(seq. 59)

47

Extract from a letter to {Mister}
Brudenell dated Surveyor General's Office
Halifax September the 14th, 1785.

I also know from experience
that your observations (in respect to persons
setling their land) are perfectly just, and
much to be lamented; it is true the King
has been graciously pleased to allow his
Governor here to grant certain descriptions
of persons, certain quantities of land, but
it is no where implied that he shall give
those quantities; and here I beg leave to
remark to you, that the several boards of
Agents have assigned the people their land
in such proportions as they judged the
people capable of Improving and had actual intentions
of so doing, and some had only Ten acres, some twenty
fifty or hundred - the remaining quantitys of land
which the people seem to claim as their right under
the forgoing instructions can hereafter [?] be made up
to them in proportion to their several abilities to
cultivate and improve, agreeable to the true spi-
rit of that instruction, and the honest fellows
left with us (for I believe after all there will
some such remain among you) may have am-
ple room to be accomodated to their utmost
wishes.

The reservations you mention was
made for{Mister} Buckeleys Brother