Petition of Dominique Bastarache, 1 July 1861, Mill Creek. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Dominique Bastarache, 1 July 1861, Mill Creek," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F9024, Fredericton, New Brunswick. In "Contested Terrain: Aboriginal Land Petitions in New Brunswick, 1786-1878," Atlantic Canada Virtual Archives, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
This version published online 25 March 2010.
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(AUCTION, for Actual Settlement)
To His Excellency The Honourable John Henry Thomas Manner-Sutten, Lieutenant
Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of New Brunswick, &c. &c. &c.
The Petition of Dominique Bastarache
of the Parish of Wellington in the County of Kent
HUMBLY SHEWETH -
That he is a British Subject, and is desirous of purchasing for Actual Settlement
41 ¾ Acres of Wilderness Crown Land, situate as follows: -
North Side of "Mill Creek" Big Buctouche River
Being the Lot described on a Sketch accompanying
a Quit Claim from Joseph Collet & others to petitioner
and forwarded by him to the C. L. Office last summer
thro Depy. Douglas - Said Lot being on the Indian
Reserve
(Not to interfere with the right to cut Timber or other Lumber under Licences applied for previous to this
Application.)
And prays leave to pay for the same agreeably to the Regulations for Land sold at
Auction under conditions of Actual Settlement.
To His Excellency The Honourable John Henry Thomas Manner-Sutten, Lieutenant
Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of New Brunswick, &c. &c. &c.
The Petition of Dominique Bastarache
of the Parish of Wellington in the County of Kent
HUMBLY SHEWETH -
That he is a British Subject, and is desirous of purchasing for Actual Settlement
41 ¾ Acres of Wilderness Crown Land, situate as follows: -
North Side of "Mill Creek" Big Buctouche River
Being the Lot described on a Sketch accompanying
a Quit Claim from Joseph Collet & others to petitioner
and forwarded by him to the C. L. Office last summer
thro Depy. Douglas - Said Lot being on the Indian
Reserve
(Not to interfere with the right to cut Timber or other Lumber under Licences applied for previous to this
Application.)
And prays leave to pay for the same agreeably to the Regulations for Land sold at
Auction under conditions of Actual Settlement.
And as in duty bound will ever pray.
Dominique Basterache
Land Situated |
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County. |
Parish. |
Acres. |
If Vacant, &c. |
If Surveyed, &c. |
If Improved, &c. |
Kent
|
Wellington
|
42 |
Surveyed it is said by Dy. Muzeroll to Jo. Collet |
Improved |
Jno. Liute [Commissioner]
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No. 3809
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Dominique Basterache
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Prays leave to purchase a
lot in the Buctouche Indian Reserve
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In Council 1. July 1861
"Sell by auction at usual upset
"price"
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42 acres
{Written on the opposite side of the page}
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Dominique Basterache
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Prays leave to purchase a
lot in the Buctouche Indian Reserve
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In Council 1. July 1861
"Sell by auction at usual upset
"price"
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42 acres
Indian Reserve
Wellington
Wellington