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south-west, by fief Dutord on the north-east, 

 and by the townships of Aston and Hadding- 

 ton in the rear; two leagues and a quarter in 

 front by two in depth; was granted April l6, 

 1647, to Sieur de Becancour, and is now the 

 property of the heirs of the late Lieut. Colonel 

 Bruere, Etienne Le Blanc, Esq. and Mr. Ezekiel 

 Hart. This grant, which towards the river is 

 flat, possesses an excellent and exuberant soil, 

 not materially differing in its peculiarities from 

 that of the two preceding descriptions; the 

 wheat, oats, and barley produced upon it, but 

 particularly the former, are considered as fine, 

 if not better than any other in the province. 

 Hemp and flax are both grown here, and both 

 excellent in quality. The timber is not much 

 entitled to notice, the lowlands affording none 

 but of the most inferior sorts, and the higher 

 situations only beech, maple, birch, and a little 

 pine. More than one half of the seigniory is 

 in cultivation, and several of the farms exhibit 

 a high state of improvement; the best of which 

 are situated on the St. Lawrence, and on 

 each side of the Becancour and Blanche. It is 

 watered by the Rivers Becancour, Godefroi, 

 and Blanche, Lake St. Paul, and Lac aux 

 Outardes: the first is a large river, winding in a 

 beautiful manner through the middle of the 

 seigniory; its source is in the townships of 



