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Dalhousie     By His Excellency Lieutenant General the 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 and over his Majestys Province of Nova Scotia and its dependencies

License is herby given to the following men of Color to occupy possess and enjoy for and during the term of       years from the date here of (their if their conduct as industrious Peaceable and Loyal-Subjects, shall be approved to receive Grants of confirmation from Government) the following Lots of Lan on which they are respectively settled, situate lying and being at Hammonds Plains in the County of Halifax in the following Shares and proportions to wit unto Charles Gigge the Lot Number one (in the Western division of ten acre Lots, letter C) containing ten acres unto Frank Ross the Lot Number two in said division unto Dick Ross the Lot Number three in said division, unto Cephas Cooper the Lot Number four in said division, Unto Sandy Cooper the Lot Number five in said division, Unto Sandy Pares the Lot Number Six in said division, Unto Robert Hamilton the Lot Number Seven in said division, Unto Richard Hamilton the Lot Number Eight in said division, Unto Kitness Hamilton the Lot Number nine in said division, Unto Jack Hamilton the Lot Number ten in said division, Unto Anthony Hamilton the Lot Number Eleven in said division, Unto Shead Hamilton the Lot Number twelve in said division, Unto Henry Williams the Lot Number Thirteen in said division, Unto Reuben Hamilton the Lot Number fourteen in said division, Unto Jeremiah Johnston the Lot Number fifteen in said division, Unto Rob Roe the Lot Number Sixteen in said division, Unto Godfrey Davis the Lot Number Seventeen in said division, Unto Ben Jackson the Lot Number Eighteen in said division, Unto Samuel Cooper the Lot Number Nineteen in said division, Unto Caleb Cob the Lot Number twenty in said division, Unto Quack Cooper the Lot Number twenty one in said division, Unto Maranette Cooper and Pedro Nero the Lot Number twenty two, Unto March Murvill the Lot Number twenty three in said division, and unto John Thomas the Lot Number twenty four in said division. And unto Brutus Maquish the Lot Number One (in the Eastern division of ten acre Lots letter C) containing ten acres unto Isaac Grant the Lot Number two in said division, Unto Francis Grant the Lot Number three in said division, Unto Henry Bailey the Lot Number four in said division, Unto Charles Jackson the Lot Number five in said division, Unto Donkin Massey the Lot Number Six in said division, Unto Quack Mantle the Lot Number Seven in said division, Unto Robert Bingley the Lot Number Eight in said division, Unto George Hamilton the Lot Number Nine in said division, Unto Thomas Mashorman the Lot Number ten in said division, Unto Brass Hamilton the Lot Number Eleven in said division, Unto Richard Hamilton the Lot Number twelve in said division, Unto Quack Hamilton the Lot Number thirteen in said division, Unto Pierre Vance the Lot Number 15 in said division, Unto Peter Piere the Lot Number fifteen in said division, Unto Newman Brackenbury the Lot Number Sixteen in said division, Unto Joseph Graham the Lot Number Seventeen in said division, Unto Alexander Cooper the Lot Number Eighteen in said division, Unto Liscomb Cooper the Lot Number Nineteen in said division, Unto Lonnie Cooper the Lot Number twenty in said division, Unto Lash La Cort the Lot Number twenty one containing ten acres) Unto George Coppey the Lot Number twenty two containing ten acres Unto Samuel Jenkins the Lot Number twenty three in said division, and unto Nero Matthias the Lot Number twenty four in said division. And unto Maringo Butler the Lot Number one (in the Northern division of ten acre Lots letter B) containing ten acres, Unto Jeffrey Howe the Lot Number two in said division, Unto John Jenkins the Lot Number three in said division, Unto Patrick Bailey the Lot Number four in said division, Unto Quack Copper the Lot Number five in said division, Unto Deal Wiley the Lot Number Six in said division, And unto April Cooper the Lot Number Seven in said division. Unto Sampson Butler the Lot Number one (in the Southern division of ten acre Lots — letter B) containing ten acres Unto William Hausman the Lot Number two in said division, Unto Cesar Wiley the Lot Number three in said division, Unto Joseph Wiley the Lot Number four in said division, Unto Henry Hamilton the Lot Number five in said division, Unto Reuben Wiley the Lot Number Six in said division. And unto July Cooper the Lot Number Seven in said division — Unto William Butler the Lot Number one (in the Western division of ten acre Lots letter A) containing the ten acres — Unto Frances Butler the Lot Number two in said division, Unto George Gigge the Lot Number three in said division, And unto Joseph Davis the Lot Number four in said division. – Unto William Butler the Lot Number three (in the Eastern division of ten acre Lots letter A) containing ten acres, Unto Isaac Butler the Lot Number four in said divisions, Unto William D. Butler the Lot Number five in said division, Unto Hector Butler the Lot Number Six in said division, Unto Joseph Butler the Lot Number Seven in said division, Unto John Lee the Lot Number Eight in said division, Unto George Butler the Lot Number nine in said division and unto Abraham Butler the Lot Number ten in said division – All which several divisions and Lots of Land aforementioned are a butted and bounded according to the Plan hereto annexed.