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Records of the Bay of Quinte
Petition
by Reuben White and signed by 57 Inhabitants
1836
This petition concerns the auction of
a Gore on the west
side of Lot 1, Broken Front, Concession 1 in Sidney. This land is the
shoreline
on the east side of the Trent River and south of Dundas St in Trenton.
Copied as written. There are two
large blotches of ink
covering up some words and parts of words.
Source: Upper Canada Land Petitions, AO, RG 1, L3,
V260, I20, #1, reel C-2112
[First Page]
April 11 1836
To His Ex ????? ncis Bond Head KCH?
Lieutenant Gov ?????? ovince of Upper Canada
The ??? and undersigned Inhabitants of the Township of
Sidney ?????? iding near the River Trent.
Humbly Sheweth That many of your ????? purchased
village Lots and have erected houses thereon on ???? Broken Front of
the Gore
in Sidney, lying on the west side ????en front of Lot number one in the
First
concession of Sidney, the ???? Broken front of Lot number one has never
been
Granted by the Cro?? ???? has been reserved for many years past and
your
Petitioners have ??? nformed and believe for the Purpose of being
Devided into
Town & park Lots. That the said lot is in a high and heathy
situation and
from its proximity to the mouth of the River Trent, well adapted for
the Site
of it? Town, that your petitioners have been restricted to small pieces
of land
where they reside and have long looked for the sale of said Lot, in
order to
enable them purchase Park lots, for Pasture for their Cattle and
gardens.
that they have Latley heard with Great Concern that it was
the intention of the Commissiners of Crown lands to put up the said in
bulk at
Public Auction in order?? for the Avoweed? objet of Alowing an
Individual
posesing more extensive means than your petitioners and already owning
more
property than he can occupy to purchase it and hold it for A Farm or to
Speculate on, to the Great Detramint and injury of your Petitioners and
the
inhabitants of the County at large.
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that your
Excellency will be pleased to rescind the order if any be made for the
ale of
said Broken Front Lot number one, Saposed? tp Cont?? About 67 acres, in
the
forst Concessi?? of Sidney, in Bulk and will be pleased to order the
said Lot
to be sold as soon as it may be Conven??t in Small Lots of two, three
or ???r
Acres Each and thereby not only G???? increase the proceeds of said Lot
????& Greatly to the Convenience ??vantage of your Petitioners
an?
this
Neighbourhood Generely
And your Petitioners as in Duty Bound will Ever pray
[Second Page – all individual signatures in two columns]
Reuben White
James ? ???Samuel Starr?
Michael McCabe?
John M E?lcty??
George W Smith
Jesse Palmer
John Gruber
James Ellis
Benjamin Ostrum
George Duttan
David S Frost
Richard Collins
Allan Miller
Francois Gothans?
Jacob Ford
Cyrus Weaver
Wm Chamberlin?
James? Potter
Michael Hendrick
Clawsan Pheblinick?
Hal? Beatys
Joseph Campbell
Moses Vansic??er
[Vansickler]
Patrick O Rielly
James Stewart
Alex Stewart
Jacob Bonistee?
[Bonisteel]
John McLean
Hugh McColl
Ebenezer Sandfo??
[Sandford?]
[second column]
Alex Macauley
A. W. Myers
John C Way
Joseph Way
Wm Davis
Joseph Lee
William Carter
Peter E Swart
James O Connor
Patrick Macanay??
Patrick McCormick
C Fotuter???
C R Ford
George Kempt
Asa?? Hill
Ezere German
H C Sailor
Simon Westfall
John Jones?
John Scott
Moses Henyson??
Peter Dusett
Bartholomew Barett
Tobias Fretenburgh
Henry Goddard
Gilbert Forest??
John Hamlin
Joseph R Bush