Report of the Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario, Volume 3L.K. Cameron, 1906 - Archives of Ontario |
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administered the Oath Board grant Boundary Butler Butler's Rangers Captain Colonel Commanding Connected Townships Copy Council Crown D. W. SMITH dated Deputy Surveyor Detroit direct a Certificate District of Hesse ditto England Entered by D. W. Esqr Esquire Essex and Kent expence Fidelity and Allegiance folio front George Leith Governor Honorable Hugh Finlay Indians Instructions James John Askin John Collins Joseph July June Lake Erie Lake Ontario Land Board Land Committee Law directed Letter Lieut Lieutenant Locations Lord Dorchester Lordship Louvigny Loyalists McNiff miles Minutes Montreal Nassau Niagara North Side River Oath of Fidelity October Ontario persons Plan provisions Quebec received Report respecting River Canard River La Tranche River Thames Samuel Holland Schedule second Concession Secretary settled Settlement settlers Signed South Side Survey Surveyor General's Office thereof Thomas tion Toronto Town Township tract Upper Canada W. D. Powell William William Dummer Powell
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Page lii - Indians ; in order, therefore, to prevent such irregularities for the future, and to the end that the Indians may be convinced of our justice and determined resolution to remove all reasonable cause of discontent, we do, with the advice of our Privy Council...
Page l - The French and Canadians shall continue to be governed according to the custom of Paris, and the laws and usages established for this country ; and they shall not be subject to any other imposts than those which were established under the French dominions. " Answered by the preceding articles, and particularly by the last.
Page li - Company, as also all the Lands and Territories lying to the Westward of the Sources of the Rivers which fall into the Sea from the West and North West as aforesaid.
Page 426 - I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) JAMES COOK.
Page li - Protection, should not be molested or disturbed in the Possession of such Parts of Our Dominions and Territories as, not having been ceded to or purchased by Us, are reserved to them or any of them, as their Hunting Grounds...
Page li - And we do further strictly enjoin and require all persons whatsoever, who have either wilfully or inadvertently seated themselves upon any lands within the countries above described, or upon any other lands which, not having been ceded to or purchased by us, are still reserved to the said Indians as aforesaid, forthwith to remove themselves from such settlements.
Page 368 - And We do hereby give and grant unto you full Power and Authority where you shall see Cause, or shall judge any offender or offenders in criminal Matters, or for any Fines or Forfeitures due unto Us, fit Objects of Our Mercy, to pardon all such Offenders...
Page lii - Council, declare and enjoin,' that the Trade with the said Indians shall be free and open to all our Subjects whatever, provided that every Person who may incline to Trade with the said Indians do take out a...
Page l - America, to grant, without fee or reward, to such reduced officers as have served in North America, during the late war, and are actually residing there...
Page lxv - Private .Men of Our Forces reduced as aforesaid, in the following proportions ; that is to say To every Master of a Family, One Hundred Acres, and Fifty Acres for each person, of which his Family shall consist. To every single Man Fifty Acres. To every Non-Commissioned Officer of Our Forces reduced in Quebec Two hundred Acres. To every private Man reduced as aforesaid One Hundred Acres. And for every Person in their Family Fifty Acres.