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rising from hence to the main road crossing: 

 the seigniory from east to west, are some very 

 rich and luxuriant meadows. From this road 

 the land continues a gradual elevation to the 

 rear; the soil is mostly a fat clay or good black 

 mould highly fertile. Except in the marshes 

 and meadows, that have plenty of common 

 wood, the timber is of the best kinds. The 

 River Nicolet, crossing a small part of the 

 south-east corner, is the only stream towards 

 the back of the seigniory : full one half of this 

 property is under culture, and can boast of 

 some farms in a very flourishing state, par- 

 ticularly by the road side. The want of water 

 corn-mills is supplied by several wind-mills. 

 The church is placed about the middle of the 

 grant, on a rising ground; below it are many 

 good houses, almost sufficient in number to 

 form a respectable village; among them are 

 two or three shops, and a tavern^ for which the 

 situation is not ill chosen, as the place is a great 

 thoroughfare, from whence a main road strikes 

 off towards the southern townships. 



CouRVAL (the seigniory of), in the county 

 of Buckingham, is situated in the rear of Baie 

 St. Antoine or Lefebvre, two leagues in breadth 

 by three in depth, and stretching in that di- 

 rection to the township of Wendover ; it was 

 granted September 25th, 1754, to Sieur Cresse, 



