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1656 — Coasts of Acadia. To le Seigneur de Saint-Etienne, Sieur de la Tour, baron 

 d'Ecosse, Thomas Temple cfe Guillaume Crowne, Chevaliers. 



"Le pays & territoire appelle l'Acadie, & partie du pays nommé la 

 Nouvelle Ecosse, ... les côtes jusqu'au fond de la Baie ; & de là, 

 rangeant ladite Baie jusqu'au fort Saint- Jean ; & de là, rangeant toute la 

 côte jusqu'à Pentagoet ... & en dedans les terres tout le long desdites 

 côtes jusqu'à cent lieues de profondeur." (Mem. ) 



This enormous grant can readily be located from the description. It is 

 shown plainly on a map in Winsor's " America," V., 478. 

 1672— West Side of the Mouth of the St. John. To Martin D'Arpentigmj, 

 Sieur de Martignon. (Oct. 17th). 



" The tract of country and lands which are to be found on the said River 

 St. John, to be taken along the said River from Partridge Island {I'Isle de la 

 Perdrix), running six leagues in front up the said river, and six leagues in 

 depth inland, bounded in front by the said River St. John, and in rear, 

 towards the west, by the ungranted lands, on one side by the said Island, 

 and on the other by the ungranted lands." (Leg.) 



The location of this Seigniory is plain. (See map No. 39, also 37. ) On the 

 Franquet map of 1707 (in Marcel's Atlas) Fort de Martinnon is marked on the 

 west side of the harbour, and Fort La Tour on the east. In the census of 

 1686 his name is spelled Aprendistigué. The document states that he 

 intends to bring over men from France to settle his land. In a French copy 

 of this grant he is spoken of as " ancien habitant du pays de l'Acadie," and 

 also as "Gouverneur et propriétaire de la Rivière St. Jean dupuis la Rivière 

 de Maquo jusqu'aux mines aux dit pais de l'Acadie . . . plus de 50 lieues 

 de front." 



This doubtless indicates a grant, now unknown, from his father-in-law, 

 La Tour. Its location would seem plain ; — R. de Magna is probably 

 INIaquapit, and les Mines the mines at Newcastle, thus placing it along the 

 north shore of Grand Lake, though I cannot explain the 50 leagues of 

 length. (Map No. 39. ) 

 1672— Long Reach. To Jacques Pottier, Sieur de St. Denis. (Oct. 18.) 



" An extent of two leagues in front, to be taken above the grant made 

 to the Sieur de Martignon, and bounded on the other side by the ungranted 

 lands." (Leg.) 



Its location is plain. (See map No. 39.) 

 1672— East Side of the Mouth of the St. John. To [Pierre de Joibert] Sieur de 

 Mar son [rf] de Soulanges. (Oct. 20th.) 



" A tract of land of four leagues in front by one league in depth, to be 

 taken on the east side of the said River St. John, bounded on one side by 

 the basin of the said river and on the other by the ungranted lands 

 (together with the house of Fort Gemeziz, which he shall enjoy for such 

 time only as he shall hold his commission of commander on the said 

 river, in order to give him a place of residence, that he may act with more 

 liberty and convenience in everything relating to the King's service)." 

 (Leg.) 



That this seigniory was at the mouth of the river is shown by the fact 

 that the one granted his brother on the same date adjoined it and bordered 

 on the sea, and it therefore occupied the position assigned to it on the map 

 No. 39. That Jemseg Fort was allowed him as a residence seems to show 

 that there was no residence for him at St. John. Martignon, of course, 



