02-22-2009, 12:08 PM
ham Wrote:For your information 1755 takes place AFTER the English had received formal possession of Canada.
Governor Lawrence's proclamation may 14, 1756 offered 30 pounds reward for every scalp.
1759 - Plains of Abraham. In 1755 they had possession of only Nova Scotia.
At the end of April 1753 Le Loutre sailed for Acadia on the Bizarre, and the following year he was made vicar general there by Bishop Pontbriand [Dubreil*]. Upon his return he made persistent efforts to persuade the Micmacs to break the peace that had been signed with the British during his absence [see Jean-Baptiste Cope*], and he made use of them to harass the British settlers. He bought the trophies they brought back from hunts and raids; for example, he paid l,800 livres for 18 British scalps.(from random website)