Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Documents regarding Stephen Seaman, a loyalist from New York settled in Pugwash in 1783. In 1802, he purchased land for himself and Jonathan Crane of Horton from the Mi'kmaq on the east of Pugwash Harbour.
Microfilm 15701
Date: 1809
Retrieval no.: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests — Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - Seaman Stephen & Crane Jonathan
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