Petition of John Hartt, 10 March 1853, Victoria County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of John Hartt, 10 March 1853, Victoria 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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The undersigned Submit that a
Copy of M r Hartt's petition Should be
sent to the Indian Commissioners at
Madawaska for their report therein, and
till Such report and a Satisfactory
arrangement be made the Suit now
pending Should continue, inasmuch as
M r Hartt by his petition professes to
claim aright title to the land in quo
and a determination to resist the rights
of the Crown Should the Government
not come into his own terms which
are so indefinite it is impossible to
understand what he is willing to do;
his petition appears a tissue of Special
pleading. The undersigned would
further remark that M r Hartt has
appeared to the Suit commenced against
him, a further manifestation of his
intention to resist the rights of the
Crown
Copy of M r Hartt's petition Should be
sent to the Indian Commissioners at
Madawaska for their report therein, and
till Such report and a Satisfactory
arrangement be made the Suit now
pending Should continue, inasmuch as
M r Hartt by his petition professes to
claim a
and a determination to resist the rights
of the Crown Should the Government
not come into his own terms which
are so indefinite it is impossible to
understand what he is willing to do;
his petition appears a tissue of Special
pleading. The undersigned would
further remark that M r Hartt has
appeared to the Suit commenced against
him, a further manifestation of his
intention to resist the rights of the
Crown
10
th
March 1853
Respectfully submitted
J. A. Street Atty Gen
Th. [unclear: Mumerald?]
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