commissioners of Indian Affairs] (August 8, 1753), Albany Commissioners of Indian Affairs Reports, June 1753 - May 1755, Great Britain Indian Department Collection, 1753-1795, University of Michigan Library. Accessed 23 December 2021</ref>
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| Nissendanie from Kahnawake delivers prisoner to [[Albany, New York#British Occupation to 1800|Albany]] for 10 [[Spanish dollar]]s, [[wikt:stroud#English|strouds]], stockings, rum and food for return trip<ref>[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/greatbritainindiandept/greatbritainindiandept.0002.001/12 Meeting of Commissioners of Indian Affairs] (September 14, 1753), Albany Commissioners of Indian Affairs Reports, June 1753 - May 1755, Great Britain Indian Department Collection, 1753-1795, University of Michigan Library. Accessed 23 December 2021</ref>
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| Kahnewake [[sachem]] Sconondo and Avieghta, holder of British prisoner, demand enslaved boy for ransom payment (Note: "savage" used)<ref>[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/greatbritainindiandept/greatbritainindiandept.0002.001/14 Meeting of Commissioners of Indian Affairs] (September 17, 1753), Albany Commissioners of Indian Affairs Reports, June 1753 - May 1755, Great Britain Indian Department Collection, 1753-1795, University of Michigan Library. Accessed 23 December 2021</ref>
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| Kahnewake sachems Onorogigta and Sanagowana with several warriors bring two prisoners and reconcile with [[British Indian Department#The early Indian Department, 1755-1774|commissioners]]<ref>[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/greatbritainindiandept/greatbritainindiandept.0002.001/16 Meeting of Commissioners of Indian Affairs] (October 30, 1753), Albany Commissioners of Indian Affairs Reports, June 1753 - May 1755, Great Britain Indian Department Collection, 1753-1795, University of Michigan Library. Accessed 23 December 2021</ref>
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| [[History of Quebec City#Demographics and population|Population of Quebec City]] - "In 1753, the number was computed to be 15,000 inhabitants, and 500 soldiers<ref>"Number of inhabitants," ''The Natural and Civil History of the French Dominions in North and South America'' (1760), Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library. Accessed 22 December 2021 https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/345129/the-natural-and-civil-history-of-the-french-dominions-in-nor&idx=64# (scroll PDF to frame 25)</ref>
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| Quebec City as well as Halifax, Louisbourg and Lake Superior are mentioned in directions for observing [[transit of Mercury]]<ref>[https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-04-02-0152 "To Benjamin Franklin from James Alexander"] (January 29, 1753), U.S. National Archives. Accessed 23 December 2021</ref>
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| == References == | | == References == |