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This document is a copy of the original certificate of elevation. François acquired all the privileges associated with the title and a monopoly on trade with the Indigenous people of his seigneury, which was located at the mouth of the La Hève River (now LaHave, Nova Scotia).
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Letters patent
Certified copy of the original letter to create a barony in the name of Beauville on the land and seigneury of Port Maltois in Acadia for Mr. de Beauharnois
Date
May 24, 1708
Dimensions1 textual record ; 33 x 22.4 cm
Origin
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/C1.4,5.8
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentFrançois de Beauharnois de La Chaussaye, Baron of Beauville (1665-1746), was a member of the powerful Beauharnois family, which had links to the Pontchartrains and the Bégons. François was the elder brother of Charles de Beauharnois, Marquis of Beauharnois (1671-1749), who would become governor general of New France. From 1702 to 1705 François was the intendant of New France. In 1705, thanks to his influential network, he was appointed intendant of the French naval forces. In recognition of his services as intendant of New France and of the accomplishments of his brothers and father in the army and navy Louis XIV decided to elevate his seigneury of Port Maltois, in Acadia, to a barony, under the name of Beauville.This document is a copy of the original certificate of elevation. François acquired all the privileges associated with the title and a monopoly on trade with the Indigenous people of his seigneury, which was located at the mouth of the La Hève River (now LaHave, Nova Scotia).
NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
Signatures and inscriptions: undersigned in accordance with the original on May 24, 1708 by Guesdon and des Ecuses; stamped “gen. de Paris.”
Signatures and inscriptions: undersigned in accordance with the original on May 24, 1708 by Guesdon and des Ecuses; stamped “gen. de Paris.”
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