Petition of Patrick Dundon, 4 October 1841, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Patrick Dundon, 4 October 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
McBean George Colebrooke K, H Lieutenant Governor
and Commander in Chief of the province of New Brunswick &c &c
McBean George Colebrooke K, H Lieutenant Governor
and Commander in Chief of the province of New Brunswick &c &c
The Humble Petition of Patrick Dundon
of Miramichi in the County of Northum
berland Labourer
of Miramichi in the County of Northum
berland Labourer
Respectfully Sheweth
That your petitioner is a British Subject
and a Native of Ireland and has resided in Miramichi for
the last twenty years
and a Native of Ireland and has resided in Miramichi for
the last twenty years
That in the year of our Lord 1834 he
obtained from the Indians the demise of the piece or tract of
land described in the Lease of Which the annexed is a true
Copy being a tract of Rear land and has ever since paid
the rent reserved regularly
obtained from the Indians the demise of the piece or tract of
land described in the Lease of Which the annexed is a true
Copy being a tract of Rear land and has ever since paid
the rent reserved regularly
That Your petitioner having
recently learned that the Indian Reserves in this County
are to be opened for application Your Petitioner now
begs leave to lay his claim to the piece of ground in
question before Your Excellency And humbly pray
your Excellency either to Confirm the said lease or to
order the said tract of land to be sold and granted to
your petitioner upon such reasonable terms as to your
Excellency shall seem just and reasonable under the
Circumstances
recently learned that the Indian Reserves in this County
are to be opened for application Your Petitioner now
begs leave to lay his claim to the piece of ground in
question before Your Excellency And humbly pray
your Excellency either to Confirm the said lease or to
order the said tract of land to be sold and granted to
your petitioner upon such reasonable terms as to your
Excellency shall seem just and reasonable under the
Circumstances
And your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray &c
Miramichi
4
th
October 1841
Patrick Dundan
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No. 21
Petition of
Patrick Dundon
praying grant of
Indian land in
Northumberland
Petition of
Patrick Dundon
praying grant of
Indian land in
Northumberland