Petition of Noel Mercure, 14 January 1814, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Noel Mercure, 14 January 1814, Northumberland County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F4177, 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.
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To His Honor Sir Thomas Seamuraz President & Commander
in Chief of the Province of New Brunswick &c &c &c
in Chief of the Province of New Brunswick &c &c &c
The Memorial of Newel Mercure
most Humbly
Sheweth
Sheweth
That he is a native of this Province has a family has
never had any Lands Granted him Except a Reserve given
in Common with the other natives at Sedbuctoosh River
in the County of Northumberland - But as there is no
natureal Grass on Said Reserve to Enable your memoralist
to keep a house & Cow He is Extreemly Anctious to take up
and Improve for that Purpose a Certain Piece of
Wild medow laying on South Side of Said River about
four or four & half miles from the Bank and adjoin=
=ing the Line of the Indian Tract Containing about
fifty Acres which is now vacant
Which your Mem=
=oralist most humbly Prays your honor may be
Pleased to Grant Him -
never had any Lands Granted him Except a Reserve given
in Common with the other natives at Sedbuctoosh River
in the County of Northumberland - But as there is no
natureal Grass on Said Reserve to Enable your memoralist
to keep a house & Cow He is Extreemly Anctious to take up
and Improve for that Purpose a Certain Piece of
Wild medow laying on South Side of Said River about
four or four & half miles from the Bank and adjoin=
=ing the Line of the Indian Tract Containing about
fifty Acres which is now vacant
Which your Mem=
=oralist most humbly Prays your honor may be
Pleased to Grant Him -
and he as in Duty Bound
Shall ever Pray -
Shall ever Pray -
Newel his x mark Mercure
Richibucto
14th Jany 1814
This may certify that I am acquainted with
The Memoralist and Have Every Reason to
Think the above contents are correct
The Memoralist and Have Every Reason to
Think the above contents are correct
Jacob Powell
Richibucto 19th February
1814 -
Richibucto 19th February
1814 -
The above Petitioner is better known by the name
of Newell John which with the addition of Mercure
makes his true name
John Robinson
of Newell John which with the addition of Mercure
makes his true name
John Robinson
over
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14
th
March 1814 - A Meadow Lot in the situation
[unclear: nearly?] described in this Memorial
is under Grant to Daniel Ward, perhaps
other Tracts of Wild meadow may be
in that vicinity where all the adjacent
Land is Vacant
G: Sproule
[unclear: nearly?] described in this Memorial
is under Grant to Daniel Ward, perhaps
other Tracts of Wild meadow may be
in that vicinity where all the adjacent
Land is Vacant
G: Sproule
Nouel Mercure
10
th
June 1814