Manuscript
Pécaudy de Contrecoeur, François-Antoine – land grant – Old signed document. Chambly, 1 sheet [oblong] Signature of Contrecoeur.
- Accession Number 2018.14.34
- Date 1730-08-16
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 11,8 x 17,8 cm
Historical context
A seigneur in New France must grant land to anyone who requests it. He first signs a billet de concession to the applicant. After a while, a notarized contract replaces this temporary title.
On August 16, 1730, François-Antoine Pécaudy de Contrecœur, captain of the Navy troops, commander of Fort Chambly and Seigneur de Contrecœur, granted Joseph (alias Jean) Chartier four by twenty acres of land on the banks of the Chambly (Ric...
- Accession Number 2018.14.34
- Date 1730-08-16
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 11,8 x 17,8 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2018.014.034
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