Chapter XV

Major Gen. Holland—Surveying on Atlantic Coast—An adherent of the
Crown—Removal to Montreal—Death—Major Holland—Information from
“Maple Leaves”—Holland Farm—Taché—First Canadian Poem—Head
Quarters of Gen. Montgomery—Hospitality—Duke of Kent—Spencer
Grange—Holland Tree—Graves—Epitaphs—Surveyor Washington—County
Surveyor—Surveyors after the War—First Survey in Upper Canada—
Commenced in 1781—The Mode pursued—Information in Crown Lands
Department—The Nine Townships upon the St. Lawrence—At the close
of the War—Non-Professional Surveyors—Thomas Sherwood—Assisting
to Settle—Surveying around the Bay Quinté—Bongard—
Deputy-Surveyor Collins—First Survey at Frontenac—Town Reserve—
Size of Township—Mistakes—Kotte—Tuffy—Capt. Grass—Capt. Murney—
Surveying in Winter—Planting Posts—Result—Litigation—Losing
Land—A Newspaper Letter—Magistrates—Landholders—Their Sons’
Lawyers—Alleged Filching—Speculators at Seat of Government—Grave
Charges—Width of Lots—Mode of Surveying—Number of Concessions—
Cross Roads—Surveyors Orders—Numbering the Lots—Surveying around
the Bay—The ten Townships—Their Lands—The Surveying Party—A
Singer—Statement of Gourlay 154