From individuals, and
partly by conquest, of the old French Works, &c., an annual ground
rent of L1 17s. 0d., is payable on part of this land to the Fief de
Villeray.
The Esplanade, Town Works - Glacis, Cricket Field, ditches, ravelin,
&c., in front, lying between St. Louis and St. John's Gates - Acquired
partly by conquest and partly by purchase from various individuals
(Cricket Field, 5a. 3r. 22p.)
Citadel - Glacis and Town Works, as far as St. Louis Gate, Engineer
Yard, &c. - Chiefly by right of conquest and military appropriation.
Town Works, Artillery Barracks, Glacis, &c., between St. John's Gate,
Palace Gate and St. Valier street - Chiefly by conquest and military
appropriation. Lots in St. Vallier street, purchased in 1846-7.
Mount Carmel, a commanding eminence, and site of the Windmill Redoubt
or Cavalier, formerly a portion of the defenses of Quebec. - Acquired
by purchase, 25th Nov, 1780. J. Plinguet, N.P.
Officers' Barracks, Garrison Hospital, &c., fronting on St. Louis
street, and in rear by St. Genevieve street. - Acquired by purchase,
5th April, 1811.
Commissariat Premises, opposite old Court House, on St. Louis street,
and in rear by Mount Carmel street. - Acquired by purchase, 11th
August, 1815.
Jesuit Barracks, with other buildings and land attached, fronting on
St. Anne street and Upper Town market square.
