Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests — Land grant registration books series
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.
Date: 1809
Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests - Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - Seaman Stephen & Crane Jonathan
Documents regarding Rude's grant, part of which was, in error, reserved for the Mi'kmaq. The grant concerns St. Mary's, Guysborough County and Sydney County.
Date: 1831
Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests - Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - Sinclair William & Others
Documents regarding John Corbet born in Truro and living on land in Stewiacke that he purchased from John Flake on a part of the Indian Grant. The story of the transfers include Paul Pemmenwick.
Date: 1816
Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests - Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - South George & Others
Petition for a grant of land by Symonds at Little River, Sydney County, on what is known as the Mi'kmaq reserve.
Date: 1823
Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests - Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - Symonds Joseph
Petition for some of the Mi'kmaq land at the rear of Little River.
Date: 1823
Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests - Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - Symonds Mary
Documents regarding John Umlock who, during the American War, with himself and four other men - two of whom were Mi'kmaq - captured an American Privateer of Seven Guns and 24 men that was lying in Dover Harbour adjoining St. Margaret's Bay.
Date: 1810
Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests - Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - Umlock John
Request for a grant by Whellan for 100 acres near the Mi'kmaq reserve at Whycocomagh.
Date: 1846
Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests - Land grant registration books series Nova Scotia Archives RG 20 Ser. A - Whellan Nancy