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of Surrey, is bounded by the fief Bellevue 

 and Cournoyer on the south-west, the seigni^ 

 ory of St. Ours on the north-east, and the 

 seigniory of St. Denis in the rear ; is two 

 leagues in front by two in depth ; was granted 

 October 29th, 1672, to Sieur de Contrecoeur, 

 and is now the property of the heirs of Mon- 

 sieur de Laperriere. The land in this seigniory 

 is rich and fertile ; in some few places it is flat 

 and low, but is almost every where in a favour- 

 able state of cultivation, and produces good 

 crops of grain of excellent quality ; so much of 

 it is settled upon, that the tracts of woodland 

 remaining are insignificant in proportion to the 

 whole extent, and in these timber of large di- 

 mensions is scarce. The Ruisseau La Prade, 

 that has its source about the middle of the seig- 

 niory, and several smaller streams, contribute to 

 the fertility of the soil, and in their course work 

 some mills of both kinds. There are five ranges of 

 concessions of different depths, that are separated 

 by as many public roads, which are again in- 

 tersected by others running from the Saint 

 Laurence, and also by the main road from St. 

 Denis and St. Antoine on the Richelieu, up to 

 the former, a distance of two leagues, from 

 whence there is a ferry to La Valtrie on the op- 

 posite side; the fare is two shillings for each 

 person, and seven shillings and sixpence for a 



