[aeengine-devel] heir cam

[Amalfitano <sta...@ai...>]

Them by superior licentiousness. Their conduct and example gradually
corrupted the natives, and impeded the works of the Catholic
missionaries, who were at this time prosecuting their pious labors in
the wilds of Canada. To check these abuses, and to protect the fur trade
from various irregularities practiced by these loose adventurers, an
order was issued by the French government prohibiting all persons, on
pain of death, from trading into the interior of the country without a
license. These licenses were granted in writing by the governor-general,
and at first were given only to persons of respectability; to gentlemen
of broken fortunes; to old officers of the army who h