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the 23(1 October 1702, to Philippe de Rigaud, 

 Marquis de Vaudreiiil, and now the property 

 of the Honourable M. E. G. A. Chartier de 

 Lotbiniere. This seigniory is in a very flourish- 

 ing state; two-thirds of it is conceded in lots of 

 three acres in front by twenty and from that to 

 thirty in depth, forming six different ranges, 

 parallel to the Ottawa ; the whole number of 

 lots is 377? and of these 290 are actually under 

 excellent cultivation. The soil is good nearly 

 throughout, and in many places of the best 

 quality, producing grain and all the usual crops 

 of the country. Three small rivers water it, 

 that in spring are navigable for boats, but after 

 the freshes have subsided even small canoes 

 cannot work upon them. Oak, elm, ash, and 

 beech of a superior quality are found, besides 

 many other species of woods fit for all purposes. 

 On the bank of the river, about six miles from 

 the Pointe des Cascades, is a pleasant little vil- 

 lage, containing from 20 to 25 houses, well built 

 of wood, surrounding the church and parsonage- 

 house, which arebothof stone. The seignorial, or 

 manor-house, is situated on a well chosen spot, 

 near a small rapid, about a mile and a half from 

 the church; surrounded by some groves of elm, 

 plane, and linden trees, which with avenues 

 and other plantations in the English style afford 



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