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Par son Excellence Monseigneur Jacques Murray Brigadier Général et Commendant en chef des Troupes de sa Majesté Britannique dans le Fleuve St Laurent Gouvernement de Quebec et des pays conquis —

Etant necessaire pour le bien et l'avantage des habitants des paroisses de Berthier et suivantes jusqu'à Kamouraska inclusivement et maintenir la police et le bon ordre dans les dites paroisses, d'y établir ... justice. Ayant reconnu la bonne vie et mœurs et capacité en fait de justice de M. Jacques Allier, l'avons nommé et nommons juge civil & criminel, pour exercer dans les dites paroisses la justice sauf l'appel en la ville de Quebec devant le colonel Young juge civil et criminel en dernier ressort de la dite ville et païs conquis. Pour par mon dit Sieur Allier, jouir de la dite charge, aux charges, droits et honneurs et prérogatives y attachés — Ordonnons au dit Sieur Allier de recevoir les dites commissions sous peine de désobéissance après avoir prêté le serment entre nos mains sur les Saints Evangiles de s'acquitter en foi âme et conscience des devoirs de sa charge.

En foy de quoi nous avons signé ces presentes à icelles fait apposer le cachet de nos armes et contresigner par notre secretaire, — à Quebec — le seize Janvier — mil sept cent soixante —

(Signé)

L. S.

JAS. MURRAY.

Par Monseigneur

H. T. Cramahé —

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This appointment is apparently the first formal step taken, beyond the city of Quebec where, as we find, Colonel Young had been appointed civil and criminal judge, towards the regular administration of law within the conquered territory. Wolfe had issued several proclamations or manifestoes to the people below Quebec, promising protection to life and property on condition that they should lay down their arms; but before the capture of the city these had little effect. After the capitulation of Quebec, General Monckton, upon whom the command devolved in succession to Wolfe, published a manifesto permitting the inhabitants to return to their farms on giving up their arms and taking the oath of fidelity. These conditions most of the people in the villages and districts tributary to Quebec complied with. Writing to Pitt, October 8th, 1759, General Monckton explained that, owing to wounds received at the capture of Quebec, the surgeons had urged him to go south for the winter. He had therefore appointed "Brigadier Murray to act as Governor and Colonel Burton (who is second in Command) as Lieutenant Governor untill His Majesty's Pleasure be known, to which I have added the following very necessary Staff: —A Town Major2 Town Adjutants for the upper & Lower Towns.A Secretary.A paymaster of the publick works.A Barrack Master.A Boat Master, to take care of the flatt bottomed Boats and floating Batteries, with some few others of inferior Rank, as Assistants.As General Wolfe had appointed a Provost Marshal and had delayed giving him a Warrant only for the want of a Form, he being a very necessary officer here, I have given him a Warrant to act as such untill His Majesty's Pleasure be known." A. and W. I., vol. 88.