Notice Regarding Land Grants for Militia- January 19, 1820

Description

Commanditaires

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Créateur

John Small., Clk. Ex. Council

Médias

Text

Type d'élément

Documents

Description

A notice announcing land grant opportunities for those who served in the First Flank Companies, the Provincial Artillery, the Incorporated Regiment, the Corps of Artillery Drivers, the Provincial Dragoons, the Marine and the general staff of the militia. It stated that upon receiving approval from the Adjutant General they would receive a Ticket of Location from the Surveyor General for their portion of land. In addition, they had to prove that they had settled on this piece of land in order to receive a Patent Grant, which confirmed their ownership of the property. The notice, dated January 1820, is signed by John Smalls who was the Clerk of the Executive Council in York.

Sujet(s)

Land grants
Militias
Reparations
War claims
Military - 1812
War of 1812

Identifiant local

992.5.030

Langage de l'élément

English

Couverture géographique

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627

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