Petition of Samuel Payne, 1 September 1841, Northumberland County. Transcription.

Digital facsimile of "Petition of Samuel Payne, 1 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.

This version published online 25 March 2010.

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To His Excellency Colonel
Sir William MacBean George coleBrooke
Lieutenant Governor & commander in chief of
the province of New Brunswick. K. H. &c. &c. &c
The humble petition of Samuel
payne living on the Indian reserve these
last two years is Bona. Fide a British Subject
a native of Ireland. In the parish of [Andover]orthEsk
County of Northumberland has advanced the
Sum of Twenty nine pounds in advance
on the same piece of Indian reserve has a
wife & Eight children has sixty rods in Front
extending to the Queens Highways beginning the
Lot above what is termed the ox bow. That
your Excellency in your wise consideration
do whatever in your wisdom may seem
meet.
And your petitioner as in duty
bound will Ever pray
Miramichi September 1 st 1841
Samuel Payne
present
William Parks
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Samuel Payne