Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I
well in their names as in those of their Executors, Administrators, Heirs and Assigns to guarantee
from all Troubles, Grants, Doweries, Debts, Mortgages and other Burthens in general whatsoever, except solely the Troubles and Hindrances which may be caused on the part of Governments, unto
Benjamin Price Esq. Daniel Robertson Esq. and John Livingston Esq r the said Sieurs Robertson &
FRENCH SEIGNORIES ON LAKE CIUMPLAIN.
Livingston purchasers, present at and accepting as well for themselves as for said Sieur Price, their
Executors Administrators & Assigns, a Seigniory called La Manaudiere situated on Lake Champlain
on the East Side, containing four leagues front by five leagues deep, the said four Leagues commencing in descending the Lake, from the Bounds of the Seigniory granted to Sieur La Pm-iere on the sixth of July One thousand seven
hundred and thirty four, in which is included the River called A
la Mouelle, with the Isles, Islets, and Battures adjacent, with
the Privilege of High, Low and Middle and Indian Trade and the Rights and Prerogatives annexed to
Justice, Rights of Hunting, Fishing
said Seigniory without
any Exception whatsover, nothing being reserved nor retarded by the said
Sellers to wr hom the said Seigniory belongs as sole heirs of the late M. Pierre Raimbault their Father
in his life time Lieut: General for his Most Christian Majesty of the Jurisdiction of this City, to which
him made by His said Most Christian
said Sieur Raimbault the said Seigniory belonged by Grant to
Majesty according to the Patent of Ratification of the thirtieth of April One thousand seven hundred