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It is stated by Lawrence (Footprints, 10) that Governor Carleton died at Ramsgate, England. To find whether he is buried there I wrote to the rector and received as reply, "My clerk can find no entry of the Burial of General T. Carleton in the Register of this Parish—the old Parish and only Burial ground in 1817."

It is passing strange that the burial place of our first governor is not known to us. If it can be found, and it is unmarked, I think this Province of New Brunswick should place over it a suitable memorial. In the hope that a portrait of him might be extant I wrote to the Curator of the National Portrait Gallery, London, who replies, "There is no portrait of General Thomas Carleton in this collection. I regret that I cannot help you in any way as to the existence of such a portrait."

I hope these scanty notes may stimulate the New Brunswick Historical Society to investigations which will lead to the discovery of much more information on the life of our first governor.

This paper will be devoted to a consideration of the fortunes of the settlers at Portland and Conway during what was to them the most calamitous period of the Revolutionary war.

Early in May, 1777, an abortive attempt was made by John Allan of Machias, one of the Cumberland refugees, to gain favor with the Indians by the establishment of a "Truck House," or trading place, on the St. John river. So far as the white inhabitants were