Petition of Charles Surat, 27 January 1821, Westmorland County. Transcription.

Digital facsimile of "Petition of Charles Surat, 27 January 1821, Westmorland County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F4188, 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 8 March 2010.

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{Document reverse.} 11 th Nov. 1820
referred
27 th Jan y 1821 -
Referred for further con-
sideration - See copy
of minutes of Council
annexed -
14 th Feb y 1825
30 th August 1820
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