Blockade of Quebec in 1775 1776 by the American Revolutionists (Les Bastonnais) (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Blockade of Quebec in 1775 1776 by the American Revolutionists (Les Bastonnais)

The Halsted - Mercier papers, comprising twenty-five original manuscripts, concerning two Quebec citizensof 1775, were presented to the Literary and Historical Society by its Honorary President, Dr. James Dou glas. The five most important documents are here with transcribed at. Length, and the remaining twenty simply noted in their order of sequence.

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Excerpt from Blockade of Quebec in 1775 1776 by the American Revolutionists (Les Bastonnais)
Nothing was heard of these two rebels until 1784 when they jointly laid claim to their property, as con tained in these manuscripts, demanding from the Gov ernment rent for its use since they abandoned it; also compensation for the frame work of the store which Carleton had used for construction of batteries, behind the Hotel Dieu, St. John's and St. Louis Gates. Besides, the Government had built a provision store on the foundations of the former frame work.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.