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dedicated to St, Charles, and the parsonage^ 

 house, stand on the bank of the Richelieu, about 

 midway between the lateral boundaries ; and 

 near the same spot is a handsome manor-house, 

 where the proprietor resides. At the western 

 extremity of its front the Richelieu, by a sudden 

 turn, spreads to a breadth of more than half a 

 mile, in which expansion there are two small 

 islands, called Les Isle aux Cerfs, that form 

 part of the seignorial property. 



CouRNOYER (the seigniory of), on the river 

 Richelieu, in the county of Surrey, is bounded 

 on the north-west by Vercheres and Bellevue, 

 on the south-west by Beloeil, on the north-east 

 by Contrecoeur, and in the rear by the river ; 

 two leagues in front by an equal depth ; was 

 granted, March 1st, l695, to Sieur deCournoyer, 

 and now possessed by A. Bellefeuille, Esq. 

 The land in this seigniory is nearly similar to 

 that of Vercheres and Contrecoeur, and for the 

 most part of a good quality, producing, like 

 many of the adjacent properties, wheat and 

 other grain in abundance : the best cultivated 

 part is on the bank of the river and towards 

 Contrecoeur : the quantity under management 

 is about two thirds of the whole. The uncleared 

 lands are chiefly at the north-west angle, and 

 afford wood of the inferior species only. It is 

 watered by the Richelieu, but has no stream in 



