Excerpt from Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1791, Vol. 27: The Original French, Latin, and Italian Texts, With English Translations and Notes; Hurons, Lower Canada, 1642-1645 LIV. We here commence the publication of the journal des jesuites, - as its title indicates, a brief rec ord, from day to day, of events occurring in the Jesuit residence at Quebec, and written by the superior in charge. It is prefaced by an outline of affairs in Canada, as they existed at the time when Jerome Lalemant came down to Quebec (september, to replace Vimont as superior of the Canadian mis sion. The journal itself commences October 17, 1645, and continues to June 2 1, 1668, with some gaps between 16 54 and 1656; we shall present its contents in yearly installments, - the portion given in this volume embracing September to December, 1645. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.