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American State Papers, Vol I cont'd
Claims to land of Pearl R. founded on orders to survey, permission to settle, or other written evidence to claim derived from French, British or Spanish, which in opinion of undersigned, ought to be confirmed.
(Includes following names, but none situated in our areas: Kennedy, Byrne, Samuel Acre, Brontin. Johnston, Lacoste,
Fisher, Dunn, Mow, Bosage)
Claims...(same wording as above)..who ought not to be confirmed:
Thomas Shields (original claimant, Constancio Tardiff) Spanish ordinary survey. Claim 4-24-1790, 800 arpents at BSL, issued by Stephen Miro
John Joseph Jourdan, Spanish permit, claim 4-24-1798. 1000 arpents. Not inhabited or cultivated.
Arthur Carroll, Spanish permit, claim 7-24-1802, at pearl River. 3'U'UO arpents,m not inhabited or cultivated.
samuel Tanner, Spanish permit, claim 3-21-1799, at Pearl River. 1600 arpents, inhabited and cultivated, 1802.
Amoss Burnett (original claimant, John Bap. MOrin, 10-18-1807) at Choucoupoulon. Permit issued by Philip Saucier, "who had no authority to grant land."
Register of Claims East of Pearl R. founded on complete grants ...which require special report.
Louis Boisdore, claim 4-26-1783, quantity unknown, from BSL to R., issued by Stephen Miro. No survey. Cultivated and inhabited 1798-1810.