Pigeon Island requests & Petitions Against
Thanks so AM Benson for sending these in.
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From AM Benson
To His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Charles Bagot
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
one of Her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, Governor General
of British North America, and Captain General, and Governor in Chief, in
and over the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the
Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Council of the same.
The Petition of John Mosier, Mariner native
of Kingston, at present residing in Long Island.
Humbly Sheweth That the Petitioner, who was formerly Master
Mariner, had the honor of serving his country on many dangerous
occasions, during the course of the late Rebellion, more particularly
in the attack on the Caroline Steamer, when he had the charge
of three brigades of boats, under the command of captain Drew, and
served at the Ganowshie? outbreak. In that for his zealous parti-
cipation in the various conflicts that took place during the Rebellion
he has ensured the antipathy of the americans, who would be glad
to seize any opportunity to wreak their vengence on the Petitioner
for his acts in defence of his country. From such animosity on the
part of the partisans of the rebels on the american side, the petitioner
is prevented from entering the american ports, as formerly in his vo-
cation of Mariner, from which cause the pecuniary affairs of the
petitioner have been much embarrassed, or almost entirely paralyzed,
having suffered much pecuniary loss, and his prospects of a compe
tency for the comfort of old age entirely dissolved. The petitioner
further begs to refer to the Honorable John McAulay, and the
Honourable John Emsley, who commanded one of the boats on
the attack on the Carolline Steamer for reference as to the
respectiblity and sincerity of the petitioner. The aformentioned
Honourable Gentleman, having kindlly granted the petitioner full
power to use their names in this application.
Your petitioner, therefore, humbly prays, that , in con-
sideration of his numerous services to his Queen and country
and the consequent loss of trade and property. That your
Excellency will be pleased to give and to grant to the
petitioner John Mosier the full possession of the small
island, at present uninhabited, called Pigeon Island situated
some eighteen miles from Kingston, on Lake Ontario, with
full power to the petitioner to have and to hold the
aforementioned Pigeon Island during her Majestys pleasure.
And your petitionor as is Duty Bound
Shall ever Pray
John Mosier
Portsmouth near Kingston
April the 15th 1842
address Mr John Mosier
care of
Angus McLeod Esquire
Portsmouth
John Mosier sent a second letter - seems like he must be responding to an enquiry - I believe the attached map must have been on the other side of his note.
Kingston June 25th 1841
Sir
The exact position of pigeon
Island as referred to in my ptition, lies
about South East from the lighthouse
on Simcoe Island, or about 5 miles
bearing South West from Long
Point in Long Island, or about
18 Miles S.S.W. from Kingston
as laid down on the other side
from Long point in Long Island
near Kingston, according to the
chart of Lake Ontario
I am
Sir:
Your mo obt Sevt
John Mosier
Please Direct to Mr John Mosier
care of Angus McLeod Esqr
Portsmouth
near Kingsotn (over)
image of map on reverse
From AM Benson
Petition against the sale:
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From AM Benson
To
His Excellency Sir Charles Bagot,
Knight Grand Cross of the most
Honorable order of the Bath, one
of Her Majestys Privy Council,
Governor General of British North
America et et et
The petition of the under-
signed Inhabitants of Wolf Island
Humbly Showeth.
That Petitioners are credibly
informed that a private individual has
recently petitioned the Governor General
in Council for a deed from the
Crown of Pigeon, or Gull Island,
being an Island of about two acres
in extent, lying in a course about
south from the light house on
Gage or Simcoe Island, and about
eight miles from the same.
That said Pigeon Island
has during the last thirty years,
been a very convenient rendezvous
for numerous parties of fishermen
from Wolfe Island and the
main
Main Land of the Midland District
the Shoals and Banks in the
Vicinity of said Island being the
best fishing Station known to
petitioners on Lake Ontario.
That petitioners are
apprehensive, that should the
Governer General be pleased
to dispose of said Island
to any private Individual
A monopoly of the fishing trade
on its shores, would by the
person so obtaining it and
thereby their attempts to benefit
by that branch of the natural
wealth of the Country be in
some measure obstructed.
Under these circumstances
petitioners submit to the governor
General in Council, their humble
request that no obstruction
to the fishing trade be permitted.
by any change which it may
please the Governer General in
Council to sanction in the
disposal of said Island, and
petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray
Kingston 26 Sept
1842
Angus Cameron
John Lambert
Gabriel Orser
John Cates
Robert Horne
Samuel Davis
Joseph Turcott
William Grimshaw
Daniel Docherty
Frederick Busch
Battsust Turcott
Mory Spoor
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