Young, George
Letter from George Young dated at Niagara on 30 Mar 1796 to John Small Esquire, Clerk of the Council
“Sir I embrace the favorable opportunity of Mr Dickson going to York to mention to you that his Excellency in Council last season was pleased to reward my services in the late war, by granting 600 acres of land hereafter to be located—I have as yet been unable to get this located me in the surveyor Generals office but have now again through your good offices to claim the attention of his Excellency not in wish to be Importunate about more land but in the Indulgence of locating what I have goy at or near long point. You will excuse me when I say along with myself, a James Russell who has likewise a grant from the Council an Excellent Mill Wright, with a few others of trade viz Carpenters wish to go together to that country & form a small Settlement of Scotch families to live and which a Mill Stream on their Grant will be a most material Indulgence can this from his Excellencys faver to a set of men whose loyalty will ever be found unquestionable it will received with the most heartfelt Satisfaction and Gratitude & I in the name of many of Countrymen, have to request you will be pleased to [secure] this to our wishes to which His Excellency’s ear and we will with gratitude Remember your attention. I am Sir your very hble Sevt [Signed] George Young. Appended note of John Small, Clerk of the Executive Council: “His Excellency consents that Geo. Young, James Russell should be located at Long Point. Initialled J. S. Prdered to be sent to the Surveyor General to locate the within named people on the place mentioned. [Upper Canada Land Petitions NAC “Y” Bundle 1, Petition Number 1]
Young, John
Upper Canada Land Petition of John Young dated at Niagara on 17 May 1796 [using a pre-printed form with fill-ins]
“The Petition of John Young of the Township of Crowland – Farmer – who has been ten years in the Country, but living with his Father, has never received any certificate for land—That your petitioner is desirous to settle on the lands of the Crown in this Province, being in a condition to cultivate and improve the same. That he is ready to take the usual oaths, and to subscribe the declaration, that he professes the Christian Religion, and obedience to the laws, and has lived inoffensively in the country which he has left. Prays your Excellency, would be pleased to grant him at Long Point Settlement 200 acres of land upon the terms and conditions expressed in your Excellency’s proclamation bearing date the 7th day of February, 1792, or such other quantity of land as to your Excellency in your wisdom may think meet. And your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray.” [Unsigned] Read in the Executive Council on 12 Jul. Ordered recommended for 200 acres if of age and not granted before. [Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “Y” Bundle 2, Petition Number 2]