' CHA T EA U RA M E ZA Y . p atro n T HE - HI S EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR GENERAL . D resibent N . M E ST I E HO . JU C BABY . mice Dt esibents J N E s . M R I JU ST I CE SI CO T H . TIFFI , q L HTHALL . M . A . F L . OU R O Y E s K D . W . IG , Esq , RS R ER , q , W CA P LL M . D . LO LA M . F . M BE , UIS BERGE , s u e H H o n . T rea r r . o n . Cu r . W M cL A HL A N F R . C GEORGE DURN ORD . Esq , . , o es n R eco rdi n g S ec reta ry . C rr p o di n g S A HA WOO Es . J . A . U . A C . R D , q BE UDRY , E tbt at ian L E G O NZA V DESAULNIERS , Esq . G o u nci l ; T LA . s . M . A L . P . 0 . REMB Y , Esq B Y IS , Esq H R J O SS . VICOMT E D E L A BARTHE . , Esq . J . s . LUDGER LAROSE , Esq BRIERLY , Esq . ' LAN LO . A ES R EI D Es . G . G IS , Esq J M , q E E N . OHL , Esq a ssistant l i brari an ’ T HO S . O LEARY . lu te G o vernors ALLAN ONTA Es . L E A R M O NT J . B . H . , . M GUE , q , Esq AN Es L Y AN H . H . Es . R B . GUS , . q M , q P H A HO N J T C . LA O T . B BY , . 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THE CHATEAU DE RA M E ZA Y There s tand s no b uilding the length and b readth of the s s s o o f Dominion , around which a ociate man y the thrilling s s s s o f o u r s a s event , epi o de and ocial life hi tory , pertain to s u s u b b . N o t thi Chatea , the olde t p lic uilding in the country o n l y i n French day s b u t in tho s e of o u r o w n era thi s b u il ding h a s occ u pied a prominent focal point from which diverged ” s o f u r ome the greate s t event s o f o hi s tory . Under the French r egime the Governors were appointed fo r the honor o f the s s i s w a s s po ition and o regarded t . The alary mall and they had to p a y for p u b lic a s well a s private entertainments and b uild their own palace s . R a m e z a 11t h o f M o n t r e a l Claude de y , the Governor , appointed 170 3 w a s b 1657 w a s o f S s s , orn in France , cotch de cent , a grand on o f Si r s a s b S i r a John Ram ay , captain in the regiment r i ed y b u S i n 1635 s i n John Hep rn , in cotland , , for ervice France . D e R a m e z a t o i n 1685 b o f y came Canada , with a num er other o ffi ce r s s u o f H e w a s y oung , in the ite Governor de Denonville . t ’s o f 0 0 s hen a lieutenant in de Tro y e compan y , the Marine tr p , W i n s B a H i s hich later took part the expedition to Hud on y . w a s b 1687 promotion rapid , eing captain in , later colonel , then o fi l l commandant f tr0 0 p s a n d n a y governor . I n 1687 he took part i n the expedition again s t the Iro quoi s 169 0 s b u b b and in when Phipp appeared efore Q e ec , he rought 80 0 t o f over men from Mon real for the defence the former town . Hi s tory tell s o f the s pirited defence made b y Frontenac a n d h i s o ffi ce r s a n o u b b b gallant , the l tter , do t , eing encouraged y the b righ t s mile s o f s ome o f Queb ec ’s fair daugh ters who it s eem s lo s t n o time in rewarding their b rave defenders with t a n d S s o f s ’ fl e e t di s their hear hand , carcely had the la t Phipp t R a m e z a w a s a o appeared around Pointe Levi , han de y m rried t ’ M - s u o f elle . Marie Charlotte Deny , a da ghter Deny de la Ronde o n e s s s o f Hi s o f the olde t and wealthie t familie Canada . exam w a s s b u u d ’A i l l e b o u s t ple oon followed y de Va dre il , and many s o u l d s u u s s other . C they have een into the f t re their happine b s w a s s would have een mingled with orrow , for it de tined that a s o n of d e R a m e z a y s hould b e the one to O pen the gate s o f b s i n 1759 s o n s u Que ec to the Engli h , and a of de Vaudreuil ho ld s . do likewi e , at Montreal , the y ear following R a m e z a s o n e s t m e n o f h i s De a y w of the mo prominent time , occupy ing a n o ffi c i a l po s ition in Canada for a term exceeding s H e a s S u s s d e M o n t i n e forty year . w ei gne r de la Ge e , g y t B o i s fl e u r e n t i n w a s S M o n n o i r , in France , and Canada eigneur de m z f o f S s R a e a n o t . and de y , K ight the Military Order Loui , o f o f i n Governor Montreal , and Commandant all the militia w a s A s - the country , and dmini trator of the Governor General s s ’ b s o f u i n hip during the t w o y ear a ence de Vaudre il France . u i n 170 5 b w a s The Chateau w a s b ilt . The neigh orhood then the fa s hionab le part of the town a n d w a s occupied b y the Baron ’ ’ u u o u s d E s e h a m b a u l t s d A i l l eb o u t s de Long e il , the Contrec e r , , u B éc a n o o u r t .