Petition of Thomas Blackmore, 3 September 1841, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Thomas Blackmore, 3 September 1841, Northumberland County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F4255, 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 Excellency Lieutenant Colonel Sir William
MacBean George Cole Brooke K H Lieutenant Governor
and Commander in Chief of the Province of New Brunswick
&c &c &c
MacBean George Cole Brooke K H Lieutenant Governor
and Commander in Chief of the Province of New Brunswick
&c &c &c
The Petition of Thomas Blackmore
little
South West in the County of Northumberland Farmer
South West in the County of Northumberland Farmer
Most Humbely Sheweth
That Your Petitioner on the Eighth
day of April One thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Three -
obtained a lease from the chief of the Julian Tribe of the Ox
bow so Called for a term of Six Years that before the expiration
of the said term Your Petitioner and the said Julian chiefs came
to a settlement and Your Petitioner agreed to relinquish the
Oxbow to the Indians and take another part of the said
Allotments herein after described that as your Petitioner
had erected a house and barn on the said Oxbow and made
other improvements thereon the said chief agreed to allow
Your Petitioner the sum of Fourty pounds for Such impro=
=vements which Sum was to be taken into account out
of the accruing rent on the Subsequent lease
That Your Petitioner on these
terms gave up the Oxbow to the Indians and by Indenture
of lease dated the twenty eight day of May One Thousand Eight
hundered and thirty five lease from the Said Indians all
that certain lot of Land situated on the South Side of the
little South West Branch of Miramichi river Com
=mencing at an ash Tree (Two rods above the mouth
of a bogan running up Stream Eighty rods and
back as far as the Kings high way the side line to
run a South cource from the bank of the said river
and
for which your Petitioner agreed to pay a rent at two
pounds pr Year as by reference to the said lease anned
will Appear
That Your Petitioner has since
cleared on the said lot from ten to twelve acres of
land has built a house and hovel and by the terms of
the said agreement the rent has been paid for a number
of Years Yet to Come
That Your Petitioner is a British
Subject born in England and earns his livelihood
for his family by farming and is anxious to =
obtain the exclusive right to the lands thus leased from
the Said Julian Chief
Your Petitioner would therefore =
most Humbly pray Your Excellency to
take Your Petitioners case into Consider=
ation and to order a grant to your Petitioner
or to do with Your Petitioner case as your
Excellency in Your Wisdom may deem
just and equitable and in such terms as
Your Excellency may consider just and right
day of April One thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Three -
obtained a lease from the chief of the Julian Tribe of the Ox
bow so Called for a term of Six Years that before the expiration
of the said term Your Petitioner and the said Julian chiefs came
to a settlement and Your Petitioner agreed to relinquish the
Oxbow to the Indians and take another part of the said
Allotments herein after described that as your Petitioner
had erected a house and barn on the said Oxbow and made
other improvements thereon the said chief agreed to allow
Your Petitioner the sum of Fourty pounds for Such impro=
=vements which Sum was to be taken into account out
of the accruing rent on the Subsequent lease
That Your Petitioner on these
terms gave up the Oxbow to the Indians and by Indenture
of lease dated the twenty eight day of May One Thousand Eight
hundered and thirty five lease from the Said Indians all
that certain lot of Land situated on the South Side of the
little South West Branch of Miramichi river Com
=mencing at an ash Tree (Two rods above the mouth
of a bogan running up Stream Eighty rods and
back as far as the Kings high way the side line to
run a South cource from the bank of the said river
and
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and that the said lot was then in a wilderness Statefor which your Petitioner agreed to pay a rent at two
pounds pr Year as by reference to the said lease anned
will Appear
That Your Petitioner has since
cleared on the said lot from ten to twelve acres of
land has built a house and hovel and by the terms of
the said agreement the rent has been paid for a number
of Years Yet to Come
That Your Petitioner is a British
Subject born in England and earns his livelihood
for his family by farming and is anxious to =
obtain the exclusive right to the lands thus leased from
the Said Julian Chief
Your Petitioner would therefore =
most Humbly pray Your Excellency to
take Your Petitioners case into Consider=
ation and to order a grant to your Petitioner
or to do with Your Petitioner case as your
Excellency in Your Wisdom may deem
just and equitable and in such terms as
Your Excellency may consider just and right
And as in duty bound Your Petitioner will ever pray
Northesk
3d September 1841
Thos Blackmore
Personally came and appeared before me the
undersigned one of Her Majesty's Justices of the peace
the party to the foregoing Petition and acknowledged
and declared that the Several matters and things
therein set forth is correct and true
Sworn to at New Castle this 3 rd day of
September 1841 before me}
undersigned one of Her Majesty's Justices of the peace
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for the County of Northumberland. Thomas Blackmore
the party to the foregoing Petition and acknowledged
and declared that the Several matters and things
therein set forth is correct and true
Sworn to at New Castle this 3 rd day of
September 1841 before me}
Donald M
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Kay J.P.
Tho
s
Blackmore
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No 23.
Petition
Thomas Blackmore
Petition
Thomas Blackmore