Philipsburg vers 1830

St. Armand, seigniory, in the co. of Missiskoui, is bounded E. by Sutton; W. by Missiskoui Bay; N. by Stanbridge an Dunham; S. by the province line. Granted, Sept., 1748, to Sieur Nicolas René Levasseur, and is now the property of the heirs of the late Hon. Thomas Dunn.

The first settlement was made in 1785 by some Dutch loyalists. The principal stream is Pyke River, on which and other minor streams are many corn and saw-mils. There are 4 villages in St. Armand : Frelightsburg, Philipsburg, Huntsburg, and Martin Village.

Comté de Missisquoi vers 1830 (Bouchette, 1831)

The village of Philipsburg is conveniently situated on the edge of the bay, about one mile from the province line; it is a handsome place, containing 30 houses exceedingly well built with wood, many of them in the peculiar style of neatness common to the Dutch and the others more in the faschion of the American than the Canadian villages : some regard has been paid to regularity in the formation of the principal street, which has a lively and agreeable appearance; between this street and the bay are many storehouses, with wharfs for landing goods at a short distance from them. Many of the inhabitants are employed in trade and mercantile pursuits, besides artisans, and perhaps more than a due proportion of tavern-keepers. On the southside of the road, leading from the village to the eastern part of the seigniory, is a handsome church built with wood and a good parsonage-house; there are also two baptist meeting-houses, a public free-school, and several private schools; from the wharfs there is a ferry to the opposite side of the bay, about 4 miles.

Joseph Bouchette, A topographical description of the province of Lower Canada, with remarks upon Upper Canada and on the relative connexion of both provinces with the united States of America, 1815