Petition of Lewis Joseph, 5 April 1799, York County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Lewis Joseph, 5 April 1799, York County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F1041, 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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Lewis Joseph an Indian has
improved and cultivated about
three acres of a tract reserved for
public uses on the North side of
the Grand Lake and prays to
have a Grant of two points of
Land to cover his improvements
and to afford him a Harbor for
a schoner boat he has purchased
to carry coals for Government
Sept r 7 th 1798
improved and cultivated about
three acres of a tract reserved for
public uses on the North side of
the Grand Lake and prays to
have a Grant of two points of
Land to cover his improvements
and to afford him a Harbor for
a schoner boat he has purchased
to carry coals for Government
Sept r 7 th 1798
M
r
Earle the coal contractor
recommends Lewis Joseph as a
sober honest industrious man
and represents the two points
of land he has improved on - as
of little value They contain
about 25 acres
see the annexed plan
recommends Lewis Joseph as a
sober honest industrious man
and represents the two points
of land he has improved on - as
of little value They contain
about 25 acres
see the annexed plan
Geo: Sproule
S: Gen l
S: Gen l
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Lewis Joseph
complied with
5 th April 1799
5 th April 1799