Petition
dated 5 May 1807 to His Excellency Francis Gore, from the free holders of the additional land
to Fredericksburgh and the inhabitants of Adolphustown,
asking for a new survey
to settle disputes rising from a previous survey.
[Note: The full text of
the petition is not transcribed. In short, the inhabitants were not
satified by a previous survey and wished a new survey to settle
disputes.
All
the people below signed the petition in their authentic personal
signatures.] Daniel
Steel Andrew
Huffnail James
Ackerman Peter
Rattan Capt William
Ruttan August?
Short Conrad
Vandusen Peter
Swayd?? Jacob
Horner? Arra
Ferguson Peter
Delyea Noxon
James? William
Smith Jenny
Fster?? John J Camp
(Kamp?) Daniel
Bedell Bolton Evens William
Weyer Doctor
Prindel Jonas
Garrison Jonas
Garrison Junr John Dunham Abner
Silver? Joseph
Prindel Henry Davis John
Williams Peter
Frederick Michael
Dafoe David Foot Andrew
Embury John Dimond Cumfort
Smith Henry Low
Luie? Loue? William
Ross James
Vandewaters John Clapp Joseph
Clapp Johnathan
Allen Joseph
Ruttan The
petition was received from Capt Ruttan, read in Council 2 July 1807,
and laid
before the board 18 June 1807 and approved. Entered in Land Book H,
page 57 [39 names] Source: Upper Canada
Land
Petitions, 1807, V188,bundle
F9, item
12, AO, C1895