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William McWhinnie
H.H. Cogswell
Colin Campbell
Explanation of the figures
1st 5 acres all the old stumps disappeared excepting a few of the most durable and
these very much decayed. [?Has] been cleared a second time by Johnsto[ne] and the
young wood appears from the stumps to have been very close and nearly 20
years of age
2nd 15 acres must have been cleared nearly about the same time with [No - crossed out] No 1 " [11]
Eleven or twelve acres have been cut down a second time by Johnston[e] but not burnt and
the young wood is standing on the remainder [?It] is so [close] as to be hardly penetrable
and cannot be less than 20 years of age
3rd 14 ½ acres cleared apparently about the same time with the two former. the growth
of young wood has been kept down by cattle and the lot is in a good state for
pasture
4th 2 acres apparently cleared about 8 or 10 years ago
5th 4 ¼ acres apparently cut about 7 or 8 years ago bit [not - underlined] cleared of the brush and
part of the heavy timber
6th 1¼ apparently cleared about 5 or 6 years ago
7th 8 ¾ acres most of which appears to have been cleared about 4 or 5 years ago
8th 1 acre apparently cleared about 4 or 5 years ago.
9th [?16] acres some of which has been cleared nearly 20 and part not more than 2 years
ago What has been lately cleared has been done in a very complete state and
part of it is under a most promising crop of young grass
10th 2 acres an old clearing and partly grown up with young wood
11th 2 ½ acres very old and partly grown up with young wood
12th 2 acres apparently cleared about 10 or 11 years ago and said to have been partly
cleared by [Talbert] the Ferryman at Pomquet
13 partly cut down but not measured
(160 b.)
Includes map referred to in affidavit and explanatory notes of the map and how the land has been cleared etc. in each area.
Date: 1824
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 160b
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