Petition of John Crocker, 27 September 1841, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of John Crocker, 27 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.
This version published online 25 March 2010.
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To His Excellency Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Macbean
George Colebroke K.H. Lieutenant Governor and Commander in
Chief of the Province of New Brunswick &c. &c. &c.
George Colebroke K.H. Lieutenant Governor and Commander in
Chief of the Province of New Brunswick &c. &c. &c.
The Petition of John Crocker of the Parish
of Northesk in the County of Northumberld
of Northesk in the County of Northumberld
Most Humbly Sheweth
That your Petitioner in the Year of Our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven became the
purchaser of a piece of Land on the North side of the Northwest
Branch of the River Miramichi formerly belonging to Jeremiah
Crowley deceased, containing Thirty Rods in front being a part
of the Indian allotment allotted to John Julian & Tribe and held
under Lease to said Jeremiah Crowley for the term of twenty four
Years, (a copy of said Lease is herewith annexed) and Your Petitioner
paid Susannah Crowley Widow of the said Jeremiah Crowley
the sum of Eleven pounds for the term of the Lease with the Buildings
and Improvements thereon and Your Petitioner has paid the
annual Rent of Thirty Shillings to said Indians with
the exception of one Year. Your Petitioner Humbly Prays Your Excellency
will be pleased to ratify the Bargain thus made between
the late Jeremiah Crowley and the said Indians and allow
Your petitioner and family to enjoy the Buildings and improvements
purchased and made by Your Petitioner for the term specified in
the Lease annexed hereunto on paying the annual Rent to any
person or persons Your Excellency will appoint or otherwise if
Your Excellency will be pleased to order a Grant to Issue to
Your Petitioner on such terms as Your Excellency in Your Wisdom
may deem Just and Equitable
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven became the
purchaser of a piece of Land on the North side of the Northwest
Branch of the River Miramichi formerly belonging to Jeremiah
Crowley deceased, containing Thirty Rods in front being a part
of the Indian allotment allotted to John Julian & Tribe and held
under Lease to said Jeremiah Crowley for the term of twenty four
Years, (a copy of said Lease is herewith annexed) and Your Petitioner
paid Susannah Crowley Widow of the said Jeremiah Crowley
the sum of Eleven pounds for the term of the Lease with the Buildings
and Improvements thereon and Your Petitioner has paid the
annual Rent of Thirty Shillings to said Indians with
the exception of one Year. Your Petitioner Humbly Prays Your Excellency
will be pleased to ratify the Bargain thus made between
the late Jeremiah Crowley and the said Indians and allow
Your petitioner and family to enjoy the Buildings and improvements
purchased and made by Your Petitioner for the term specified in
the Lease annexed hereunto on paying the annual Rent to any
person or persons Your Excellency will appoint or otherwise if
Your Excellency will be pleased to order a Grant to Issue to
Your Petitioner on such terms as Your Excellency in Your Wisdom
may deem Just and Equitable
And Your Petitioner as in
duty Bound will ever pray
duty Bound will ever pray
[I] John Crocker
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Northumd
County SS
County SS
on the twenty Seventh day of September One Thousand Eight
Hundred and forty one, Personally came and appeared before
me Donald McKay Esqr one of Her Majestys Justices of the
Peace for the said County John Crocker the above
petitioner and made oath that the Several Matters and
things set forth in the within Petition are Just and
true
Hundred and forty one, Personally came and appeared before
me Donald McKay Esqr one of Her Majestys Justices of the
Peace for the said County John Crocker the above
petitioner and made oath that the Several Matters and
things set forth in the within Petition are Just and
true
John Crocker
Sworn to before me at
Northesk this 27th day
of September 1841
Northesk this 27th day
of September 1841
Donald McKay J.P.
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