General Orders from the Military Secretary's Office Regarding Land Grants to Soldiers and Officers- July 17, 1815

Description

Commanditaires

This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

Créateur

William Gibsone, Acting Military Secretary

Médias

Text

Type d'élément

Documents

Description

A notice of General Orders from the Military Secretary's Office in Kingston on July 17, 1815 concerning the distribution of land to disbanded soldiers. It states that Alexander McDonell, Esq., was appointed as the Superintendent in charge of receiving the applications and distributing the land accordingly in Canada.

Following the war, a soldier could apply to receive 100 acres of land while an officer could apply to receive 200 acres of land from the British government.

Date de l'original

17 July 1815

Sujet(s)

Land grants
Reparations
Military - 1812
War of 1812

Identifiant local

992.5.003

Langage de l'élément

English

Couverture géographique

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627

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