COLONIAL CORRESPONDENCE

Names of Persons who have Obtained Permissions to Occupy and Improve Land in the Island of Cape Breton from Mr. President Mathews

Transcribed by Janice Fralic-Brown

Names of Persons who have Obtained Permissions to occupy and Improve Lands in the Island of Cape Breton since the 27th May 1795 Granted by Mr. President Mathews.

Persons Names	Situation of Land	No. of Acres
George Hall	Cow Bay & Sydney	238
Thomas Murphy	Port Hood	500
Hugh McEachran	Gran[?] Judique	580
Daniel Gillis	Do	536
Robt McGinnis	Do	476
Michl McDonald	Do	420
Allen McDonald	Do	440
John Graham	Do	500
Hugh Gillis	Do	480
James Remois	Cornish Town	1000
Lewis Smith	Maubou	300
Isaac Smith	Do	200
David Smith	Do	200
Philip Ingouville	Head of N. W. Arm	650
John Bremner	Boularderie	1000
Charles Grant	N.W. Arm	758
Henry Adams [?]	N.W. Arm	60
Higgins & Babhiche	Saint George’s Bay	550
Benjn Taylor	Margaree	450
Godrey[?] S. White	Do	1000
Wm White	Do	450
Lazar White	Do	470
Benjn Worth	Maubou	500
Tryon Mathews	Do	300
James Murphy	Do	500
Jas. March	Le Bras Dor	206
Chas King	Do	395
Lewis Stout	Town of Sydney	Lots 2
George Morley	Adml Sawyer’s Tract	100
Geo. Sutherland	S.W. Arm	100
Jas. Rudderham	N.W. Arm	71
Luke Keegan	Point Edward	150
Patk Redmond	St. George’s Bay	300
Chas. Freeman	Do	307
Hezekiah Ingram	Margaree	170
Hugh Miller	River Inhabitants	475
Alex. Grant	Do	500
Wm Bagnel	Gabarus	164
Peter Bakin & 5 others	St. Peters Bay	1445
Robert Crownlie	Port Hood	158
Alexander Ross	Sydney	2
Angus McIntyre	Little Pond	100
Ross and Young	Saint Anns	750
Hugh Watts	Little Judique	30[0]
Mr. Tutty and family	Lorembec	700
Peter Dorace[?]	Gut of Canso	25
C. & M. McDougal	Port Hood	5
D. Mathews, Junr	River Inhabitants & Canso	100[0?]
John Haley[?]	Canso & Sydney	48[0?]
A.C. Dodd	N.W. Arm & Sydney	60[0?]
Lydia Boisseau	River Baddeck	30[0?]
Wm. Brillon[?]	Head S.W. Arm	30[0?]
John DeRable[?]	Arichat	20[0?]
John Landrie	Arichat	35[0?]
Donald McGregor	N.W. Arm	10[0?]
Donald McKievor	Do	10[0?]
Keith Cameron	Little Pond	10[0?]
John Moffat	N.W. Arm	10[0?]
Tremain & Stout	Gut of Canso	[???]
Joseph Carter	Do	1 [00?]
Solomon Brogan	Do	2 [00?]
Wm Bown Junr	Boularderie	500
Wm. Watson	N.W. Arm	133
Lewis Merchand	Arichat	240
Capt Wm Cox	S.W. Arm	230
Hone Geo. Moore	Arichat	81
Susannah Gibbons	Adml Sawyer’s Tract	138
Thomas Le Cras	Sydney	8[?]
Mathw Hawley	Maubou	500
Pat. Jessome	Margaree	450
Robt. Mugford	Baddeck	200
John Jones	Do	100
Jas. Marshall	River Inhabitants	500
Wm Bagnel Junr	Gabarus	77
Donald McGilvray	Low Point	100
Thomas Duvier[?]	Low Point	100

Sydney, June 29th 1798                                                      Mathews

       Many of the persons above named had previously obtained a vote of Council for Lands and Their Names as indicated in the list sent home by Lieut. Governor Maccormick.

                                                                                             R. Mathews

Source: RG 1, Vol. 326, Doc. 76: Names of Persons who have Obtained Permissions to Occupy and Improve Land in the Island of Cape Breton from Mr. President Mathews