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Subsequently, in 1739, Kené Cartier had beeome owner of this 

 corner lot, together with tiie two-slorcy house thereon erected, measur- 

 ing thirty feet front on Palace Street (then rue des Pauvres), and 

 thn-ty-four feet front on John Street; he also held the adjoining lot, 

 ccntaining forty-five feet addition:;l, fronting on Joihn Street. The 

 first half he liad acquired from J)ame Agnès Chiqudent, widow of Joseph 

 P>londeau, hy deed of the 31st August, 1730, before Pinguet, notary; 

 and the other half by a conveyance from Josepb-Marie L'Escuyer, 

 before du Launrnt, notary, bearing d.ate the 11th October 1730. Al»ve 

 the door, at the angle, a niche had been prepared for, and was occupied 

 by the figure of a saint. This figure was taken away soon after the 

 sui'render of Quebec. 



At the death of Cartier, in 1764, the property passed to Joseph 

 Duval and Josephte Cartier, his wife, as heir- at law. and. they sold it 

 on the 5th July, 1771, by deed, before Saillant, notary, io one Duncan 

 ]\[cCraw, a trader (marchand-paootilleur), living in dohn Street. 



McCraw sold to G-eorge Hips, said io lie a master-butcher 

 (niarchand-boncher). but then a burg^^s of tbe town of (}ueb?c. as 

 appears by a notarial deed before Mtre. Berthelnt d'Artigny. on tb.'^ 

 20th April, 1780. 



Here, it must be mentioned, as it is in this deed, that the con- 

 veyr.ince wais so made in pursuance of a previous written agreement 

 between the same parties, bearing date the loth September, 1779, which 

 was declared to be cancelled and void, in consequence of the sale so 

 effected. This private document is not to be found, and most likely 

 was then destroyed. But it will be referred to hereafter, because nt 

 was about this time the statue was being carved in order to be placed 

 in the empty niche of the saint, on the corner, which had remained 

 vacant since 1763, and had suggested to Hips, as already mentioned, the 

 idea of its being a fit place in which to place the efbgy of Wolfe, as 

 deserving also, as be thought, of some sort of terrestrial worship. 



On the 1st o.f May, following the sale. Hips took possession of the 

 premises, and thus secured the niche as a permanent site for the statue, 

 which he then inslialled therein. 



Unfortunately, he did not long enjoy the jiridc and satisfaelion of 

 beholding the object of his soldier-like reverence, for he departed this 

 life within the year. By his bolograph will, dated 10th April, 1781. 

 he appoinied as his executors Godfrey King, Isaac Roberts and John 

 Barnsley, who caused this document to be registered in the Englisih 

 record office of the Court Oif Prerogatives, at Quebec, the 2nd ]\Iay, 1781. 



As such executors, they obtained leave to sell, by judicial sale, 

 linUiiion, all tlie real estate of George Hips, and on the 7th June, 1781, 

 file Court odjudgerl, as part thereof, (he above corner-house and lot to 



