Petition of Thomas Francis, 19 June 1822, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Thomas Francis, 19 June 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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To His Excellency George Stracey
Smyth Esq r Lieutenant Governor
and Commander in Chief in and over
the Province of New Brunswick &c &c
&c &c &c
Smyth Esq r Lieutenant Governor
and Commander in Chief in and over
the Province of New Brunswick &c &c
&c &c &c
The Petition of Thomas Francis and Thomas
Benar
Benar
Humbly Sheweth
That your Petitioners were Born in New-
-Brunswick and has been Inhabitants of the
Parish of Wellington your first Petitioner
is Twenty Seven years of age Married and has
Three Children your Second Petitioner is
Twenty Six years of age married and has
one child, your Petitioners beg leave to
state that they are native Indians and
never having obtained any Grant or allotement
of Land from the Crown are now desirous
of Settling and Improving a Wilderness Tract
upon the Chebuctouche River in the Parish of
Wellington and County of Northumberland
your first Petitioner Thomas Francis wishes
to be situated adjoining Joseph Jerome
Westerly on the North side of said River
your Second Petitioner Thomas Benar
wishes to join Thomas Tadam on the same
side of the river Westerly It is the intention
improve the Land applied for forthwith
agreeable to the Royal Instructions
and that they are of sufficient ability
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 Humbly Prays
that Your Excellency would be
pleased to allow sufficient to enable
them to make suitable farms and
-Brunswick and has been Inhabitants of the
Parish of Wellington your first Petitioner
is Twenty Seven years of age Married and has
Three Children your Second Petitioner is
Twenty Six years of age married and has
one child, your Petitioners beg leave to
state that they are native Indians and
never having obtained any Grant or allotement
of Land from the Crown are now desirous
of Settling and Improving a Wilderness Tract
upon the Chebuctouche River in the Parish of
Wellington and County of Northumberland
your first Petitioner Thomas Francis wishes
to be situated adjoining Joseph Jerome
Westerly on the North side of said River
your Second Petitioner Thomas Benar
wishes to join Thomas Tadam on the same
side of the river Westerly It is the intention
of
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of your Petitioners to Cultivate andimprove the Land applied for forthwith
agreeable to the Royal Instructions
and that they are of sufficient ability
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 Humbly Prays
that Your Excellency would be
pleased to allow sufficient to enable
them to make suitable farms and
they as in duty bound shall ever
Pray
Pray
Thomas hisxmark Francis
Thomas hisxmark Benar
Thomas hisxmark Benar
Cocagne
19th June 1822 Before me George
Thomson Esq one of His Majestys Justices of the
Peace for the County of Northumberland Personally
appeared Thomas Francis and Thomas Benar
Petitioners above named who made oath that
this Petition is Just & True
G Thomson
Thomson Esq one of His Majestys Justices of the
Peace for the County of Northumberland Personally
appeared Thomas Francis and Thomas Benar
Petitioners above named who made oath that
this Petition is Just & True
G Thomson
Situation herein described
is within the late Indian
Reserve and unapplied for
Crown Land
S. Lockwood
S. G.
is within the late Indian
Reserve and unapplied for
Crown Land
S. Lockwood
S. G.
March 20th 1822
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Thomas Francois
& 1 other -
& 1 other -
5
th
July 1823
Recom for 200 ac. each
20
th
Sept
r
1824
20
th
March 1823
p d in p t for -
Tho s Francois - 8/4
p d in p t for -
Tho s Francois - 8/4