Excerpt from Historical Notes on Quebec and Its Environment
Originally a brewery owned bv Intendant Talon, and sold to the French King m 1686, for 15, 000 écus. Later ou, the Intsu. Dant's Palace in magnificence rivalled the Chateau St. Louis. J. K, Boswell's new and extensive Malt House was built m 1886, on its still solid foundations.for the 'city cows, styled by the early French La Va cherie. In a trice we reach Dorchester bridge, the second one, built there in 1822 - the first, opened with great pomp by His Excellency Lord Dorchester in 1789, having - been constructed a few acres to the west, and called after him. The bridge, as a means of crossing from one shore to the other, is an undoubt cd improvement on the scow used up' to 1789.
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