Cape Breton Land Petitions 1787-1843

Petition to Nepean: Petitioner, together with the whole body of Scotch settlers on the Bras d'Or lake ask that land reserved for the Tomwa Indians on the Tomwa Indian River be granted to McNab as a mill site, and that the Indians be induced to settle elsewhere. This calls, too, for a general survey of the district as the Indians have been giving trouble to new settlers twelve miles distant. McNab asks 1000 acres in certain defined lots. The petition also asks for 800 acres in the same locality for John and Donald McKecharan, Donald McGennis, and John McAdam. Petition signed by:
Hector X McNiel, Point Licence
Donald X McNiel, son of Roderick, Pt. Licence
Donald X McNiel, Goose Pond
John X McNiel, Port Licence
Angus X McNiel, Island Narrows
Donald X McNiel, Narrows
Hector X McDougall, Christmas Island
Niel X McMilan, Red Islands
Hector X Campbell, Boat Harbour
Niel X McKenzie, Boat Harbour
John X Johnstone, son of Donald, Red Island
Alexander X Johnstone, Killbar near Red Islands
Roderick X McNiel, Saundrie
Duncan X Campbell, new settler
Andrew X Scott
John X McNeil, North Pond
Roderick X McKinnon, Cooper's Pond
Thomas X Hays, Red Island
John X McNeill, son of Rory McNeil, carpenter, S.E.
Arm
Rory X McNeil, "father to above, same place"
John Cameron, Witness
Donald X McNiel, Narrows Beach
Donald X McNiel, Christmas Island
Roderick X McNiel, Cooper's Pond
Alexander X McNiel
Donald X Scott
Donald X McNiel, Goose Pond
Archibald X McDougald
John X MackNiel, Big Beach
Niel X McNiel, Cooper's Pond
Donald X McNiel, Big Beach
Hector X McNiel, near the Narrows
Hector X McDonald, Charles Fauld
John X McDougall, near the island
John X McNiel, Boat Pond
Donald Johnstone, Red Islands
Angus Johnstone, Head of Boat Harbour
James X Mackneil, Goose Pond
Alexander X Mackneil, Goose Pond
Roderick X Mackneil, Goose Pond
John X McFee, Big Beach
John X Mackneil, Goose Pond
Alexander X McDougall
John X Campbell, Lynches River
Donald Campbell, son of J. Campbell, Lynches River
Hugh McKinnon, Sr., Bulletrie Island
Alexander McKinnon
John McFie
Allen McFie
Donald McFie, Shunachatie
Robert Gemel, Hoptown Farm


William Edwards
New settlers on the south-west Arm:
Donald X Gillis
Donald X McKeacharan
New settlers at the Red Islands but intending to go
to S.W. Arm:
Finlay X McLoud
John X McLoud
Donald X Morrison
Neil X McNeil
John X McNeil
John X McIntosh
Angus X McKecharan

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Nova Scotia Commissioner of Crown Lands - Cape Breton land petitions and other material Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Series B number 854

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