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mont and La Durantaie, bounded on the north- 

 east by the township of Armagh, in the rear by 

 Buckland, and on the south-west by Mont-a- 

 Peine ; two leagues and a half in breadth, by 

 the same in depth ; was granted September 

 SOth, I75O5 to Sieurs Michel, Jean Hugues, 

 and Pean de Livaudiere. Only a very partial 

 settlement has yet taken place in this seigniorj^ 

 and the cultivation of it is very insignificant, 

 as the irregularity and mountainous nature of 

 its surface are both inimical to the exertions of 

 industry, although the soil itself is not bad, 

 being principally a light-coloured loam. It 

 abounds in timber of the best species, and is 

 w^atered by the Riviere du Sud, and some small 

 streams. The few inhabitants of this seigniory 

 obtain a living with difficulty; one of their 

 principal occupations during the spring is the 

 manufacture of maple-sugar, of which they con- 

 trive to send considerable quantities to market. 



Berthier (the seigniory of), in the county 

 of Hertford, having the River St. Lawrence in 

 front, St. Vallier on the south-west, St. Thomas 

 on the north-east, and the Riviere du Sud 

 in the rear, is two leagues in front by as much 

 in depth ; was granted October 29th, I672, to 

 Sieur Berthier ; it is now the property of — — 

 Denechaud, Esq. This seigniory is bounded 

 on the map according to a private survey ; the 



