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Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760

Note 216 — Chapter XLII

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The influx of refugees increased the cost of living. A dozen eggs or a pound of butter were sold for six francs; a pound of mutton eighty francs. (Cf. Archives de la Marine. November 9, 1759.)

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