Martin MacDonald ~ 1810 Land Petition
To His Excellency Sir George Provost Bar & Lieut Governor and
Commander in Chief in and over His Majesty’s Province of Nova Scotia
The Petition of Martin MacDonald of the Gulf of Saint Laurence in
behalf of his Sons, John, Angus, Ronald & Donald-
Humbly Sheweth
That
your Petitioner is now about the age of 55 years and came to this
County about Twenty six years age being a native of the Shire of
Inverness of and received land for himself - That he has now a wife and
seven Sons and three Daughters - That on the Land so assigned to him he
has cleared near Eighty Acres - That his Sons are of the following age
John Twenty Eight years, Angus Twenty One years, Ronald Eighteen years,
and Donald Fifteen years and are now desirous of obtaining Land for
settling themselves - That your Petitioner was two years settled before
any other person was settled beyween his Land and Antigonish - or
Merigomish - That your Petitioner has been always ready to take the
Oath of Allegiance and to conform in all things to his Majesty’s
Instructions.
Knoydart 12th Nov 1810
Your
Petitioner therefore humbly Prays your Excellency to take the Case of
himself and his Sons into your kind consideration and to direct that a
Warrant of Survey fore which(?) Proportion of Land to each of them out
of the ungranted Land round Antigonish or Tracardy or on the Gulf Shore
where so over the Land can be found asto your Excellency shall soon
noot(?) And you Petitioner as in Duty Pound will over Pray -
Mark of
Martin MacDonald
District of Pictou Co.
On the 12th day of November 1810 Personally appeared before me and
one of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the County of Halifax
the above Martin MacDonald and being duly Sworn did Depose to the the
truth of the facts stated
In the foregoing Petition and I respectfully beg leave to certify
that I severely(?) believe the same to be true and that the said Martin
MacDonald is a very Industrious man
Nich.
P. Holding(?) J.P.
In committe 9th July 1811 The Surveyor Land replant (?)
confirmed -
(signed
?)
No. 1610
A Warrant Granted 4th Nov 1812 (signed ?)
His Excellency Sir George Prevost Bar
The Petition of Martin MacDonald in behalf of his sons -
Petitioner can be provided with Land in which for portion as may
be thouied(?) Vont(?)-
himself --- 300 ---
John -------200
Angus------200
G
Morris
S. Per(?)
Re 27 Feb 1811
Source:
Nova Scotia Archives and Records Managment
Call Number: RG 20 Series A (Mflim 157031)
Title: Martin McDonald 1810
Date: 4 Aug 2010
From Peter MacDonald (Descendant of Martin MacDonald)