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GRANT OF THE SEIGNIORY BEDOU, ON THE RIVER CHAZY. 1 NOV. 1752.
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The Marquis Duquesne fyc.
Francis Bigot Sfc.
On the Petition to us presented by Sieur Bedou, Councellor in the Superior Council of Quebec tothe effect that We would be pleased to grant him a Tract two leagues or two leagues and a half frontby three leagues in depth along the River Chambly and Lake Champlain with the River Chazy in-cluded therein, the front of said Tract to extend from the bounds of the Seigniory recently concededto Sieur de Beaujeau to a league from the mouth of the River Chazy on the South side, with the partof the River Chazy which will be found within the extent of said land; which will be bounded bya line North and South passing by the mouth of said River Chazy, by three leagues in depth, and,besides, all the said land which will be found beyond the said line on the River Chambly and LakeChamplain and Isle a la Mothe that is opposite in the said Lake , which Tract was heretofore grantedto the late M. Pean in his life time Major of Quebec and reunited to the Kings Domain by an Ordi-nance of Mess r8 de Beauharnois & Hocquart dated 10. May 1741. All by tenure of Fief and Seig-niory with Right of High, Middle & low Justice, rights of Hunting, Fishing and the Indian trade aswell in front of, as within said Tract. We in virtue of the power granted to Us by His Majesty havegiven granted and conceded to said Sieur Bedou the said Tract of land as and in the manner it isabove described, which shall be bounded on the North and South by two lines drawn East & Westin front by the River Chambly and Lake Champlain , and in depth three leagues joining the noncon-ceded lands by a line drawn North & South parallel to that which shall pass the mouth of the RiverChazy and, besides, the Island called a la Mothe which is opposite the said Tract in Lake Champlain ,to possess it by himself his heirs and assigns in perpetuity and for ever by the tenure of Fief &Seigniory with High Middle and Low Justice, with privileges of Fishing, Hunting and the IndianTrade throughout the whole extent of said Tract, on condition of rendering Fealty & Hommage atthe Castle of St Louis of Quebec from which he will hold with the usual duties and charges accord-ing to the custom of Paris followed in this Country, of preserving & causing to be preserved by hisTenants the Oak timber fit for buildiug King’s Ships, of giving His Majesty all Mines Minerals &c.
[The remainder of this Patent i3 in terms similar to that already inserted p. 351. The grant wasratified by the King of France 18 th June 1753. The Seigniory was afterward made over by the pro-prietor on 2 nd May 1754 to Daniel Lienard Sieur de Beaujeu, who had a Seigniory adjoining imme-diately North.]
TO HIS EXCELLENCY HECTOR THEOPIIILE CRAMAHE Esqr.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOUR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE PROVINCES OF QUEBEC &C. &C.
Respectfully Sheweth—Louis Lienard de Beaujeu de Villemonde Chevalier de St. Louis, covenant-ing for him & in his name Francois Joseph Cugnet Seigneur de St. Etienne, who has the honour mostrespectfully to Represent to your Excellency that there was granted to him on the 20 July 1755 byMess™ de Vaudreuil and Bigot Governor General and Intendant , in compensation of his Military