[casgrain] WOLtE'S MONUMENT ON THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM 2lS 



on the second story of the corner-house of Palace and John streets, 

 rendered it familiar to successive generations, and it attracted more 

 general attention, owing to the fact that it was painted in vivid colours, 

 representing exactly the full uniform of the General in 1759, and more 

 especially on account of the tradition attacihed to it. 



The origin of this statue deseTves to be recalled on this occasion, 

 because now is the time to follow the example of the true and loyal 

 soldier, who not only ordered and procured this memorial of Wolfe, but, 

 moreover, bought the house where he had it placed and where he in- 

 tended it to remain for all time, as a tribute of love and admiration 

 for the chief whom he had seen cut off in tiie prime of life on the 

 battle-field. 



Among the first Englisb settlers in Quebec, immediately after the 

 treaty of peace, we find, in 1T()4. tlic name of George Hipps. Most 

 likely he must have been one of the clansmen of the Eraser regiment, 

 tihe 18th Highlanders, which was disbanded at (Quebec in the fall of 

 1763. Hips (so he wrote Ins name) turned his claymore into a butchers' 

 knife, got on very well in this stber slaughtering business, and invented 

 his earnings in real estate. He soon became a burgess of the town. 

 lie began early and carried on his trade until the year 1774, on a lot 

 and house quite near the above-mentioned corner-house, and on the 

 same side of Jobn Street, now jSTo. 60 (ISTo. 2993 of the Cadastre), wdiioh 

 he had bought from George Jenkins, master butcher, who was the 

 owner of it in 1766, under a deed of conveyance from one Louis Aubry, 

 before Pan et, notary. 



As in that year 1774, on February 3rd, Hips sold out to Henry 

 Sweetland, it may be presumed he then abandoned, his trade, and 

 became thenceforth a burgess of the town. 



We sihall see that, in the meantime, he always kept alive the 

 memory of the hero who had died on the Plains, and no doubt the 

 empty niche which he could not help seeing every day gave him the 

 idea of a fitting place for an cfTigy of Wolfe, if he could only procure 

 one. 



As both the corner-house and the statue referred to are closely 

 linked together, a sbort notice of each may not be without interest on 

 the present occasion. 



This corner lot is situate within the domain of the Crown, and 

 forms part of a piece ol land acquired by the Hôtel-Dieu of Quebec 

 from Dame ]\rarguerite Oouillard, widow of Sieur Nicholas Macquart, 

 by deed dated oth July. 1665, before Duquet, notary; the said widow 

 holding the same from her mother by deed before the same notary of 

 the Rth Xovembcr, 1664. 



