1788 New Brunswick Land Petitions
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Mirimichie 7th Jany. 1788
Honorable Sir
You have Desired me to Send a Certificate of what Cleared Land was on No. 53 South side of the River but the man will not sign it for me -? he means to try to get located for it himself after he selling of it and Giving a Deed which Sir you have in your Office which is Drawn by Mr. Ledurney and Signed by John Wilson Esquire.
Honorable Sir I hope you will see me Justified in this Affair and have me Registrate for said Lot as it seems to me that he have a mind to try cut me out of it after I buying of and paying for it.
Charlotte Blake
N.B.
The Man Name is John Humphrys
Honorable Jonathan O'Dell
ENVELOPE:
Honorable Jonathan O'Dell
Frederick Town
NOTE ON ENVELOPE:
Mrs Blake - now married to Philip Hurlehay, Late Srgt.of P.Wales's Amr. Corps. asks to have No. 53 S.S.
Miramichi sold by Jnn. Humphries - Humphries does not appear to have had any title to the Lot, either by
improvements made by him or by any register in Council.
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