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',

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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

Us that we would please to grant them a delay on the offers

Another writing which they make to conform themselves herein to His Majesty's intentions. our permission offers with whereby he him of Sieur La Fontaine not dated, and signed by .

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to go this summer on the Grant with three men to build there, and begin clearances

and

to give to

those whom he will find willing to settle there, Grain and even money, asking from them no rent, in

order to obtain from them by the allurement of this gift what he cannot obtain from them by force ; 1.

So much of this Record only is given as applies to Grants on Lake Champlain and south of Line 45.

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FRENCH SEIGNIORIES ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. a writing of Sieur Koebert

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also not dated in which he says that at the time his Grant was

made him, he set M. Janvrin Dufresne, sworn Surveyor, with six men to measure, survey and define the said Grant who occupied forty days in their voyage & that this expense amounted to Seven hundred livresj ten sous according to the certificate of said Dufresne which he presents, and that he has neglected nothing to induce some young farmers to go and settle there by procuring for them great advantages and many facilities, concluding for these reasons We may grant him delay to allow him to