New Ross: From Family to Community

“Nova Scotia. George the Third by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland…..”.

This document is the actual land grant as signed by the Secretary of the Province, Rupert George, and Richard John Uniacke, on behalf of the Receiver General, to indicate the payment of the appropriate fees. Like the previous document, the land grant names each person receiving land, the amount of the land and its general bounds, additionally this document has been annotated to make the lot numbers more prominent.

Reference: Land Papers Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Series A volume 78 – 1819 Ross, William and others number