Note 1476 — Chapter VIII · (continued 3)
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The disheartening began early, as shown by Doreil’s letter of Aug. 31, 1758 (N. Y. Col. Docs., 828), and Montcalm, addressing Belle Isle in the spring (Apr. 12, 1759), had to depict but a sorry outlook. (Ibid., x. 960.)