Description Plan of Land with Notes for J. Henry

Names on plots are George McCabe, A. McGelury, James Read, Alexander Brown, Andrew Creighton,R. Brown, James McLean (and R. MacLean), ___ McKenzie, Murdock Stewart, John Davis, Peter Arthur, and Adam Grant. The note on the left image include a survey reference of “beginning at the n. w. corner of J. Henry land thence N45° W 41 Rods and cont. S 45°W 47 rods to the lands of…” On the right side image, the ink note is “favourable consideration and grant them such a sum of money as you in your widow deem [meat?]. And you petitioners as in duly towns will ever…” and below the pencil note is “Alexander [Neather?], Ellon Matheson, $100.00 Four Mile Brook.”

Alternate Details

Part of the MacLeod Papers Collection containing the files of Ebenezer McLeod of West River, a Hector descendant and surveyor, and his son Daniel. The papers, which are from the 19th and 20th centuries, were saved by Ebenezer’s great-great-grandson Medford MacLeod, also of West River, NS.

File Location

MacLeod Papers Folder, Digital


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