Petition of Elizabeth Mackay, 1841, Northumberland County. Transcription.
Digital facsimile of "Petition of Elizabeth Mackay, 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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To His Excellency Major General Sir William Colebrooke,
K.C.H. & K.C.B. Lieutenant Governor & Commander in
Chief of the Province of New Brunswick &c. &c. &c. -
K.C.H. & K.C.B. Lieutenant Governor & Commander in
Chief of the Province of New Brunswick &c. &c. &c. -
The Petition of Elizabeth Mackay, Widow.
Most Humbly Sheweth.
That your Petitioner's husband Hugh
Mackay about twenty two years ago leased from the Indians
a certain piece of land, situate on the North West Branch of the
Miramichi River, and that Your Petitioner's Husband did make
an acknowledgement to the Indians for said piece of land, and
now it appears that the Indians are to deprive Your Petitioner
of the only Source, she and her large helpless family have of
making a living. -
Your Petitioner's husband died three years
ago, leaving your Petitioner with a large family of helpless chil:
:dren, in very destitute circumstances, last year your Petitioner
lost a Son, the only help she had, and if deprived now of
her land, your Petitioner, with her helpless family, will be
left in truly deplorable circumstances. To avert, in some
measure, this calamity befalling her, Your Petitioner has
thus made bold to lay her case before Your Excellency, that
Your Excellency may be pleased to take it into consideration,
and to order, if it may so please Your Excellency, that
the poor Widow, with herLarge helpless, ffatherless children
may be left undisturbed. -
Mackay about twenty two years ago leased from the Indians
a certain piece of land, situate on the North West Branch of the
Miramichi River, and that Your Petitioner's Husband did make
an acknowledgement to the Indians for said piece of land, and
now it appears that the Indians are to deprive Your Petitioner
of the only Source, she and her large helpless family have of
making a living. -
Your Petitioner's husband died three years
ago, leaving your Petitioner with a large family of helpless chil:
:dren, in very destitute circumstances, last year your Petitioner
lost a Son, the only help she had, and if deprived now of
her land, your Petitioner, with her helpless family, will be
left in truly deplorable circumstances. To avert, in some
measure, this calamity befalling her, Your Petitioner has
thus made bold to lay her case before Your Excellency, that
Your Excellency may be pleased to take it into consideration,
and to order, if it may so please Your Excellency, that
the poor Widow, with her
may be left undisturbed. -
And Your Petitioner as in duty bound
will ever pray &c &c
will ever pray &c &c
Elizabeth McKay
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Elizabeth Mackay
Elizabeth Mackay