Produced by Iona Vaughan, Ross Cooling, mcbax and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net P A P E R S R E L A T I N G T O An A C T of the Assembly O F T H E Province of _N E W-Y O R K_, F O R Encouragement of the _Indian Trade_, &c. and for prohibiting the selling of _Indian Goods_ to the _French, viz_. of _CANADA_. I. A Petition of the Merchants of _London_ to His Majesty against the said Act. II. His Majesty's Order in Council, referring the Petition to the Lords Commissioners of _Trade_ and _Plantation_. III. Extract of the Minutes of the said Lords, concerning some Allegations of the Merchants before them. IV. The Report of the said Lords to His Majesty on the Merchants Petition, and other Allegations. V. The Report of the Committee of Council of the Province of _New-York_, in Answer to the said Petition. VI. A Memorial concerning the Furr-Trade of _New-York_, by _C. Colden_, Esq; T O T H E K i n g's Most Excellent Majesty in Council, The Humble Petition and Representation of _Samuel Baker, Samuel Storke, John Bayeux, Richard Jeneway, Robert Hackshaw, Joseph Low, Joseph Paice, George Streatfield, William Parkin_, and _John Evered_, Merchants of _London_, trading to _New-York_, in behalf of themselves, and the rest of the Persons concern'd in the _New-York_ Trade. _S H E W E T H_, That by an Act passed in _New-York_ the 19th of _November_, 1720, entitled, _An Act for Encouragement of the_ Indian _Trade, and rendering it more beneficial to the Inhabitants of this Province, and for prohibiting the selling of_ Indian Goods _to the_ French, all Trade whatsoever is prohibited in the strictest Manner, and under the severest Penalties, between the Inhabitants of _New-York_ Government, and the _French_ of _Canada_, or any Subjects of the _French King_, or any Person whatsoever, for or on the behalf of any such Subjects; and which Act was to continue in force for three Years. That the Reasons assigned in the Preamble of this Act, for the passing thereof, are, For that the _French_ at _Canada_, by means of _Indian_ Goods purchased from the Inhabitants of _New-York_, had not only almost wholly engrossed the _Indian Trade_ to themselves, but had, in great measure, withdrawn the Affections of the _Five Nations_ of _Indians_ from the Inhabitants of _New-York_, and render'd them wavering in their Faith and Allegiance to your Majesty; and would, if such Trade was not prevented, wholly alienate the Minds of the said _Indians_, which might prove of dangerous Consequence to the _English Interest_ in _America_.