Petition of John McMillan, 20 January 1840, Kent County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of John McMillan, 20 January 1840, Kent County," Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS108, reel F4226, 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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Coppy/ Memorandom of agreement made and
entered into this twentieth day of January Eighteen
Hundred - Forty (1840) Between Noel John, John
Robison John, John Paul, Charles Paul, Thomas
Nicholas, Paul Nicholas, Murray Nicholas, Peter
Nicholas, Dominique Bernard, Thomas Bernard
Joseph Sheroom, Peter Sheroom, Thomas Sheroom,
and Jack Noel, Indians of the Parish of Wellington
and County of Kent on the one part, and John
M c Millan Merchant of the parish and County aforsaid
on the other Witnesseth, that the aforsaid named
Noel John, John Robison John, John Paul, Charles
Paul, Thomas Nicholas, Paul Nicholas, Murray Nicholas,
Peter Nicholas, Dominique Bernard, Thomas Bernard
Jos. Sheroom, Peter Sheroom, Thomas Sheroom and
Jack Noel, do agree to Lease to the said
John McMillan for the Term of Ten years from
this date all that piece and parcel of Land
laying between the said McMillan line and Mich l
Cormia Jun r 's line for the purpose of Cutting timber
Clearing and settling as may be required by the said
M c Millan during the said Term of Ten years -
Also we do agree not to grant any priviledge to
any person or persons during the said Term of Ten
years for the purpose of either cutting Timber or settling
on the same whatever, and to guarantee that the
said McMillan shall not be Troubled by any other
Claimants during the Said Term of Ten years, and
the said John McMillan do agree on his part to pay
to the said Noel John, John Robison John, John Paul,
Charles Paul, Thomas Nicholas, Paul Nicholas, Murray Nicholas,
entered into this twentieth day of January Eighteen
Hundred - Forty (1840) Between Noel John, John
Robison John, John Paul, Charles Paul, Thomas
Nicholas, Paul Nicholas, Murray Nicholas, Peter
Nicholas, Dominique Bernard, Thomas Bernard
Joseph Sheroom, Peter Sheroom, Thomas Sheroom,
and Jack Noel, Indians of the Parish of Wellington
and County of Kent on the one part, and John
M c Millan Merchant of the parish and County aforsaid
on the other Witnesseth, that the aforsaid named
Noel John, John Robison John, John Paul, Charles
Paul, Thomas Nicholas, Paul Nicholas, Murray Nicholas,
Peter Nicholas, Dominique Bernard, Thomas Bernard
Jos. Sheroom, Peter Sheroom, Thomas Sheroom and
Jack Noel, do agree to Lease to the said
John McMillan for the Term of Ten years from
this date all that piece and parcel of Land
laying between the said McMillan line and Mich l
Cormia Jun r 's line for the purpose of Cutting timber
Clearing and settling as may be required by the said
M c Millan during the said Term of Ten years -
Also we do agree not to grant any priviledge to
any person or persons during the said Term of Ten
years for the purpose of either cutting Timber or settling
on the same whatever, and to guarantee that the
said McMillan shall not be Troubled by any other
Claimants during the Said Term of Ten years, and
the said John McMillan do agree on his part to pay
to the said Noel John, John Robison John, John Paul,
Charles Paul, Thomas Nicholas, Paul Nicholas, Murray Nicholas,
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Peter Nicholas, Dominique Bernard, Thomas Bernard
Joseph Sheroom, Peter Sheroom, Thomas Sheroom and
Jack Noel, the sum of One Hundred and fifty
Pounds the payment of which is hereby acknowledged
Joseph Sheroom, Peter Sheroom, Thomas Sheroom and
Jack Noel, the sum of One Hundred and fifty
Pounds the payment of which is hereby acknowledged
(Signd) Noel John (Seal)
" John Robison John "
" John Paul "
" Charles Paul "
" Thomas Nicholas "
" Paul Nicholas "
" Murray Nicholas "
" Peter Nicholas "
" Dominique Bernard "
" Thomas Bernard "
" Jos. Sheroom "
" Peter Sheroom "
" Thomas Sheroom "
" Jack Noel "
" John Robison John "
" John Paul "
" Charles Paul "
" Thomas Nicholas "
" Paul Nicholas "
" Murray Nicholas "
" Peter Nicholas "
" Dominique Bernard "
" Thomas Bernard "
" Jos. Sheroom "
" Peter Sheroom "
" Thomas Sheroom "
" Jack Noel "
The Within agreement being
first read over and
explained and signed in
the presence of
Signd {Dominique Robisheaux
{Charles S. Sheat
first read over and
explained and signed in
the presence of
Signd {Dominique Robisheaux
{Charles S. Sheat