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EXHIBIT 
 
 flRanuscripts of the ]£arl^ Jesuit 
 
 /Hbissionanes 
 
 IN NORTH AMERICA 
 
 FROM ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, MONTREAL 
 
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 XCbe Carbolic Cm IHew jl)orft 
 
 ON THE OCCASION OF THE REOPENING OF THE LIBRARY 
 DECEMBER 9, 18 9 7 
 
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EXHIBIT 
 
 -OF- 
 
 JVEanuscripts of the Early Jesuit 
 JVEissionaries 
 
 IN NORTH AMERICA. 
 
 1. 1322 (ante). Illumiuated P,st<?^«- belongiug to the Mon- 
 
 tholou family. 
 
 2. Small illumiuated Psalter of the 14th Century. 
 
 3. 1636, April 6. Facsimile of a Letter from Father Isaac 
 
 Jogues to hia mother. 
 
 4. 1639. Chevalier de Sillery's donation— 1, Official dupli- 
 
 cate ; autograph signatures of the Notaries Bergeon 
 and Cousinet ; 2, Copy in the handwriting of Father 
 Jean l". Quen, the discoverer of Lake St. John ; 3, auto- 
 graph copy by Gabriel Lalemant. martyred by the 
 Iroquois, March 17, 1649. 
 
 5. 1639, July 12. " Priee de Possession de I'lsle aux Jiuauxr 
 
 Original act. Autograph signatures of Montmaguy, 
 the Governor, of Father Charles Raymhant, &c. 
 
 6. 1638-1649. Contemporaneous copv of Father Charles 
 
 Garnier's Letters. 
 
 7. 1644, Feb. 8. Original Brief of Urbain VIIL in favour 
 
 of the Huron Chapel of St. Joseph near Old Fort St 
 Mary's, Simcoe Co., Ontario. 
 
 8. 1643 Feb. 20, Paris. Autograph Letter of Father J. 
 
 Filleau, Provincial of France, to the Sisters of the 
 Hotel-Dieu, Quebec. 
 0. 1646, Feb. 20, Home. Letter of Father Etienne Charlet 
 French Assistant of the General at Rome, to the same 
 community. 
 
1". I»l« An„ a Tl,™„ liiv,„.„, Do»c,-ip,i„„ ,.f New Nell, 
 eiliui.l.,, tl,„ ,,re»ci,l Citv „f Now Y„r|. 7, ,' 
 
 Ma ,,v .w., /.„„„ ^„;,„, „,,r„,.^ ;,^t ;n 
 
 11. 104r, Jan. 20, Rome. Zri/ero/- /.',///. / 
 
 J2. 1«48, etc. On the Sillerv Chanel Anf i . ■ 
 
 mL^eT "" ^"-^-'^■^'^"^^'-. '^t the ..„,ain, :? 
 
 13. 1650 March, Petition to the Govenu,... Auto^ra^h 
 
 14. leSO bept. 11. On the concession of land, to th« 
 
 Imbans at Siile.y. Autograph an.l " ature of 
 tather Jerome Lalcmant '^inU'iture ot 
 
 16. I65«, Feb 7. Question of boundaries at Sillery Auto 
 lb. lO.!*. On tlie sufferinirs and deitJ. of V.,\ t 
 
 17. 10.1^, Bound volume of MSS., entithnl • 
 
 " Memoire t. uchant hi n.ort et les vertus des Peres 
 Isaac Jogues, Anne de Xoue Autoinp 11 i t 
 de Brebeuf, Gabriel Lallemert Ci" ^s V :"■ ' i^'J 
 Chabanel et un s.calier Ilene Go!!", ^'^ '^"""■' ""'''' 
 
 Fathe p!:,*"^ "^^'"'^ "^■"'•" ^^^r"-tions (passim) of 
 atnei Paul Kagueneau and Joseph Poncet 
 
 Containing, also, 1<U>2-|<;4« Deith J 
 described I,- a martyr. Cautivi^^ and e. h'of" Ref ' 
 Goupil, martyred by the Ii.quois, Sept 26 loL-W 
 Father Jogues (autograph; ' ^ ■ ^^' lb^l~hy 
 
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 (jo'cn, shot ly th. Inniunis in urn. FatUr 
 
 « o Apnl 2 Conton.ponu.eou. copv of a couces- 
 
 • «T« i -^ "" Lunzoii, (loveinor. "^ 
 
 • '^•^!f' ^^'^'•f 10; H;.-,r, Marcl.; I0.1N, March 8 
 
 Ihreeauto^rrapl, letters of F^M.r A,,,/ LT T 
 
 tJie iiutel-Diou Nniis at Quebec 
 
 I0«0, 2rebrHary,Paris; 16(!0, 2 April Bh)i^ • Iflrn « 
 
 April, Bh.is; 1060, 19 April', Bloii 'ion rVs w'if 
 
 I««a r . .*'^^«"^^1-I)'«" Nuns at Quebec. ^ 
 
 !»«-«. Certain claims of 8ienr De La Pofprin -p .•^- 
 
 1004 (cir.) Re,„es„„t,itk„sl,. tli, " F,,l,rin„e " Que 
 
 dLTovf7 "^ *,„.„^^,:, .u-awu „l tl,., ti,„„ of the 
 
 I074, October f) to Anril n lfir-5 .* / 
 
 FathPv Vr... .^,1'V ' •• '^''^('O^'f'ph Journal of 
 
 10r«-l6r3. MS. Vol. Original MSS. Eelation.s. 
 

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 (I3.l.st,..K.t pupors). J)..(u.h. „pli,.Ht...s .,f thn Hun.o 
 
 Jl.'lations, „, th.- 1,,-in.lwntinK "f KatliiUH Joan ,1„ 
 Lun.lM.rvillo, ('lnu,l.. Dul.l.,,,, Vuilhn.t, ,1. CueshH. ot.,. 
 I«7I, St.pt. 24. A Trip an.u.ul tho lsi,tn.l <.f Mnntrnvl 
 Antu,ir„ph and SuimUurr nf Faihn- Anloine DalmoH 
 HlHiii Hi Jfiidsoii's Huv, INfuivh ;{. 1 (;<»;{. 
 10h:| .Hi„.n,pl.y of Kath.r (!ku.l,» I'ijart. ^^/or/m/'/* 
 0/ I'aihn- Martin linurarf. Also l-u-siniil.. of u lott.M- 
 of Inihov noiivait, o.i-inal of wliioh was (loHtroyod 
 ,«j«'""" '" •^^'"''''^ '^'"Mv.M.t was rocMitlv l.nn.ml down. 
 I»S.f (»-ir.). A>do,jraph In'Hvr of Father Pierre Jos 
 
 Mane Chaumonot-cnnUinH a prayer ii, li„liaii. 
 1«HJ, Oct. 0. Sill.My. Hulation by Father Jacques 
 
 /ixjof. Aiitoifrap/i (11,,/ si(j)ia(i(re. 
 1«H^, 30 nmi. Sillory. ilnlatio,, l,y Father Jacques 
 
 I5i(jot. Autograph without sifrnatiuv. 
 I«S7-irO«(iuter). Uoply to Mons. ,le Vitm Autoqrapk 
 <nal sajnature of Father Fram;oi, VaiUant de Gueslis 
 nrst luissionarv of Detroit. ' 
 
 lOrS, 12 May. Aot of ^^AmortissemeiH- (privilege of 
 iiu.rtniaui) granttnl by Louis XIV. Plioto of ti.e 
 original and copy (1090 cir.) of same, doubtfully 
 ascribed to Fatlier Sid)astion Kale 
 1«!H8, l«»:i, 1091. Transfer of laud on the St. Charles 
 liiver, near (Quebec. Siquatures of Fathers Pierre 
 hafei.r and Joseph Germaiti. 
 16U.1.I709 Life of Catherine Tegagouita. the "Lily 
 of the aiohawks." Autograph of Father Claude 
 Uhauchetiere. 
 I«96 Account of cures wrought after the death of 
 batheriue Tegagouita. Autoqraph 3IS. by Hev M 
 Pierre Rerny, P. S. S. ' ^ ' 
 
 I70r-ir«l Life of Catherine Tegahonita. Autograph 
 MS. by Father Fran.pis Le Brun. Autograph cor- 
 rections and additions by Father Pierre Choknec 
 
 1700, Apr. 21. Petition to the Sovereign Council 
 
 1 r-r."!"?"?'''' ""'^ signature of Fran ro is VaiUant de Gueslis. 
 
 17«M (cir.). Factum, re patronage of Laprairie. Auto- 
 graph of Father Pierre Choknec. 
 
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 I 7'iO, July 10. Stipulations coiK.ovniiijr tlu, uppoiMtiimiit 
 ••t_ u iiMHsi„nnr.v l'«>i- T;i(|()Ushc. Jnln,;rnp/, H!.,n.,f>ireH 
 »J lyhvr ncrn-dv /,„ 67/r,Aw iiii,l fj/amlr. </,( /'.///, „i.s., 
 '>t Itiv.'t, De Ih Oorf^'niulior.. hikI Cuf,'ii(>t. 
 
 I7ill,,j.ily 10. Aut(.^,Mupl. \ottor of Ful/n'rJ>i/lni Gan,in- 
 to Futiici- Pion-d do Luii/oii. 
 
 ir*2*. On tl... Pn.^n.t Statu of tl.., AlMMiuJiis. Anto- 
 KHiph of /'(/^//r/- Ji-nn-li(tplixiv L„y<ii'<l. 
 
 iraO, M,i.vi, i;j. SHK„onay Mission, I!,.|„tion (unto- 
 Kiapli) l)y Father l'!,rrc Mivhrl Luure. 
 
 . iri.l. Huron (liHmniar (AutoKmpli), Ay /.W//k/- /Vrn-e 
 I otic i: 
 
 iri«, irir. Sonnons in Huron. Autof,'mpIi l.y the 
 sanie. 
 
 I7.TI. Huron Hadicals. Autogiapli hv tlic sanio. 
 
 ir.lO (cir.). Memorandum on tin, Boundaiics of Acadia 
 AuUyjniph of Father Pierre Fra,u;oi8-Xavu'r ,le Chnrl,: 
 roix, tlio Historian. 
 
 ir.ll, July 4, and ir.M. Afrreomnn , with on.> Lacroix 
 concerning u saw-mill at Three .ivers. Autofr.aph 
 and signature of Father NicolaH Deyonnor, and signa- 
 ture of Father Gahricl MarcoJ. 
 
 ir.lH Sept. 28. From the Registers of th. Soigneurie 
 
 17.W, March 30. Act commissioning Sietir Matthieii 
 Hiauveu to act as Notary of the Jesuit Seigneuries 
 of N. D. des Anges, St. Gabriel, SiUery and Belair. 
 Signed by Fathers Jean de St.-Pe and An,,,,slin Louis 
 de Glapion. 
 
 trm. Autograph sermon by Father A. L. de Glapion. 
 1776. United States Continental Cnrrcnvy ^'> |:4 and $6. 
 1776, Sept. 23. Autograph Letter of Fan. r Jean-liap. 
 tiste de Lalirosse, Last Jesuit of the Tadousac Missions 
 17N0-1790, (inter). Autograph and signatures of 
 
 n^^m /^'■"''''^ ^^''^' ^^'^"^ '^««'"* "f Montreal (died 
 1/91), of Reverend Mothers Superior: Eaizenne (llis- 
 ing) dite St.Ignace [Congregation of Notre Darnel: 
 Galmelled' Aillehoiist a^Cniny |HoteI-Dieu| ; Therhe 
 Le Maine des Pius, [Grey Nuns of the General Hos- 
 pital.] 
 
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 Go. irHH, Hopf 10. Autograph letter .,f Father A„<,n.th 
 LoHiH dvi.lainov, Superior, t.. Un^h Fiulay. proteHting 
 
 ^^P,' ^^^'"'r'' ^^- ^"t"«'-'^I'l' Lotter of Jus. Octave 
 Plcsmf, {lata' on liiHhop) Seer, of Mgr. Hubert, refer- 
 ring to tl.e Muii.ineut death of Fntlwr llvrnard Well 
 
 w' ,*•;*' '?'^"- ^"t^'vapl, signatureH of George 
 \U.h.ngton, John A(htn.«, Thomas Jefferson. James 
 Madison, <fec. 
 
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 PORTRAITS. 
 
 Father Jean de Brebenf. 
 
 Father Pan! Lo Joune. 
 
 Father Paul Itagueiieau. 
 
 Father Isaac Jogues. 
 
 Father Gabriel Lalemant. , 
 
 Father Pierre Frs.-Xav. de Charltivoix. 
 
 Father Joseph Francois Lafitan. 
 
 Father Francois Xavier Du Plossis. 
 
 Father Jean Joseph Casot. 
 
 Photo of a plate from Ducreux, The Martyrs of New 
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