34 OVER ON THE ISLAND very often on the cliffs looking far out over the Strait, perhaps a little bit homesick as she thought of the gaiety of old Quebec and the convent life of her girlhood. I think that now and then Josephte and Samuel walked up from their home to the high land which gives the most sweeping view of the beautiful cove. They would probably walk through the woods and come to the spot where to-day their work is com¬ memorated in the inscription on the cairn: First Organized Land Survey. Following the Treaty of Paris, 1763, the British government ordered a systematic survey of its possessions in . Captain Samuel Holland was placed in charge of the district north of the Potomac and, because of the importance of the fisheries, was instructed to begin with Prince Edward Island . In October, 1764, he established his headquarters at Holland Cove and completed his survey of the Island in 1765. It is odd how far-off events link themselves with a remote little island. Samuel Holland 's son, Frederick Braham , married a certain Mile St. Laurent. Her sister, Julie, was the devoted companion of Edward, Duke of Kent, George Ill 's fourth son. And Prince Edward Island was named after this prince. Frederick Braham 's marriage was happy. But Julie and Edward were forced to part. Of all George Ill 's sons, none had legitimate offspring surviving. With an eye to the future, the Duke of Kent persuaded himself to leave his fascinating mistress. In 1818, he married Princess Victoria Maria Louisa, the daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg. Their daughter became the illustrious Queen Victoria. Meanwhile, Madame St . Laurent entered a convent. It is not surprising