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opened and a coffin taken up and replaced. Over this grave was a pale grey gravestone from which a grindstone was made with some of the letters upon it when last seen, the letters being “Eliz” or “Elis.” This grindstone was in the possession of Frank Ross. The stone wall about the burial place was taken down and the stones used for building the foundation of a barn on Colonel Forsyth's property, who purchased from Stuart about 1883.

At the time of his death Major Holland’s estate comprised:

(1) The Holland farm.

(2) A Township on the Island of St. Jean of several thousand acres. (3) A parcel of land acquired in 1790 from the seminary of Quebec. (4) The Castle garden property.

The lands in the Province of Quebec outside of Quebec City, and the lands in New Hampshire are not mentioned in his will. It would be interesting to know the subsequent history of these four properties. It is probable that the Major's heirs did not succeed in their claim against the Government for com- pensation for the Castle Garden, and probably the Seminary property and the Holland Farm were disposed of about the same time that the widow and children took up their abode in Prince Edward Island.

The salary of the Surveyor—General was fixed at three hundred and sixty-five pounds per annum when he received his appointment in 1764. For some reason this remuneration was reduced in 1786 to three hundred pounds and Major Holland in 1789 petitioned for restoration of the sixty-five pounds per annum, as shown in the following letter and petition:

SIR,

Having had the honor and good fortune to be recommended to the Notice and Patronage of your Excellent father the Earl of Chatham, by my good friends General Wolfe, after the Campaign of 1758 and General Murray after that of 1759 who presented to him my Plans of the Glorious Attacks at Louisburg and Quebec, I take courage to accompany the Memorial I now present to the Lords of the Treasury with a letter addressed to you. You will pardon I trust, the liberty I take in calling your attention to the representation I there make on the late (lefalcation of £65 per annum made in my Salary.

After a Service of 32 years in the pay of Great Britain, and ten years in the Dutch Army against the Enemies of Great Britain; and being able to refer you to such respectable names as Lord Amherst, General Murray, Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, Sir Frederick Haldimand and General Edward Smith under or with whom I have served, for the character and reputation I have borne in the Service I hope I shall in the latter part of my life not be suflered to lose any part of the Salary I have been hitherto thought worthy to receive, and that I shall have your countenance in the Application I now make to the Treasury.

I have the honor to be, Sir, with all respect

Your most obedt. & very humble Servt.

SAMUEL HOLLAND. London, 14th May, 1789. To the Right Honble Mr. Pitt etc., etc., etc. Indorsed—-—London 14 May 1789. Major Holland (one inclosure).

To the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty’s Treasury.

The Memorial of Samuel Holland Esqr. Surveyor General of Lands for the Province of Quebec. Your Memorialist begs leave to represent to your Lordships that he has been employed

ever since the year 1745 either in the Dutch, or British Service; that he was promoted to a