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A Petition From Inhabitants of Sidney Tp. 1821

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© Peter Johnson,  posted 12 June 2007


A Petition From Inhabitants of Sidney Tp. 1821
 
 
To his Excellency Sir Peregrun Maitland Knight Commander of the most
honorable Military order Leiutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada.
    &c &c &c  We your petitioners humbly preyeth that your Excellency will be graciously pleased to Issue an order to remove John Weaver off from Lot Number Nineteen in the first Concefsion of the Township of Sidney County of Hasting Midland District and province of Upper Canada as the said Lot Number Nineteen was reserved for a School Lot and we your petitioners are wishing to use it for the same, and we your petitioners humbly preyeth that your Excellency will be pleased to Issue a Grant of the said Lot Number Nineteen to Reuben White & Peter Stickle as trustees to the said School Lot Number Nineteen together with its broken front.
Dated at Sidney this twenty third of January in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty one.
Reuben White               Jacob Bonesteel
Jacob Rose                  James H. Hinson (?)
Jacob Ford                   Peter Simmons
Peter Stickle                 Jonas Lott
Charles Bonisteel          Nicholas Simmons
         his                       Charles Simmons
John   X Bonisteel         William Kelley
        mark
George Smith               George Finkle
Henrey Bonesteel

Source:
Upper Canada Land Petitions. “S” Bundle 13  1821-1824  (RG 1  L 3  Vol 460a) #21
The Petition was Received in Council 18th April 1821 and Deferred.
Thanks to Peter Johnson who gave permission to post this transcription.