Petition of Moses Perley, 5 May 1846, Gloucester County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Moses Perley, 5 May 1846, Gloucester 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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5.5.846
To His Excellency Sir W
m
M. G. Colebrooke
K. H. Lieu t . Govr. and Commander in Chief
of the Province of New Brunswick &c
K. H. Lieu t . Govr. and Commander in Chief
of the Province of New Brunswick &c
The Petition of Moses H. Perley for and
on behalf of Pierre De Pommeville, a Micmac
Indian, and his family -
on behalf of Pierre De Pommeville, a Micmac
Indian, and his family -
Humbly Sheweth
That the Said Pierre
De Pommeville and family prior to the Year
1841 became actual Settlers and residents
on a piece of vacant Crown Land at
[unclear: Pocksevelie ?] in the Parish of Caraquet &
County of Gloucester, and by their industry
cleared a very considerable piece of ground
and built a house thereon as appears by
the report of Your Petitioner dated in
December 1841
That since 1841 to Said Pierre
de Pommeville & family have resided
permanently in the Said land, and
made further improvements thereon -
that on the recommendation of Your
Petitioner, the piece of Land in the
De Pommeville and family prior to the Year
1841 became actual Settlers and residents
on a piece of vacant Crown Land at
[unclear: Pocksevelie ?] in the Parish of Caraquet &
County of Gloucester, and by their industry
cleared a very considerable piece of ground
and built a house thereon as appears by
the report of Your Petitioner dated in
December 1841
That since 1841 to Said Pierre
de Pommeville & family have resided
permanently in the Said land, and
made further improvements thereon -
that on the recommendation of Your
Petitioner, the piece of Land in the
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possession and occupation of the Said
De Pommeville and family has recently
been Surveyed by Deputy Carruthers
and found to contain 104 acres, as
appears by the Plan of Survey.
Your Petitioner now Prays, That
a licence of occupation may issue to
the Said Pierre de Pommeville, authorizing
him and his family to occupy the Said
Land during pleasure, to which favour
Your Petitioner considers them well
entitled from their industry, Steady
habits, and desire to become permanent
cultivators of the Soil, whereby they
have set ahighly most excellent
example to others of their Tribe.
De Pommeville and family has recently
been Surveyed by Deputy Carruthers
and found to contain 104 acres, as
appears by the Plan of Survey.
Your Petitioner now Prays, That
a licence of occupation may issue to
the Said Pierre de Pommeville, authorizing
him and his family to occupy the Said
Land during pleasure, to which favour
Your Petitioner considers them well
entitled from their industry, Steady
habits, and desire to become permanent
cultivators of the Soil, whereby they
have set a
example to others of their Tribe.
And Your Petitioner as in Duty bound &c
M.H. Perley
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247 Land
Moses H. Perley
prays that a licence of
occupation for 104 acres
of land near Caraquet
may be given to Pierre
de Pommeville, an Indian
May 5/46
Dy Carruther's report enclosed
[unclear: TS?]B
In Col. June 13/46
The Gov t have no power
to grant licenses of occupation
Moses H. Perley
prays that a licence of
occupation for 104 acres
of land near Caraquet
may be given to Pierre
de Pommeville, an Indian
May 5/46
Dy Carruther's report enclosed
[unclear: TS?]B
In Col. June 13/46
The Gov t have no power
to grant licenses of occupation