Les Îles de la Madeleine et les Madelinots/33
APPENDICE IX
des habitants des îles de la Madeleine, 1816[1]
« Made the first day of august in the year of Our Lord 1816 between Sir Isaac Coffin Borkeside of the one part and Louis Boudreau of the Magdelen Islands attorney for the whole inhabitans of the said Island of the other part, witnesseth, that he the said admiral Sir Isaac Coffin hath demised, granted, and to farm letten ; and by these presente doth grant, demise, and to farm let, unto the said Louis Boudreau attorney of etc., all lands possess’d by the inhabitans of said Islands actually in their possession, marshes, sand Hills, Beaches fish flakes stones, houses etc as now occupied by each individual without any reserve whatever of any kind or nature. To have and to hold the said lands, marshes, sand Hills, beaches fish flakes etc and to make use of, cultivate, build or improve in any way, most beneficial to the occupier, and to cut timber for full building of houses or vessels or any other purposes necessary for the inhabitants in any part of the waste lands of the Islands aforesaid with all and singular the premises with their appartenances unto the said Louis Boudreau att. etc his or their executor administrators, and assigns from the day of the date here of, for and during and unto the full end and term of nine hundred and ninety nine years from thence next ensuing ; yielding and paying therefor yearly, and every year, during the said term unto the said admiral, Sir, etc., his executors, administrators, or assigns, the rent of two quintals of merchantable fish annually for each family now resident, or that may hereafter reside and occupy lands on said Islands, hereby granting and demising to all subsequent settlers the full extent and benefit of the conditions here in specified, payable on the first day of august if demanded in every year during said term ; and if it shall happen that the said yearly rent, or any part thereof, shall be behind and unpaid by the space of eight and twenty days next after the said first day of August so demanded in every year during said term, upon which the same is hereby made payable, that then and at all times afterwards, it shall and may be lawful for the said Sir Isaac etc his executors, administrators and assigns, into the said lands and premises or into any part thereof, in the name of the whole, to reenter, and the same to have again, repossess and enjoy as in his and their former estate, and the said Louis Boudreau Att. etc his executors, administrators and assigns thereout and from thence to expel and put out any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding and the said Louis Boudreau Att. etc for himself, his or their executors, administrators and assigns doth covenant and grant to and with the said admiral Sir etc his executors, administrators and assigns, by these present, that he the said Louis Boudreau Att. etc his or their executors, administrators or assigns shall and will during the said term hereby demised, will and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said admiral Sir etc his executors administrators or assigns, the said rent on the day and in the manner and form above mentioned for payment thereof, according to the true extent and meaning of these presents…
- ↑ Archives de l’archevêché de Québec.