Petition of James Holmes, 3 September 1841, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of James Holmes, 3 September 1841, Northumberland 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.
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To His Excellency Lieutenant Colonel
Sir William McBean George Colebrooke K. H
Lieutenant Governor and Commander in
Chief of the Province of New Brunswick &c &c
Sir William McBean George Colebrooke K. H
Lieutenant Governor and Commander in
Chief of the Province of New Brunswick &c &c
The Petition of James Holms of the Parish of
Northesk in the County of Northumberland Farmer
Northesk in the County of Northumberland Farmer
Respectfully Sheweth
That your Petitioner on the Sixteenth
day of June 1840 leased from the Chief of the Julian
tribe a tract of land on the south side of the
Little South West Miramichi having a front
of One hundred rods on the said River and ex-
tending back the same breadth to the rear line
of the Indian reserve at four pounds per Annum
as appears by copy of the lease hereunto an-
nexed - That your Petitioner paid as a consi-
deration for Said lease to Barnaby Julian the
sum of fifty pounds as appears by copy of reciept
also annexed. That your Petitioner also leased
from the said Barnaby Julian a lot of land on
the North Side of the same river with a front
of Eighty rods at the rent of one pound per
Annum and that he paid as a consideration
for Such lease the Sum of Sixty pounds or there
abouts That your Petitioner also annexes a
reciept from Barnaby Julian for a Horse in full
for Seven years rent of the first mentioned piece
of land. That your Petitioner has also expen-
ded the Sum of Eighty pounds in various im-
provements and expenses relative to the Said
land and that he never cut any timber or lum-
ber on the same; and is now informed that the
Government is about to resume possession of the
said reserve and make a new disposition of the
Same Your Petitioner therefore prays,
may be taken into favourable consideration and
that he may be allowed to obtain title under
the Crown to the land now occupied by him
on such terms as your Excellency may deem
fit and proper.
day of June 1840 leased from the Chief of the Julian
tribe a tract of land on the south side of the
Little South West Miramichi having a front
of One hundred rods on the said River and ex-
tending back the same breadth to the rear line
of the Indian reserve at four pounds per Annum
as appears by copy of the lease hereunto an-
nexed - That your Petitioner paid as a consi-
deration for Said lease to Barnaby Julian the
sum of fifty pounds as appears by copy of reciept
also annexed. That your Petitioner also leased
from the said Barnaby Julian a lot of land on
the North Side of the same river with a front
of Eighty rods at the rent of one pound per
Annum and that he paid as a consideration
for Such lease the Sum of Sixty pounds or there
abouts That your Petitioner also annexes a
reciept from Barnaby Julian for a Horse in full
for Seven years rent of the first mentioned piece
of land. That your Petitioner has also expen-
ded the Sum of Eighty pounds in various im-
provements and expenses relative to the Said
land and that he never cut any timber or lum-
ber on the same; and is now informed that the
Government is about to resume possession of the
said reserve and make a new disposition of the
Same Your Petitioner therefore prays,
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that the peculiar circumstances of his casemay be taken into favourable consideration and
that he may be allowed to obtain title under
the Crown to the land now occupied by him
on such terms as your Excellency may deem
fit and proper.
And your petitioner as
in duty bound will ever pray.
in duty bound will ever pray.
Newcastle
September 3d 1841
James Holms
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