Petition of Newel Gonish, 7 August 1862, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Newel Gonish, 7 August 1862, Northumberland County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F6649, 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 The Honorable Arthur
Gordon, Lieutenant Governor and
Commander in Chief of the province of New Brunswick
&c &c &c And The Honorable the
Member of Her Majestys Executive Council
Gordon, Lieutenant Governor and
Commander in Chief of the province of New Brunswick
&c &c &c And The Honorable the
Member of Her Majestys Executive Council
The petition of Newel Toma Gonish
of Burnt Church, Parish of Almirck in the
County of Northumberland - An Indian
of Burnt Church, Parish of Almirck in the
County of Northumberland - An Indian
Humbly Sheweth
That Your Petitioner in
consequence of the loss of his Crop last year. Appealed
to Your Excellency & Honors for some relief in the
premises, having a large family of a wife &
Nine children, he applies himself chiefly to
farming, the loss of the Crop therefore to him was
a great Calamity, so much so that he was
unable to get Seed this spring to put in the ground,
his object now in applying to your Excellency &
Honors is to Solicit some relief and which he
hopes will be complied with
consequence of the loss of his Crop last year. Appealed
to Your Excellency & Honors for some relief in the
premises, having a large family of a wife &
Nine children, he applies himself chiefly to
farming, the loss of the Crop therefore to him was
a great Calamity, so much so that he was
unable to get Seed this spring to put in the ground,
his object now in applying to your Excellency &
Honors is to Solicit some relief and which he
hopes will be complied with
The Right Revd. Dr Rogers, the Roman
Catholic Bishop of Chatham informed petitioner
that your Excellency Communicated to him the receipt
of his petition & wished to know if petitioner lived in
his parish & knew the facts therein stated - Your
Excellency & Honors will see by the Certificate hereunto
annexed that his Statements in all particulars were
Substantially correct. Your Petitioner therefore
prays your Excellency & Honors to take his case unto
Consideration & grant him such relief as Your
wisdom may seem meet.
Catholic Bishop of Chatham informed petitioner
that your Excellency Communicated to him the receipt
of his petition & wished to know if petitioner lived in
his parish & knew the facts therein stated - Your
Excellency & Honors will see by the Certificate hereunto
annexed that his Statements in all particulars were
Substantially correct. Your Petitioner therefore
prays your Excellency & Honors to take his case unto
Consideration & grant him such relief as Your
wisdom may seem meet.
And as in duty bound Will ever pray
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To His excelency the Honourable Arthur Gorden
Lieutenant Governer and Commander in chief of the
province of New Brunswick &c.&c.&c.
To His excelency the Honourable Arthur Gorden
Lieutenant Governer and Commander in chief of the
province of New Brunswick &c.&c.&c.
May it please your Excelency to releave me in
my nessesity I want to get some lumber to build
a barn and some nails all the rest of the work
I can do myself you noing my condition will do
Something for me
my nessesity I want to get some lumber to build
a barn and some nails all the rest of the work
I can do myself you noing my condition will do
Something for me
I remain your humble
Petitioner and obedient Servant
Petitioner and obedient Servant
Noal Tomo Genosche
and in duty bound will ever pray
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53.
Petition of
N. Thomas Gennish
August 7. 1862
N. Thomas Gennish
August 7. 1862
For Council
In Col
Augt 21/62
Augt 21/62