Petition of Francis Lazes, 7 August 1792. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Francis Lazes, 7 August 1792," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F1038, 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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To his Excellency Thomas Carleton Esq
r
Lieu t Governor and Commander in Chief in
and over the Province of New Brunswick
Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the same &c
Lieu t Governor and Commander in Chief in
and over the Province of New Brunswick
Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the same &c
The Memorial of Francis Lazes an Indian being
Desirous for some Land to work on and find by information
that there is no owner in this Province for Lott N o 63 of
Block Granted to the late New York Volunteers the owners
name being unknow to Your Memorialist, may be easily
found in the Register of the Grant. Your Memorialist
Humbly Prays your Excellency to take it into your
wise consideration and Grant him said Lott when escheated
and if there be any Tools allowed from Goverment to the
Indians that will work Your Memorialist Humbly Prays
Your Excellency to allow him such a Proportion as Your
Excellency may think Proper for mySelf and Family
Desirous for some Land to work on and find by information
that there is no owner in this Province for Lott N o 63 of
Block Granted to the late New York Volunteers the owners
name being unknow to Your Memorialist, may be easily
found in the Register of the Grant. Your Memorialist
Humbly Prays your Excellency to take it into your
wise consideration and Grant him said Lott when escheated
and if there be any Tools allowed from Goverment to the
Indians that will work Your Memorialist Humbly Prays
Your Excellency to allow him such a Proportion as Your
Excellency may think Proper for mySelf and Family
and as in Duty bound shall ever pray
Francis Lazes
August 7
th
1792
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Francis Lazes
asks N o 63 in the York
Volunteer Block -
July 1792
asks N o 63 in the York
Volunteer Block -
July 1792
under Grant to Moses Stern
commission of Inquest
to issue at the expence of
Government, if upon
enquiry the lot appears to
be clearly liable to proportion,
and when escheated the lot
will be granted to this
applicant.
to issue at the expence of
Government, if upon
enquiry the lot appears to
be clearly liable to proportion,
and when escheated the lot
will be granted to this
applicant.