66 States were confiscated, either legally or illegally. The following letter to Joseph Bouchette in 1817 is presumptive evidence that Asa Porter took possession of part of the lands in New Hampshire : Newbury, Feb. 25, 1817. Sr. At the request of Mr Peter Mayhew I have attended partially to an enquiry into the situation of the land formerly belonging to Samuel Holland in the Townships of Topsham and Corinth in the State of Vermont . I am of opinion that the heirs of S. Holland have no claim to any land in those Towns; in consequence of a Release from Holland to Porter of the mortgage at the time the bond of £250.00 was given still I think the sum in the bond is recoverable as it respects land in New Hampshire . I have examined the records in and find sundry deeds to Holland, but find no deed from him. I find a Power of Attorney from S. Holland to his son, I suppose, and from him to Asa Porter in consequence of which Porter deeded to a certain Zebedee Bury Lands in Rumsey and ree'd ninety pounds, a copy of which deed Mr. Mayhew shew me. I do not find any other lands deeded by Porter as Holland's attorney to any other person. I take it, Porter is liable to Holland's Heirs for that sum. It will be necessary in order to acertain what lands now belong to Holland, to examine the records of Collection Sales to see whether the lands have been sold for taxes, whether those sales were legal, which I have not time to do on account of the haste Mr. Mayhew is now in, as it will take perhaps a month at least to examine the records in order to ascertain satisfactory informa¬ tion on the subject. This I will attend to if required and give such information as can be obtained from the examination. I am, Sir, with due Respect yours Respectfully Joseph Bouchette , Esqr . ISAAC BAYLEY. In Maple Leaves, 1863, Sir Jas . McPherson Le Moine, published an inter¬ esting article with the caption "The Holland Tree ," which in part was as follows: It has often been stated that the chief glory of Quebec consisted in being surrounded on all sides by magnificent Country scats, which in the Summer Season, as it were, encircle the brow of the old city like a chaplet of flowers; those wdio, on a sunny June morning, have wandered through the shady groves of Spencer Wood , Woodfield, Marchmount, Benmore, Kilmarnock and fifty other odd old places, rendered vocal by the voices of myriads of winged choristers and with the sparkling waters of the great river at their feet, are not likely to gainsay this statement. Amongst these beautiful rural retreats, few are better known than Holland Farm , the family mansion of Surveyor General Holland , who purchased it about the year 1780. Four years previously it had been the headquarters of General Montgomery , who chose it as his residence during the siege of Quebec . This fine property running back as far as Cemetery and extending from the St. Louis or Alice road, opposite Spencer Wood , down to the St . , which it crosses, is bounded to the North by Cime du cap, or St . Foy heights. For those who may be curious to know its original extent to an eighth of an inch, I shall quote from Major Holland 's title-deed, wherein it is stated to comprise "in superficies. French measure, two hundred and six arpents, one perch seven feet eight inches and four eighths of an inch" from which description one would infer the Major had surveyed his domain with great minuteness' or that he must have been considerably of a stickler for territorial rights. What would his shades now think could they be made cognizant of the fact, that that very chateau garden, which he possessed and bequeathed to his sons in the year 1800, has been taken possession of for military purposes by the Imperial authorities, and held to this day by them, without any compensation, it is said, being tendered? Major Samuel Holland had distinguished himself as an officer under General Wolfe , in the Plains of Abraham, lived at Holland house many years, as was customary in those days, in affluence, and at last paid the common debt to nature. The original " Holland House " stood a little behind the present mansion. The Major after having provided for his wife, Mary Josephte Rolet , bequeathed his property to Frederick Brehm , John Frederick , Charlotte, Susan and George Holland, his children. The last will and codial of S. Holland was executed before Chs Voycr and Colleague N. P . at Quebec , and bear date 14th and 25th December 1. S 00. The Chateau St. Louis property is therein thus described—"tin grand emplacement prochc le Chateau St. Louis , donne et accordi au dit Sieur Testateur, cultive actuellement en jardin."