hiladelphia Grant -- 1809

The information below is broken down into 4 tables.

Philadelphia Grant petitioners
1. Table 1 -- Petitioners settled by Authority of Government.
2. Table 2 -- Petitioners Settled without Authority.
3. Table 3 -- Petitioners Applying for land not settled on.
4. Recapitulation of totals.

Philadelphia Grant -- Table One

NAME	No. of Acres	Name	No. of Acres	Name	No. of Acres
Alexr. Stewart [Post Man]	300	Alexr. Cameron	300	Robert Bone	340
Alexr. McKay	450	George McKay [settled on 150 - prays for 500]	500	Donald Smith [Mount Thom]	300
John McLean	220	Kenneth McLeod	350	William McDonald	450
Donald Cameron	400	Donald McLeod	400	Hugh Cameron	400
James Fraser	400	Robert McLean [by purchase from Robert Pagan 200]	350	John Urquhart	500
Capt. David Rodgers	400	Alexr. Stewart	300
Settled by Authority of Government		6360

Philadelphia Grant -- Table TWO

NAME	No. of Acres	Name	No. of Acres	Name	No. of Acres
Chris Jean Perin	500	Jono. & Alexr. McGilivray	250	Murdock Munro	500
Hugh McLeod	500	Hugh McPherson	500	John McGilivry	250
Hugh Connor	100	Donald McGilivry Jnr.	150	Donald McGilivry	500
George Sutherland	300	William McKay	250	Murdoch Sutherland	200
Neil Sutherland	350	William Gun	250	Duncan McDonald	450
George Gordon	150	Jno. Sutherland	400	Murdoch Munro	300
Donald McKenzie	350	Alexr. McKenzie	400	Chas. McKay [purchased 100 -- prays for 100]	200
Geo. Julunoy	500	Wm. shey	250	Donald Fraser	250
Alexander Chisholm	150	Angus McKay	300	Hugh McDonald	250
John McKenzie	200	Hector McKenzie	100	Widow Jane Moore	200
David Graham	500	William Cameron	350	Alexr. McDonald	400
Alexr. Chisholm	300	Duncan Chisholm	100	Murdoch Campbell	150
Wm. McLeod	150	John Fraser	400	Murdoch McKenzie	400
Alexr. Ross	no figures available	William McKenzie	250	Joseph Richords	300
William & Widow Fraser	250	Simon Fraser	350	John Gordon	300
William Gun	200	James Fitzpatrick	250	Donald Murray	250
Alexr. McKay	300	Robert McIntosh	500	William McIntosh	450
Hugh McIntosh 1st	100	Hugh McIntosh 2nd	100	Donald Campbell	100
John Campbell	350	Alexr. Sutherland	200	Rodk. McKenzie	450
Hugh Campbell	200	Alexr. Murray	150	Andw. Munro	200
John Murray	350	Donald Murray	100	Donald McLeod	150
John McLeod	300	Alexr. Murray	100	Murdoch Stewart	250
			Total		19,400
			New Liarge People		2,700
			Total		22,100

Philadelphia Grant -- Table THREE

NAME	No. of Acres	Name	No. of Acres	Name	No. of Acres
Rodk. McKenzie	150	Dond. McKenzie	150	Dond. Cameron	250
John McKenzie	150	Anthony Smith	200	Wm. Smith	100
Dond. McKenzie	100	William McKenzie	100	John Ferguson	500
Dond. McDonald	200	Doctor McCullough	500	James Patterson	500
John McGill	450	Dond. Graham	250	John & James Graham	200
John & Willm. Clarke	450	John McLean	400	Edward McLean	250
John Patterson	100	Thomas Patterson	100	James Henderson	150
Alexr. Hill	300	Donald McLeod	250	Alexr. & Wm. Hatty	250
Dond. & James Fraser	550	Robt. Anderson, Thos. West & Stephen West	600	James McGouagh	350
Michl Garvin	200	Revd. Duncan Ross	500	David McLeod	350
John Shields	250	Elizabeth Cameron	100	Catharine Fraser	150
Alexr. Gordon	100	James Rodgers	500	Hugh McLeod	100
John Rodgers	100	John McCabe	100
			Totals		10,250
			James McGill		100
			Total		10, 350

Philadelphia Grant -- Table Four

Recapitulation	No. of Acres
Settled on by Authority since granted	6,360
Settled on without Authority	22,100
Applied for, but not settled on	10,350
total	38,810
Reported by Commissioners	28, 534
Surveyed for Mr. Milne in consequence of orders from the Duke of Portland	5,00
Harris Thomas about 2000 exclusive of Settlement	2,000
Matthew Harris	2,000
Robert Pagan	3,000
proposed for R. Pagan and Family in full of all claims of which 2,000 to R. Pagan	20,000
the Heirs of Marchinton	2,000
Crawley Heirs	2,500
Surveyed for Robt. Lawrie	1,000
Mrs. Cochrane	1,500
Mr. Boyd	500
total	105,744
Deduct 10,350 acres being land applied for but not settled	-10, 350
total	95,394
Deduct 18,650 acres from the above 22,100 -- it being proposed that only 50 acres be for the present allowed each Family who have settled	-18,650
total	76,744
5000 additional applied for by Mr. Milnes	5,000
allow for Persons who may happen to be within the limits of the Grant whose cases are not made known	10,000
total	91,744
leaves disposeable by Govt.	108,256 acres

The Surv. General proposes that each Family actually settled should be allowed 50 Acres and in order to produce Regularity in the settlement of the Land the situations where they are placed should be precisely ascertained, and the agregate Amount intended for them, laid out in Parallelogram or as nearly in that form as the local Situation will admit -- these Tracts they can hold as Joint tennants and subdivide them as they may agree -- the ungranted Land to be laid out by General Base Lines run thro' the Ranges of Ground best adapted for Cultivation -- and laid out into Farm Lots of 200 Acres each the Lots near the Shore and bounded by it not to exceed 100 Acres -- Reservation to be made at Convenient points for Glebe -- School & Minister etc. for the support of the College, etc. -- (1).
Confirmed in Council
28th Augt. 1809
[Signed] George Prevost --

Compiled by: Morgan Robertson

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