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Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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Extract from Drummonville letter dated Oct. 8, 1816, reports the St. Francis River settlement in Lower Canada as promising to become highly populous, with fertile land for grains and vegetables. Settlers, mostly discharged soldiers, have produced potatoes for winter and seed, aided by Lt. Col. Heriot and ongoing government support ensuring success.
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Extract of a letter from Drummonville, dated 8th Oct. 1816.
The settlement on the river St. Francis promises to become the most populous part of Lower Canada: the land is found to be fit for the culture of all kinds of grain and vegetables. The produce of the present year has been confined to Potatoes, of which many settlers will have sufficient for their winter consumption, and for seed for next year. Those that have been placed on their lands this year, cannot raise articles of subsistence before next summer. A general spirit of industry prevails to an extent beyond reasonable expectation, when it is considered that discharged soldiers, whose habits have been years of indolence form near the whole of the population. To Lt. col. Heriot's judicious and unremitting exertions, the settlement is much indebted: with the generous aid that has been furnished by government, and which will be continued as long as the industrious settlers may require it, there is no doubt of the eventual success of this new undertaking.
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Drummonville, Lower Canada
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8th Oct. 1816
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eventual success of the settlement assured with continued government aid
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The settlement on the river St. Francis is promising to become the most populous part of Lower Canada, with land suitable for grains and vegetables. Current produce limited to potatoes sufficient for winter and next year's seed. New settlers cannot subsist until next summer. Discharged soldiers form most of the population and show unexpected industry. Settlement indebted to Lt. col. Heriot's efforts and generous, ongoing government aid.