Petition of Francis Joseph, 16 January 1826, Charlotte County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Francis Joseph, 16 January 1826, Charlotte County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F4205, 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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Joseph, Governor Francis
Socboson, Deacon 826
Socboson, Deacon 826
To His Excellency
Lieutenant Governor, Sir Howard Douglas
&c. &c. &c.
Lieutenant Governor, Sir Howard Douglas
&c. &c. &c.
My good Friend & Honorable Brother.
When I had the Honor of meeting
Your Excellency at Saint Andrews, last
summer, you was pleased to say that you
would give me for my use & that of my
Indians, a tract of land at Eel Brook,
near the northern Head of Grandmanan,
to be a home for us while employed in
the Seal Shooting, & to prevent us from being
considered as Trespassers by our Brother En=
glishmen. On application to my friend
Colin Campbell Esq r he informs me the
land I wanted, is granted, but that there
is a vacant piece a short distance to the
westward of it, called Longs Eddy, which
would answer our purpose nearly as
well although the land is not so good
for Cultivation. -
Your Excellency at Saint Andrews, last
summer, you was pleased to say that you
would give me for my use & that of my
Indians, a tract of land at Eel Brook,
near the northern Head of Grandmanan,
to be a home for us while employed in
the Seal Shooting, & to prevent us from being
considered as Trespassers by our Brother En=
glishmen. On application to my friend
Colin Campbell Esq r he informs me the
land I wanted, is granted, but that there
is a vacant piece a short distance to the
westward of it, called Longs Eddy, which
would answer our purpose nearly as
well although the land is not so good
for Cultivation. -
I therefore very respectfully ask, that
Your Excellency would be pleased to grant
me & my Tribe & all other friendly Indians
who wish to make use of it, Two Hundred
acres of land at Longs Eddy, joining and
lying west of the Grant to Levi and Aaron
Richardson, or if Your Excellency can=
Not give an absolute Grant, that you
will give a Lease of it, with as little
delay as possible, as the Indians want
to make preparations for their spring
shooting & Pollock Fishing -
Your Excellency would be pleased to grant
me & my Tribe & all other friendly Indians
who wish to make use of it, Two Hundred
acres of land at Longs Eddy, joining and
lying west of the Grant to Levi and Aaron
Richardson, or if Your Excellency can=
Not give an absolute Grant, that you
will give a Lease of it, with as little
delay as possible, as the Indians want
to make preparations for their spring
shooting & Pollock Fishing -
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I am, your good friend & Brother
Pleasant Point
January 16 1826 Governor Francis Joseph
& Deacon Sockboson X
Governor of the
Passamaquoddy Tribe
of Indians
January 16 1826 Governor Francis Joseph
& Deacon Sockboson X
Governor of the
Passamaquoddy Tribe
of Indians
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Petition
from
Passamaquoddy Tribe
of Indians
from
Passamaquoddy Tribe
of Indians
Pray Grant of 200
Acres of Land or
lease thereof at
Longs Eddy County
of Charlotte
Acres of Land or
lease thereof at
Longs Eddy County
of Charlotte
6
th
March 1826
Licence of Occupation
to issue
Licence of Occupation
to issue