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Surveyor General C. Morris' report regarding request of Mi'kmaq at Shubenacadie for an additional tract of land of 100 acres containing the place of the old Mass House and burying ground on the western side of the Shubenacadie River and which was included in land granted to Col. Hamilton, 1763, and is now owned by another family.
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Surv[eyor]. Gen[era]ls Office 18th. May 1814

Sir

The Indians are desirous of obtaining one -- hundred acres of Land including the place of the old Mass House and Burial Ground on the Western side the Shubenaccadie River -- which are included in a tract of Land containing 1900 acres Granted Col.[one]l Hamilton in the year 1763 -- and is now owned and in possession of the Families of the [Ellis's?] -- who have made great improvements thereon and also Erected a Saw and Grist Mill -- this Land is not attainable except by purchase --

The Indians have Eleven hundred acres of Land laid off to them -- about 2 1/2 miles in the Rear of the above place -- which is choice Land for meadow. Corn & Vegetables -- their Names are

Thomas Paul
Peter Paul
John Paul
Sam[ue]l Paul
Francis Paul
[Gorchan?] Paul
James Paul
[Glorid?] Paul
Alex Paul
Thomas Morris 1st
Thomas Morris 2nd

} 1100 acres Land
by order of the late
Govr. Wentworth

I shall take an early opportunity to visit the
Shubennaccadie & endeavour to effect the object of the Indians
in obtaining a piece of the Land from [Messrs?] [Ellis?] in lieu of
other


Mentions Mi'kmaq names.

Date: 1814

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 150

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