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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849. Passage 1038 of 1457 250 words

Another answer he will do his best to find some and that he intends to form a demesne there. of Sieur Estebe appearing as above, by which he says that Sieur St. Vincent is actually detached as .

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Commander of the post of Ouyatanous, that he already made several grants on his Seigniory, namely to a habitant of the Cote de Beaupre ; that the said Sieur St. Vincent told him before Ids departure

that he intended immediately establishing a demesne there, the said Sieur Estebe requesting moreover in his name, that a sufficient delay be granted him, in consequence of said Sieur St Vincent's absence on

the King's Service

A writing without date intituled a Summary Remonstrance furnished

to Us by the Sieurs de Contrecour, Father & Son,& La Perrier covenanting by the said Sieur Pean, in which they set forth among other things that they had done everything to settle their grants that it was impossible to find individuals willing to accept lands though they offered them some on very ;

advantageous terms and were willing to give even Three hundred livres to engage the said individuals that the said Contrecour, Sen has rendered Fealty & Hommage for said Seigniory and that 1',

;

he, as well as said Sieurs La Perrier & Contrecoeur, Junior has been subjected to various expenses ; that they intend, moreover, to do all in their power to find farmers to settle said Seigniories and they

hope

to succeed therein ; requesting

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