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Researching the
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada
THE
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF 18TH CENTURY LOUISBOURG
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Report Series 83, By Margaret
Fortier, 1983, Fortress of Louisbourg
Part One - Louisbourg - The Land and its Utilization, Louisbourg Properties
Properties - Louisbourg Environs
160. St. Ovide de Brouillan - Raymond
LOCATION:
fond de la baie
DATE OF CONCESSION:
1736
DATE OF OCCUPATION:
SIZE OF PROPERTY:
2,568 square arpents
BORDERS OF PROPERTY:
north - land not conceded
south - road to Baleine
east - land not conceded
west - land not conceded
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP:
1751 - sold to Governor Raymond for
4,000 livres
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:
1742 - accommodation for livestock on
land; hay cut.
1751 - land described as suitable for
"une maiterie" with several prairies.
undated plan - probably from 1750s,
shows house, garden, court, as well as
areas being cultivated for hay.
OTHER INFORMATION:
1739 - rented habitation to Governor
De Forant for 500 livres a year.
1742 - rented habitation to Bernard Muiron for four years at 500 livres a year.