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the county of Devon, is bounded by the river 

 in front, by Lessard in the rear, and lies be- 

 tween Bonsecours and St. Jean Port Joli ; one 

 league in breadth by two in depth; granted 

 May 17th, 1677, to Demoiselle Genevieve 

 Couillard. The front of this grant is low, but 

 recedino; from the river towards the mountains 

 the land ri$es gradually ; the soil in general is 

 good, prpdfucing grain of all kinds; in the rear 

 it is a light-coloured loam that continues up to 

 the high lands. About one-third of it may be 

 estimated to be under hand, and is pretty well 

 managed, as well as thickly inhabited. It is 

 \vatered by a continuation of the Bras St. 

 Nicholas, and several small runs of water. 

 Beech, birch, and maple, are the prevailing 

 kinds of timber, but there is likewise some pine 

 of very good growth. The church and parson- 

 age are situated close to the St. Lawrence, 

 near a point of land, upon which is placed the 

 telegraph station No. 7. At high water this 

 point is completely isolated, from which cir- 

 cumstance it derives its name of Islet de St. 

 Jean. 



Lessard (the seigniory of) is situated in 

 the rear of Islet, and encompassed on three 

 sides by waste crown lands ; it is one league 

 square, and was granted June 30th, 1698, to 

 Pierre Lessard. As this tract lies considerably 



