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Land grant
Grant to Lieutenant Malcolm Fraser of part of Malbaye otherwise Mount Murray
Date
April 27, 1762 - May 3, 1780
Dimensions1 textual record ; 33.3 x 20.8 cm
Origin
Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
Object NumberS001/C1.4,5.14
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentDocument in which James Murray (1721-1794), governor of Quebec, grants to Malcolm Fraser (1733-1815), lieutenant in the 78th Fraser Highlanders, the seigneury belonging to him at La Malbaie, which the new owner would call Mount Murray. This was one of the rare concessions of a seigneury made during the British regime according to the French tradition. NotesSource of title: Based on the title of the document.
Physical description: Wax seal.
Associated material: C1.4,5.12.
General notes: This document is listed in the publication Inventaire des concessions en fief et seigneurie, vol. 5 (pp. 103-104).
Physical description: Wax seal.
Associated material: C1.4,5.12.
General notes: This document is listed in the publication Inventaire des concessions en fief et seigneurie, vol. 5 (pp. 103-104).
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