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Description of lands at Preston relinquished by individuals to accommodate Black settlers
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Chezzettichook Lakes bound on the North by Belfountain lot on the South by Wm Barreys on the West by Lawrence Cranford lot & on the East by lands granted to Thomas Young & others

One certain piece relinquished by Edward Hughes abutted and bounded as follows begining on the side the highway in the North East angle of Thomas Fultons land running thence South twenty two chains thence East thirty sever chains on to Partidge River thence Northerly the several courses of the River to the Highway & along the said Highway to the place of Begining containing one hundred acres more or less being two fifth parts of Lot no. 19 letter C originally granted to Frank Mullock said two fifthes is bounded on the North by the Highway on the west by Thomas Fultons land on the South by the remaining part of said Lot No. 19 and on the East by the River aforesaid
One Certain piece relinquished by Wm.Lawson Esq. abutted and bounded as follows Begining at the South East angle of the Lot No. 3 Letter D running thence South on the side of the mark,d road Thirty Eight Chains or untill it meets the North line of No 1 Letter D thence West to Patridge River thence Northerly in the several courses of the said River to the perpendicular length of Forty chains thence East to the place of Begining containing One Hundred & fifty acres more less known on the general Plan of Preston by Lot No. 2 Letter D Bounded on the North by the aforesaid Lot No. 3, on the West by Patridge River on the South by said lot No. 1 and on the East by the Mark,d road aforementioned
One certain piece relinquished by Rnning North in said Mark,d Road Twenty two chains thence West fifty chains on to Patridge River thence South the several courses of the River [illegible] Highway and [Easterly?] along the Highway to the place of Begining containing One...


Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 60

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