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Surveyor General's plan of several tracts of lands occupied by Black people at Preston, attached to a grant thereof from the Crown or intended to be so attached. Certified by Surveyor General, John Spry Morris
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[plan of Preston]
[top left page] head le porte T S Lake. [Top of page] Eastern Salmon River

North 1' East 54 chains
1 Ge[illegible] Crawley 3 chns [name crossed out] A[illegible]
2 Adam Green's heirs 3 chns
3 Daniel Hoshins 3 chns
4 Charles Cephas 3 chns
5 James martin's heirs none 3 chns
[left of page] James Putnam North 89' West [right side of page] Jame Putnam
9 Jame and Rolla Courses 13.25 chains
6 Daniel Johnson 3 chns
7 Lewis 3 chns
8 James and Rolla Courses 12.50 chains

Partridge River Granted to Thomas Carter
[#] Heirs of leod Caban
[#] [illegible] Brown
Scale 10 chains an inch Surveyor Generals Office 11th January 1836 John S[illegible} Morris Surveyor General. [top] South 89' West 65 chains [left side]
South 4' East [right side] Porter's Lake [bottom] North 89' West 45 chains
1 Tobias linch 4.30
2 Isaac Ander son 4.92
3 K Brown 5 chns
4 Wallaces Heirs 5 chns
5 Lewis Medley 6.50

Scale 10 chains to an inch. Surveyor Generals Office 11th January 1836
John [name?] Morris Surveyor Genl
[left of page] North 9' West

[right of page] Hatfield's Heirs North 9' West [left] North 2' West Hatfield's Heirs [right] South 2' West Hatfield's Heirs,[bottom] South 87' East Hatfield's Heirs
1 Walter Digges 8 chains
2 Henry Keeling 8 chains [James Slaughter crossed out]
3E Joseph Glasgow 8 chains
4 Daniel Tichson 8 chains
5 Joseph Glasgow 8 chains

South 89' East 3289 chains to division fence possessed by William Roberson
South 87' east 60 chains
William Lambert 32 1.25
1 Shadrack Henderson 2.38
East 28.90 chains
2 Isaac Rowland's Heirs 2.41
3 Holdsy 2.50
4 Charles Gordon's Heirs 2.63
5 Widow Creichton's Heir 2.42
6 Stephen John 2.31
7 William Sambart 2.25
8 Robert Young 2.43
9 Joseph Stewart's heirs 2.56
10 Jerry Gardiner's heirs 2.56
11 William Gilmore 2.16
12 Jenny Haynes heir Anthony Beal 2.50
13 William Gilmore 2.50
14 William Gilmore 2.22
31.16 chains
15 Jerry Gardiner 3.13 chns Sam' Garkin by p[illegible]chan South 89' East
16 Moses John son 3.31
17 Aimston Currie 3 chns
18 Amiston Currie 2.50
South 89.40 East 37 chains [right side] division fence
19 Jerry Gardiner's heirs 2.50
20 Isaac Jones 2.55
21 George Turner's heirs George Vothen 2.42
22 Peter Craney 2.50
23 George Turner's [crossed out] hier George 2.50
24 Amiston Currie 2.57
25 George Smith 2.54
26 Amiston Currie 2.21
27 Peter Clayton 2.9
28 William Robertson 2.54
29 William Robertson 2.56
30 William Robertson

Scale 10 Chains to an inch Surveyor General Office 11th January 1836 john [illegible] Morris Surveyor General
29.25 chains
1 George Savage 2.40
2 George Savage 2.46
3 Solomon Gunday heir 1.84
4 Benson Charles & Bennet's mothers 2.47
5 Charles Smith 2.48
6 The Name Richard Grant is crossed out and John Evans added 2.50
7 John Kelly 2.45
8 William Robertson
9 Solomon Crawley
10 Peter Clayton
11 Peter Clayton
12 Isaac Jones
13 John Hatton
14 Henry Taylor
15 Peter Craney
16 Peter Craney
17 Peter Craney
South 88' East 24.25 chains
Granted to Richard Smothers
Lawrencetown line
East 3.6 chains
18 Jessy Galway
19 John Johnston
20 East John Johnston
21 South 89' East Morton's heirs
22 South 89' East Bird's Heirs
23 South 89' East Marada Stanley
24 Heirs of Thomas Denis
25 heirs of Thomas Denis
26 Heirs of Thomas Denis
27 Daniel Brook
28 Daniel Brook
29 George Neal
30 James Hemer 3 chns
31 Edward Syke 3 chns
32 George Neal
South 88.50 East 31 chains

South 382 2.50 chains E. 5.60 chains
1 James Slaughter 3.99
2 James Slaughter 3.89
3 Henry [illegible] added David [illegible] wife Harriet
4 John Kelly East 19.80 chains
5 Heirs of Hynes & Cox 3.75
6 George Herberry 3.88
7 Epee Herberry 3.45
8 John Robinson [crossed out] added james Thomas 4.2
9 Heirs of Willaughy Travers 3.74
10 John Collins 3.89
11 John Collins 3.18
12 Heir of Samuel Turner 3.19
13 18.28 chain General Saunders 3.84
14 Mary Jackson 3.72
15 Reuben [illegible] [crossed out] added John Thomas 3.67
16 Marada Stanley [crossed out] added John Thomas 3.80
17 John Nelson 3.72 Daniel Brookel 2 acres
18 John Nelson 3.78
19 Solomon Robertson 3.68
20 Solomon Robertson 3.63
21 Cesar Johnston 3.69
22 Cesar Johnston 3.67
23 Cesar Johnston 3.72
24 Mark Taylor 3.42
25 Mark Taylor 3.29 ch
[bottom ]East 21.42 chains
no # 26
27 Bray Coopers heirs
28 John Parkers heirs
29 John Parkers heir
30 Bray Cooper's heir
31 Andrew Williamson
32 Daniel Brooks
33 Marada Stanley,North 73' East split by Frog Lake General Saunders
34 Heirs of Philip Alexander [crossed out] added Mary Alexander
35 General Saunders
36 General Saunders
37 Basil Crow
38 Betsy Driggers
39 Betty [crossed out] added Peter Dickson
40 Betty [crossed out] added Peter Dickson
41 William Dare
42 Basil Crow
43 William Dare
44 James Slaughter
45 James Slaughter
46 Heirs of Holmes and Cox


Date: 11 January 1836

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 419 number 21

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