This volume is a compendium of letters and documents written by Jesuit missionaries who worked in New France (what is now Canada and the United States) from 1610 to 1791. The letters provide an intimate glimpse into the daily lives of the Jesuits and the people they encountered, including Native Americans, French settlers, and English colonists. The documents also contain important historical and ethnographic information about the region and the time period, making them valuable sources for scholars and students of North American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.