Note 1230 — Chapter VIII · (continued 2)

Of the occupation of Crown Point by the French, Smith (New York, 1814, p. 279) says: “Of all the French infractions of the treaty of Utrecht, none was more palpable than this. The country belonged to the Six Nations, and the very spot upon which the fort stands is included within the patent to Dellius, the Dutch minister of Albany, granted in 1696.” Again he says (p. 280): “The Massachusetts government foresaw the dangerous consequences of the French fort at Crown Point, and Gov. Belcher gave us the first intimation of it.” It was not till 1749 that there were reports that the French were beginning to plant settlers about Crown Point. (Penna. Archives, ii. 20.) Jefferys published a map showing the grants made by the French about Lake Champlain.