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Petition of Charles Gloade, Annapolis, for a grant of 200a promised to him some years since by James Kempt upon which he has settled amd made improvements. Includes testimonials and note from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, John Spry Morris, stating he is afraid that if Gloade is given a free grant, that an 'unscrupulous' white person will take his land from him. Backer includes note that the Provincial Secretary approved Gloade a free grant of land.

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I beg leave respectfully to recommend the petition of Charles Glode to His Excellencys favorable consideration. Having visited his place about six or seven years since, I am convinced he had from fifteen to twenty acres of land chopped and partly cleared; he had at that time a good camp, a barn and three head of cattle on the place. he has continued to reside there, and has, as I understand, since made considerable improvements.

Annapolis Feby 10: 1840
[ChP.] [J.] [C.MacColly]

W S I [by] [have] respectfully to recommend the foregoing petition to his Excellencys favorable notice being satisfied that the facts herein stated are correct.

Annapolis 10 Feby 1840
Geo S Millidge
James Gray
Jam [Corling]
Edw [NSutten]

Date: 1840

Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 188

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