Note 296 — Chapter II · (continued 2)

Christopher Kilby, the agent of the province, had, July 1, 1746, memorialized the home government to send succor to the colonies, in case a French fleet was sent against them. Pepperrell Papers, ed. by A. H. Hoyt (Boston, 1874), p. 5. Cf. Mem. Hist. Boston, ii. 119. Kilby was the province’s agent from Feb. 20, 1744, to Nov. 1748. Cf. Mass. Archives, xx. 356, 409, 469. The relations of the province with its agents are set forth in vols. xx.-xxii. of the Archives. Cf. the chapter on the Royal Governors, by Geo. E. Ellis, in the Mem. Hist. Boston, ii. The apprehension was strong in England that D’Anville would succeed in recovering Acadia and establish himself at Chebuctou, “which it is evident they design by their preparations.” Bedford Corresp., i. 156.