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about one third of the seigniory. The timber 

 upon the banks of the latter river is of the best 

 kind and capital quality, but that in other 

 parts is only fit for fire- wood; and as such, 

 large quantities are cut and rafted down to 

 Quebec. This property is watered by the 

 river Gentilly and two or three smaller streams, 

 which work one grist and one saw-mill. 



LiVRARD or St. Pierre les Becquets 

 (the seigniory of), in the county of Buck- 

 ingham, is bounded in front by the St. Law- 

 rence, by the district line between Quebec and 

 Three Rivers on the north-east, the seigniory 

 of Gentilly on the south-west, and by the 

 township of Blandford in the rear; two leagues 

 in front and four deep; granted April 27 9 1683, 

 to Sieur Livrard, together with Isle Madame 

 below the Island of Orleans. It is now the 

 property of A. Lanaudiere, Esq. and the Ho- 

 norable F. Baby. This seigniory is but very 

 little settled, although the soil is fertile, and 

 yields good crops of grain in all its varieties ; 

 it is composed generally of fine clay and a rich 

 black mould. It is plentifully stocked with 

 timber, some of which is of the best descrip- 

 tion, but much the greater proportion is bois 

 de chauffage^ that is supplied in large quan- 

 tities for the consumption of the capital. It 



