The last French and Indian war : an inquiry into a safe-conduct issued in 1760 that acquired the value of a treaty in 1990 / Denis Vaugeois ; translated by Käthe Roth.

Originally published: La fin des alliances franco-indiennes. Montréal : Boréal and Sillery : Septentrion, ©1995.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-274) and index.

Print version record.

From the surrender of Quebec City to the surrender of Montreal -- The war with three names -- After the surrender of Quebec City -- English reinforcements -- Murray begins the march to Montreal -- The French and Canadiens in retreat -- Amherst's hard march -- The indian "missions" -- The fate of Fort Levis -- The Oswegatchie conference -- The path is clear -- Amherst, Haviland, Murray -- Vaudreuil's surrender -- An account by Johnson and Amherst -- The Caughnawaga conference -- Murray's "treaty" and the courts -- A peak of activity: 1819-24 -- Stuart's conclusions -- The opinion of sociologist Leon Gerin -- Georges E. Sioui offers his version -- The Siouis spring into action -- Submission of a mysterious document -- The conclusions of the Superior Court -- A defeat with the scent of victory -- The court of appeal is divided.

This time, Quebec appeals -- Justice Lamer hears Mr. Larochelle ... -- ... But listens to Chief Justice Dickson -- The Murray document and the historians -- The Sioui ruling put to the test -- Denys Delage's opinion -- Donald Graves's analysis -- Another expert: W.J. Eccles -- Marcel Trudel's opinion -- Another trial: the legal saga continues -- The historian Raynald Parent -- An examination of the Murray document -- Print characters in 1760 -- Various versions of the Murray document surface -- Provenance of the printed version (D-7a) -- Murray's intention -- From the meeting of September 5 to the conference of September 15-16.

English.

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