Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Petition by Hezekiah and Stephen Seaman. About 1805, they purcased 600 acres from a Mi'kmaq named Tony on the River Philip. They called the tract Tony's Bay.
Microfilm 15703
Date: 1810
Retrieval no.: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests — Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - Seaman Hezekiah & Others
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