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          By His Excellency Lieutenant General Right Honorable George Earl of Dalhousie Baron Dalhousie of Dalhousie Castle Knight Grand Cross of the most Honorable Military Order of the Bath Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief in and over his Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia and its dependencies — & —

          Licence is hereby given to the following men of colour to occupy possess and enjoy for and during the term of five years from the date hereof (then if their conduct as industrious peaceable and loyal subjects shall be approved to receive Grants of confirmation from Government) the following Lots of Land on which they are respectively settled, Situate lying and being in the Township of Halifax to the Westward of the Peninsula of Halifax and within the limits of a tract of Land formerly Granted Martin Shier and others in the following Shares or proportions to wit, Unto Abraham Barns the Lot Number One in the division letter A containing ten Acres, unto William Roberts the Lot Number two in said division containing ten acres, Unto Joseph Blackwell the Lot Number three containing ten Acres, Unto Abraham Green the Lot Number four in said division containing ten Acres, Unto David Chain the Lot Number five containing ten Acres. And unto Pompey Cooper the Lot Number one in the division letter B containing ten Acres, Unto Benjamin Roberts the Lot Number two in said division letter B containing ten Acres, Unto Robert Hamilton the Lot Number five in said division letter B containing ten Acres, unto Hendrick Hamilton the Lot Number six in said division letter B containing ten Acres, unto Aaron Wheeler the Lot Number Seven in said division letter B containing ten Acres, Unto Charles Lovet Senr. the Lot Number Eight in said division letter B containing ten Acres, and unto Charles Lovet Junior the Lot Number nine in said division letter B containing ten Acres, all which several Lots of Land are abutted and bounded according to this Plan.

          Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at Halifax this 27th day of March 1818 in the 58th Year of His Majesty's Reign.

By His Majesty's Command. —
Rupert D. George
Part of the Township of Halifax —

[hand drawn plan]