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Pizaquid

CoBiQUiD Cobiquid, it is at présent uncertain as to the

number of inhabitants, as some hâve quitted that settlement and gone over to the north shore but the several flettleraents in 1748 were as follows — on the south side of Coope- ^ate Bason, Petit Rivière 4 families, Vil* Noël 7 familles, Village .Robere 4 families — ^these are west of the Subnaccada ; upon the river Subnaccada, two small Villages, one near the mouth, on the west side, the other on the East side near the confluence of the Shenarack ^ River 14 families : East of the Subenaccada, Vill« Perce Burke 8 families, Vill« Condé 7 families (in a later copy 10 families) Vill« Michael Oquin 10 families. Thèse are ail the families south oftheBason in an estent ofseven leagues. On the north side of the Bason Vill» Jean Domet (Doucet ?) 4 families behind Isle Gross ; 4 families at Point Conomée ; from thence to Vill« 2 Jean Burke, 3 leagues east called Ville Burke 12 families ; thence one league ti) Cove d'Eglise where is 7 families, è league further is the river Chaganois where are 15 families : — by thîs river is one passage by which they go to Tatmagoush, which is a port on the Gulph of S' Lawrence distant from thèse houses 30 miles, 12 miles of which they go by water on the river Chaganois, between this & the head of Coopegate Bason, which is 2 leagues, dwell about 20 families more. The extent of thèse north settlements is near 12 leagues : ail thèse hâve a communication with the Bason of Minas. To this district belonged two small settlements at Tatmagoush 12 families & 3 miles westward at Ramsheek 6 families. The whole number of families in Coopegate district 142 families.

The district of Annapolis contains about 200

Annapolis I families: they live on both sides of the river from Goat Island to the distance of 24 miles according to the course of the river, in small villages, the biggest of which is Bell Isle 10 miles above Annapolis where are about 25 families. AU thèse Inhabitants live near the banks of the river & hâve no settlement back.

The passages ^ by which they may désert the Colony, and the means of blocking them up.

Inhabitants of The Inhabitants of Annapolis hâve but two Annapolis ways : 1«»^ by water through the Gut of Anna-

HAVE 2 ways polis to the North shore ; 2 by land. — But if they attempt it by land, they must first corne to Canard, Minas,