Bounty for Raising Bread Corn on New Lands
1817 - 1821

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A special thanks to Frederick C. Burnett for providing this document for transcription.

For furthur details about the number of Bushels of Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn, Buck Wheat, Barley, Oats grown at the price of one shilling, 8 pence, 4 pence and the total amounts contact Norm at E Mail.

Schedule of Persons entitled to the Bounty for raising Bread Corn on New Lands in the County of York in the years 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820 & 1821 under an Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to encorage the raising of Bread-Corn on new lands." and the Act in amendment explanation and continuation thereof.

Amounting to the sum of One Thousand One Hundred and ninety seven 
pounds, twelve shillings.

I certify that the foregoing is a correct schedule of persons
entitled to the Bounty for raising Bread Corn on new land in
the County of York. That proof as  required by law has been 
duly made by the ?????? applicants before the court and that 
the Provision  of the Act under which this Schedule is framed;
which requires the several clamiants for the bounty to make oath 
that the quantities of grain herin stated are of the first 
and only crop raised on the  land for which the Bounty 
is claimed;has been fully complied with:

Given under the seal of the Court of  General Sessions of the Peace
for the county of York: dated the fifteenth day of June in the third 
year of His Majesty's Reign A.D. 1822

H G Clopper  Deputy Clerk 

The original document can be found at PANB, "RS570 - Bounties"

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