Report by the king to Denonville and Champigny, 1 May 1689.

[...]The General Prosecutor at the Conseil Souverain in Quebec who has travelled to france has made it known to his majesty that the leading inhabitants of Canada have resolved to have negroes brought over to be employed to work and clear the land, If his majesty will give them permission to do so, in order to avoid the major expenses they are incurring by using workers and Day labourers in Canada, the cost of which being excessive; In regards to Which his majesty is at ease to give His consent to have the inhabitants bring over negroes as they propose to do; however, they must note that there is the risk that the difference in climate for these negroes in Canada may be the death of them; they should enter slowly into this project, and not incur major expenses that could be Useless to them, and be detrimental to their affairs and consequently to the Colony.[...]