Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning
Petition of Christopher Wagner and Jack Langille of Petite Riviere
Jack Langille ("black man, free"), an indentured servant, petitions for land along with his white friend, Christopher Wagner. Langille was born in Canso and brought to Petite Riviere by John Jodrie. At the time of the petition, Langille was 38 years old and asking for land at the then new settlement of New Italy (Italy Cross), Lunenburg County.
Date: 14 August 1821
Reference Nova Scotia Lands and Forests Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 series A volume 85
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