Petition of William Morison, 1841, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of William Morison, 1841, Northumberland County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F4222, 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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Morison, Wm.
1841
1841
These are to certify that William Morison
of Burnt Church has occupied one hunderd
acres of Land a part of the Indian
Reserve on the westerly side of Burnt
Church River Joining lot number one
now occupied by William Loggie
Since the year 1833 that he held the
Same by a Verbal lease from the
late Lewis Ganish Cheef of the Tribe
of that name by and with the consent
of the other Indians of Burnt Church
and that he paid an annual rent of
two Pounds for the Said piece of
land from the date above
mentioned up to the present period
the year 1841 [unclear: Cllans: S Gonish ?]
[unclear: eylian Ganish?]
[unclear: noel [illegible: 1 word] pllico?] Cheefs
of Burnt Church has occupied one hunderd
acres of Land a part of the Indian
Reserve on the westerly side of Burnt
Church River Joining lot number one
now occupied by William Loggie
Since the year 1833 that he held the
Same by a Verbal lease from the
late Lewis Ganish Cheef of the Tribe
of that name by and with the consent
of the other Indians of Burnt Church
and that he paid an annual rent of
two Pounds for the Said piece of
land from the date above
mentioned up to the present period
the year 1841 [unclear: Cllans: S Gonish ?]
[unclear: eylian Ganish?]
[unclear: noel [illegible: 1 word] pllico?] Cheefs
Witness} to [unclear: Mus Ganish?]
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