Petition of Thomas Keys, 12 November 1841, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Thomas Keys, 12 November 1841, Northumberland 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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Miramichi
November 12th 1841
November 12th 1841
Sir
I Received your letter dated 22
nd
September on
the 11 th Instant with Reference to my petition to his
Excellency praying a lease of a petition of the
Indian reserve in Northumberland. I Bought the lease
of John Murphy he holding a lease of Barnaby
Julian the Indian chief for the sum of Eighteen
pounds two years past next march. I have paid
Barnaby Julian two years rent advance
the whole being six pounds paid to Barnaby Julian
at the yearly rent of two pounds P Annum
It is situate on the south side of the little South
West Branch of the Miramichi River about three
miles above the lower line of the Indian reserve
at a place commonly called Whitney's landing
the whole amount paid for the land being
twenty six pounds
the 11 th Instant with Reference to my petition to his
Excellency praying a lease of a petition of the
Indian reserve in Northumberland. I Bought the lease
of John Murphy he holding a lease of Barnaby
Julian the Indian chief for the sum of Eighteen
pounds two years past next march. I have paid
Barnaby Julian two years rent advance
the whole being six pounds paid to Barnaby Julian
at the yearly rent of two pounds P Annum
It is situate on the south side of the little South
West Branch of the Miramichi River about three
miles above the lower line of the Indian reserve
at a place commonly called Whitney's landing
the whole amount paid for the land being
twenty six pounds
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Honourable William F. Odell
Fredericton
Fredericton