Petition of Thomas Keys, 11 November 1841, Northumberland County. Transcription.

Digital facsimile of "Petition of Thomas Keys, 11 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 8 March 2010.

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Received November 11th 1841
from Thomas Keys two pounds
being the rent due me for the
year Eighteen Hundred and
forty and four pounds being
rent for the years Eighteen Hund
- red and forty one & two
Barnaby his X mark Julian
Present
John Fordy
William Parks
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