Petition of Samuel Francis, 1 February 1822, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Samuel Francis, 1 February 1822, Northumberland County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F4192, 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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[A] To His Excellency Major General
George Stracey Smyth. Lieutenant
Governor and Commander in Chief
in and over the Province of New Brunswick
&c &c - &c &c
George Stracey Smyth. Lieutenant
Governor and Commander in Chief
in and over the Province of New Brunswick
&c &c - &c &c
The Petition of Samuel Francis,
Paul Francis, Joseph Jerome, Tanaslance
Jerome, John Francis, Thomas Tadam
John Benar and Lewis Francis Jerome
Paul Francis, Joseph Jerome, Tanaslance
Jerome, John Francis, Thomas Tadam
John Benar and Lewis Francis Jerome
Humbly Sheweth
That your first Petitioner Samuel Francis
is Twenty four years of age is married &
no children your Second Petitioner Paul Francis
is Twenty three years of age is married and no
children your Third Petitioner Joseph Jerome
is Thirty four years of age is married and has
Four children your Fourth Petitioner Tanaslance
Jerome is Fifty seven years of age and has
Two children your Fifth Petitioner John
Francis is Fifty Two years of age and has Six
children your Sixth Petitioner Thomas Tadam
is Twenty Six years of age and has Two
children your Seventh Petitioner John
Benar is Fifty years of age and has Seven
children your Eight Petitioner Lewis Francis
Jerome is Twenty one years of age & unmarried
is Twenty four years of age is married &
no children your Second Petitioner Paul Francis
is Twenty three years of age is married and no
children your Third Petitioner Joseph Jerome
is Thirty four years of age is married and has
Four children your Fourth Petitioner Tanaslance
Jerome is Fifty seven years of age and has
Two children your Fifth Petitioner John
Francis is Fifty Two years of age and has Six
children your Sixth Petitioner Thomas Tadam
is Twenty Six years of age and has Two
children your Seventh Petitioner John
Benar is Fifty years of age and has Seven
children your Eight Petitioner Lewis Francis
Jerome is Twenty one years of age & unmarried
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all native Indians of the Province of New -
-Brunswick and Subjects to the Crown of
Great Brittain not having obtained any
Grant or allotement of Land from the Crown
Are desirous to settle and improve a Wilderness
Tract upon the Chebuctouche River in the
Parish of Wellington and County of Northumberland
your first Three Petitioners, Samuel Francis,
Paul Francis, and Joseph Jerome wishes to be
Situated between lands granted to Nool John and
land applied for by Michael Peter your Fourth
Fifth Sixth and Seventh Petitioners wishes to
be situated next to Lands applied for by Michael
Peter up stream all on the North Side of
the River your Eight Petitioner Lewi Francis
Jerome wishes to be situated on that part
of the Cocagne Island reserved for the use
of the Indians. It is the intention of
your Petitioners to Cultivate and improve
the land applied for forthwith agreeable
to the Royal Instructions and that they
are of sufficient ability so to do, and
that they have not directly nor indirectly
bargained nor agreed for the sale or
transfer of said Land to any person
or persons whatsoever
Your Petitioners
Excellency may be pleased to allow
them sufficient Land to make
a suitable farm and
-Brunswick and Subjects to the Crown of
Great Brittain not having obtained any
Grant or allotement of Land from the Crown
Are desirous to settle and improve a Wilderness
Tract upon the Chebuctouche River in the
Parish of Wellington and County of Northumberland
your first Three Petitioners, Samuel Francis,
Paul Francis, and Joseph Jerome wishes to be
Situated between lands granted to Nool John and
land applied for by Michael Peter your Fourth
Fifth Sixth and Seventh Petitioners wishes to
be situated next to Lands applied for by Michael
Peter up stream all on the North Side of
the River your Eight Petitioner Lewi Francis
Jerome wishes to be situated on that part
of the Cocagne Island reserved for the use
of the Indians. It is the intention of
your Petitioners to Cultivate and improve
the land applied for forthwith agreeable
to the Royal Instructions and that they
are of sufficient ability so to do, and
that they have not directly nor indirectly
bargained nor agreed for the sale or
transfer of said Land to any person
or persons whatsoever
Your Petitioners
therefore
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therefore Humbly Prays YourExcellency may be pleased to allow
them sufficient Land to make
a suitable farm and
as in Duty
bound shall ever pray
bound shall ever pray
Samuel hisxmark Francis
Paul hisxmark Francis
Joseph hisxmark Jerome
Tanaslance hisxmark Jerome
John hisxmark Francis
Thomas hisxmark Tadam
John hisxmark Benar
Lewis Francis x Jerome
Cocagne
1st February
1822
1st February
1822
Cocagne
1st February 1822 Before me George
Thomson Esq r one of His Majestys Justices of
the Peace for the County of Northumberland
Personally Appeared Samuel Francis Paul Francis
Joseph Jerome Tanaslance Jerome John Francis
Thomas Tadam John Benar and Lewis Francis
Jerome Petitioners above named who made
oath that the different matters and things
set forth in the within Petition are just
and true
Thomson Esq r one of His Majestys Justices of
the Peace for the County of Northumberland
Personally Appeared Samuel Francis Paul Francis
Joseph Jerome Tanaslance Jerome John Francis
Thomas Tadam John Benar and Lewis Francis
Jerome Petitioners above named who made
oath that the different matters and things
set forth in the within Petition are just
and true
G Thomson J Peace
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Situation herein described
is Vacant Crown Land
Unapplied for
is Vacant Crown Land
Unapplied for
S. Lockwood
March 10
th
1822
Sam: Francois
& Seven others
& Seven others
John Benar a Chief and [expects]
500 acres [ ] John having Land that
quantity
300 married men
200 unmarried -
500 acres [ ] John having Land that
quantity
300 married men
200 unmarried -
Referred to Council
August 17 th 1822
August 17 th 1822
10 th Octr 1822
Recommended to be referred
to a full Council
Recommended to be referred
to a full Council
19
th
March 1823
20
th
Septr
1824
11
th
March 1822
P d in p t 40/-
P d in p t 40/-