Jesuit Relations And Allied Documents Vol 44

Author : Reuben Gold Thwaites
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ISBN 13 : 9781332291014
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 45 written by Reuben Gold Thwaites and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 45: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1791, the Original French, Latin, and Italian d104s, With English Translations and Notes; Illustrated by Portraits, Maps, and Facsimies Following is a synopsis of the documents contained in the present volume: XCIX. The new bishop, Laval, writes (August, 1659) to tne father general, expressing his obligations to the Jesuits for the care and instruction he had received from them in his youth; and praising the excellent work done by them in Canada, among not only the savages but the French. C. There is no formal Relation for the year 1659; but early in the following year appeared from the Cramoisy press a thin volume, containing three (unsigned) letters from Quebec, forwarded by Jerome Lalemant, the superior, which gave a brief outline of affairs in the Canada mission for the past year. The first of these epistles (dated September 12, 1659) smainly devoted to the coming of Bishop Laval to Canada. The joy of this event is shadowed by the treachery of the Iroquois, who - notwithstanding they had made "a thousand promises of peace, with oaths as solemn as can be expected from a barbarous nation" - have again commenced hostilities. The Mohawks have taken several French captives, whom they have tortured, and intend to burn to death, - although their own tribesmen who had been imprisoned at Quebec were kindly treated, and were set free without any injury to "even a hair of their heads." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.