Petition of John Eales, [n.d], Charlotte County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of John Eales, [n.d], Charlotte County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F9031, 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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(Keep this petition
[initial])
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To the Honorable
The Surveyor General of the
Province of New Brunswick
The Surveyor General of the
Province of New Brunswick
Sir we the undermentioned
Petitioners most humbly sheweth that a few
Poor Indians claim a lot of land on the [Chepetment]
Lake in the Parish of Dumfries County of York and
Province of New Brunswick and that said Indians have
cleared and cultivated thereon about Twenty five acres
and that said land is there only means of support
your Petitioners further state that two men went to
the Crown land office and applied for said land
under the labour act having no object in view only
to strip it of its lumber as their conduct now testifies
for said parties have now from ten to twelve men
Cutting Cordwood and hauling it up every day Now
your Petitioners humbly crave that you will issue
out a grant of said land to the Indians here and
that you will either stop said operations or otherwise
cause said parties to pay the stumpage to the Indians
in question Your Petitioners further state that it
is pitiful to hear the exclamations of the poor squaws
Saying my Father and grandfather were here
long before the white man came and all we claim
is Two hundred acres and they have taken it from
me! is there no Justice in the land! They might
as well take my hearts blood
Petitioners most humbly sheweth that a few
Poor Indians claim a lot of land on the [Chepetment]
Lake in the Parish of Dumfries County of York and
Province of New Brunswick and that said Indians have
cleared and cultivated thereon about Twenty five acres
and that said land is there only means of support
your Petitioners further state that two men went to
the Crown land office and applied for said land
under the labour act having no object in view only
to strip it of its lumber as their conduct now testifies
for said parties have now from ten to twelve men
Cutting Cordwood and hauling it up every day Now
your Petitioners humbly crave that you will issue
out a grant of said land to the Indians here and
that you will either stop said operations or otherwise
cause said parties to pay the stumpage to the Indians
in question Your Petitioners further state that it
is pitiful to hear the exclamations of the poor squaws
Saying my Father and grandfather were here
long before the white man came and all we claim
is Two hundred acres and they have taken it from
me! is there no Justice in the land! They might
as well take my hearts blood
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Now your Petitioners most humbly
Crave that Your Honor will grant the said
land to the Indians and stop forever such
injustice
Crave that Your Honor will grant the said
land to the Indians and stop forever such
injustice
and your Petitioners as in duty
bound will ever pray
bound will ever pray
Thomas Muray J.P.
Thomas Durhan
Peter Durhan
Michael Durhan
John McGarvey
William L Lacy
Robert Sutherland
[unclear: Samuel H ?]
John H. Cowran
John Paul
John Wright
John Shay
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During his lifetime Dy Crown Ld Surveyor Patrick
H Curran of Milltown Charlotte N.B. acquainted me
with the fact that he did authorize the within named
Indians to settle upon the said mentioned lot of land, that
he did so with the full concurrence and approval of the
Surveyor General of that day, and that the said lot
of land should be reserved for them - and I believe
the said Indians had every faith in that promise
H Curran of Milltown Charlotte N.B. acquainted me
with the fact that he did authorize the within named
Indians to settle upon the said mentioned lot of land, that
he did so with the full concurrence and approval of the
Surveyor General of that day, and that the said lot
of land should be reserved for them - and I believe
the said Indians had every faith in that promise
Thomas Muray J.P.
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Eales &
Camelford
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- no approvals
Camelford
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- no approvals