Journal of an embassy from Canada to the United Colonies of New England, in 1650.

• Main Authors: Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892., Dreuillette, Gabriel, 1613-1681., New France. Conseil supérieur de Québec., New France. Governor General (1648-1651 : Ailleboust), United Colonies of New England.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: New York 1857
• Subjects: Abenaki Indians; Iroquois Indians; New England > History > Colonial period; ca. 1600-1775; Canada > History > To 1763 (New France); Canada; abenaki
• Online Access: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gckb.039

The French originals of the first four pieces with other material on these negotiations, were pub. as "Recueil de pièces sur la negociation entre la Nouvelle France et la Nouvelle Angleterre, ès années 1648 et suivantes. Nouvelle York, De la presse Cramoisy de Jean-Marie Shea, M.DCCC.LXVI." [Shea's Cramoisy press series, no. 19] The last two pieces are reprinted from Hazard's Historical collections, v. 2, p. 183-184. Shea has here printed all available material on Dreuillette's two missions to New England: the first undertaken in Sept. 1650, the second, in company with Sieur Godefroy, in June 1651. Narrative of a voyage, made for the Abnaquois mission, and information acquired of New England and the dispositions of the magistrates of that republic, for assistance against the Iroquois. The whole by me, Gabriel Druilletes.--Report of Father Druilletes.--Letter addressed by the Council of Quebec to the Commissioners of New England.--Appointment of Sieur Godefroy and Father Druillettes.--Copy of a letter from the Commissioners of the United Colonies to the Governor of Canada.--An answare to the propositions presented by the honored French agents to the President and Commissioners of the English United Colonies.