Enclosure in letter of Governor Hopson to the Right Honourable The Earl of Holdernesse: Treaty or Articles of Peace and Friendship Renewed
(Renewal of the first Peace and Friendship Treaty.)

Document Summary:
Governor Hopson notes that, now that the 1725 Peace and Friendship treaty has been renewed, past issues between the British and Aboriginals be buried and forgotten. He also notes that more efforts should be made by the British to bring more Aboriginal nations into the treaty.

He adds that:

• Aboriginals who signed the treaty have free liberty to hunt, fish and bring fish or animal meat to settlements in Nova Scotia as needed.
  
  
• Other gifts, like tobacco and blankets, should be given to the Aboriginals regularly to maintain friendly relations.
  
  
• Aboriginals should be given a quantity of flour and other baking goods twice yearly.
  
  
• Aboriginals at peace with the British should be allowed to have the same privilege as British subjects to use the courts if they have any legal concerns or issues that need to be addressed.

All of these provisions, he feels, should also be extended as well to other Aboriginals who later decide to ratify the treaty.