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Land grant - Donation by the Governor General of New France Alexandre Prouville de Tracy to the Jesuits for the enlargement of their church in Quebec City | McCord Museum
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Donation du gouverneur général de la Nouvelle-France Alexandre Prouville de Tracy aux Jésuites pour l'agrandissement de leur église à Québec

Land grant

Donation by the Governor General of New France Alexandre Prouville de Tracy to the Jesuits for the enlargement of their church in Quebec City
Date April 21, 1666
Dimensions1 textual record ; 32 x 21 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Legal Documents
Origin Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
Object NumberS001/C1.6,1.1
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentDecision by Alexandre Prouville de Tracy (1596?-1670), governor general of New France, concerning the request submitted to him by Father François-Joseph Le Mercier (1604-1690), superior-general of the Jesuit missions in New France. Le Mercier wished to enlarge the church in Quebec City’s Upper Town to meet public needs. This necessarily involved an encroachment on public space. The intendant of New France, Jean Talon (1626-1694), had agreed to the request. But before finalizing the decision, Tracy wished to confirm with Messrs Le Barrays, de Villeroy and d’Auteuil that there would be no negative impact on the public. After verification, the request was approved, and the Jesuits were given a plot of public land in Quebec’s Upper Town measuring 30 feet square.
NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.



Signatures and inscriptions: signed by Alexandre de Prouville Tracy.



Physical description: 5 pages; booklet held together with green waxed string; on page 5, a red wax seal bearing Tracy’s coat of arms.



Physical condition: good.



Language of the document: the document is in French.



General notes: document registered at the office of the Conseil souverain in Quebec City on May 14, 1666 by Mr. Becquet (de Ressar); transcription available.
Status
Not on view

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