Petition of Nathaniel Pine, 8 October 1824, Northumberland County. Transcription.

That early in
the Spring of 1822, Petitioner applied for an
allotment of Land in the late Indian Reserve
at Richibucto, and that when Shortly after
M ^r Layton the Deputy Surveyor proceeded
to the Spot to lay off the Same into Lots -
Petitioners name appeared on the list he had
brought from Head Quarters, for a Lot of
200 Acres,
That after the Survey was
completed the Indians first selected Lots
to suit themselves, and then the persons
who had applied and were on M ^r Laytons
list, were allowed to chose, commencing
with the oldest applicant; that Petitioner
Selected Lot N ^o 30 on the Sout North Side
of the Richibucto River, and on a Subse -
-quent inquiry made by him of the Surveyor
General M ^r Lockwood, he was informed that
no difficulty would attend his obtaining the
Grant, on Petitioners requesting to ascertain

the amount of Grant fees, he was informed
by M ^r Lockwood that their Grants would
all be made out shortly, and the Grant
fees would then be received
On the strength of those assurances
from the Surveyor General, Petitioner confident
that a Grant would issue in due time, built
a House, Barn, Fish Shed & ^c and made very
considerable improvements on the Said Lot
upon which his family now resides, that
he came over to Head Quarters in July last
having understood that by a new arrangement
the Indians had obtained a Reserve including
the Lot on which he resided, that he not
only found this to be the case, but that
on the application of M ^r Edward Langen
for Lot N ^o 27 - Situate at the junction
of Molus & Richibucto Rivers, an allot-
-ment of 300 Acres had been made to him
which owing to the small depth of the Lots
comprised N ^os 27, 28, 29 & the greater part
of N ^o 30 whereon Petitioner resided, that
the three first He therefore Lots are all
Hard Wood Land and would of themselves form
the most Valuable Tract allotted to one
Individual on Richibucto River
That Petitioner therefore prays
that the allotment to M ^r Langan may
be confined to the three first mentioned
Lots, and that he may be allowed a
Grant of 200 Acres adjoining above the
Same and to include his improvements;

upon his satisfying the Richibucto Indians
for their claim or title thereto -
That about fifteen acres are under
Grass and improvement on the Said Lot, and
that with the intention of obtaining ^procuring the Indian
Right he had obtained the annexed Instrument
that should it not be considered sufficient
he will obtain the written consent of the
present chief & the other Indians to the Same, or
take whatever steps his Excellency in Council
may be pleased to direct, as the total loss
of the Land on which he has expended so
much, would be to him ruinous in the
extreme

York - Ss- On this 8 ^th day of October 1824. Appeared
Personally before me Thomas Emerson Esquire
One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for
the County aforesaid - the above named
Nathaniel Pine - who maketh Oath
that the several Matters and things set
forth and contained in the within Petition
are just and true -

9 ^th October 1824

The Lot N ^o 30 herein described is within the
late Reserve made for the Indians on the River
Richibuctou, - It was formerly applied for
by N. Pine who has settled & largely improved the
same - The recent allotment to Edw ^d Langen will
take a part of it - Lot N ^o 30 contains about 120 Ac -
Geo Shore AtGenl.

Nathaniel Pine
12 ^th Feb ^y 1825

9 ^th Oct ^r 1824
p ^d

There are but 200 acres only allotted to Edw ^d Langan