Place, Head of the Bay of Quinty, are to be reserved for public use but may be given you for a certain term of years, by writing your proposals to our Receiver General who will contract with you for the same.

Your being absent from home prevented me from Writing you sooner. I am yours, &c., &c. A. JONES, D. Surveyor.

Mr. John Ferguson,
Kingston.

[79] Statement of the Mills in the District of Nassau specifying by whom erected, by what authority and in what year, &c., &c.

(1) A Saw and Grist Mill near the falls at Niagara on the West Side of the River Saint Lawrence in the Township of No. 2, on Lot No. 174, by John Burch, Esqr., in the year 1786, by Permission of Major Campbell, then Commandant at Niagara. Mr. Burch says that he was bound in the Sum of two hundred Pounds Currency to build in the Term of two Years from that Date, but no other Conditions named, only supposed to be held on the same Terms the Mills were in. Lower Canada.

(2) A Saw and Grist Mill on a Creek called the 12 Mile Creek, the Township No. 3 & on Lot No. 23 in the 10th Concession by Duncan Murray, Esquire, in the year 1786, but he dying before they were compleated they were transmitted to Robert Hamilton, Esqr., who finished them in the year following by Permission as the other.

(3) A Saw Mill on a Creek called the Forty Mile Creek in the Township No. 6, Lot No. 11, 3rd Concession, by John Green, in the year 1788, with[80] out Permission, the lands were granted him as only fit for husbandry.

(4) A Grist Mill on the aforesaid Creek by Lot No. 10 in the 1st Concession in the year 1789 by John Green, the Lands were granted to Nathaniel Petit, Esqr., as only fit for Husbandry; but he sold them to the said Mr. Green as a Mill Scite, who erected a Mill thereon.

(5) A Grist Mill on a Creek called the four Mile in the Township No. 1, on Lot No. 2, in the 4th Concession, in the year of 1789, by Peter Secord, Senior, on the verbal Promise made him by Lord Dorchester at the House of the late Major Tice in Presence of Mr. Burch & others.

(6) A Saw Mill on a Creek called the 15 Mile in Township No. 3, Lot No. 9 in 10th Concession by Street and Butler in 1789, now transferred to Colonel Butler.

(7) A Saw and Grist Mill on a Creek called the 30 Mile in Township No. 5, Lot No. 22, in the 4th Concession in 1790 by William Kitchen, the Lands were granted to him as only fit for husbandry.

(8) A Saw Mill on black Creek about seven Miles back of Fort Erie, in the year 1791, by Philip Stedman, Senr.

(9) A Grist Mill on a Branch of a Creek called the 12 Mile in Township No. 10, lot No. 5, 4th Concession, in the year 1791, by David Secord, the Lands were granted him as only fit for husbandry.

[81] (10) A Grist Mill on a Creek called the Four Mile near the King's Mills, in the year 1791, by Daniel Servos, on ungranted Lands.

(11) A Saw Mill on a Creek called the Four Mile, by David Secord, in the Year 1791.

(12) A Saw Mill on a Small Creek called the Muddy Run, near the Whirl Pool in Township No. 2, in the year 1791, by John Donaldson.

(13) A Saw Mill on one of the Branches of the twelve Mile Creek, in Township No. 9, Lot No. 23, in 8th Concession, in the year 1792, by Benjamin Canby, the lands were granted to him as only fit for Husbandry.

(14) A Saw Mill now erecting on one of the Branches of a Creek called the twelve Mile in Township No. 9, Lot 16, in 5th Concession, by John Deloow, the lands were granted to him as only fit for Husbandry.

(15) A Grist Mill now erecting near Fort Erie on the West Shore of the River Saint Lawrence at the Rapids (on a Lot of John Gardener's), by William Dunbar.

(16) A Saw Mill now erecting on a Creek called the forty Mile in Township No. 6, Lot No. 10, in the 2nd Concession, on Lands granted to the late deceased Henry Nellis as only fit for Husbandry, now building by his [82] Sons, Robert and William Nellis.

(17) A Saw Mill on a Creek called the four Mile in Township No. 1, Lot No. 89, in 4th Concession, in 1792, by Sampson Lutes.

(18) A Grist Mill on a Creek near the Sugar loaf Hills, Lake Erie, by Christian Savitz, unsurveyed.

(19) A Saw and Grist Mill on a Creek that empties into the Head of Burlington Bay near the Road leading from said Bay to the Mohawk's Village, by Bazely & Willson in 1791.

(20) A Mill Scite on a Creek called Smith's Creek on the North Shore of Lake Ontario in Township Hesse, Lot No. 6, in front at the Head of a small Pond. A. JONES, D.S.

Newark, 7th Novr., 1792.

D. W. Smith,

Surveyor General.

[83]

Newark, 12th Novr., 1792.

Sir,-With regard to the Memorial of Frederick Gerghen of the 25th September last, addressed to his Excellency Lieut. Governor Simcoe, stating his local Situation on a Point of Land between Chippewa Creek & Fort Erie. I beg leave to observe that in the year 1788 I had Instructions to make a regular Survey of that Part of the Settlement, as there had not been any before, excepting a few front Lots which had been posted off without running the regular front Concessions. Accordingly, I began my Operations from a fixed Boundary one Mile below Fort Erie, being immediately below the Ground originally reserved for public Uses and continued paralel with the division line of said Reserve to No. 10, where the River makes a turn to the Westward. The Settlers below this had settled, and after measuring off the customary Width of a Lot had fixed arbitrary Division Lines between each other, not considering how the Side lines would intersect at right Angles in Order to make it agreeable to their Possessions or Clearings, as will more fully appear by the Plan hereunto annexed. [84] The said Berghen stated his Case to the Members of the Land Board sometime last Fall at Fort Erie; They to make up for his Deficiency of Lands in Front gave him Lot No. 10 in the second Concession, with which he, the said Berghen, declared himself satisfyed.

D. W. Smith,

A. S. Gl.

I am, &c.,

(signed) A. JONES, D.P.S.

DISTRICT OF NASSAU

Register of the Lots in the Townships of that District

Book No. 3

This Book received from Mr. Richard Hatt-August 5th, 1795. p. MR. SECRETARY RIDOUT.

Witness,

Thos. Ridout.

D. W. SMITH, Actg. Sur. Genl.

TOWNSHIP No. 1.

1st Concession, Lot No. 1, Daniel Rose; 2, Elijah Phelps; 3, Samuel Street; 4, ditto; 5, ditto; 6, Elijah Phelps; 7, John Chisholm; 8, Peter Miller; 9, Charles Depew; 10, James Durham; 11, Gregor Van Every; 12, Joseph Robertson; 13, Jhn. Comfort; 14, Michael Showers; 15, Gilbert Fields; 16, Wm. Baker; 17, R. Wilkinson; 18, Nathen Fields; 19, Philip R. Frey, entered, then struck out; 20, R. M. Guthrie; 21, ditto; 22, John Macdonald; 23, ditto.

2nd Concession, Lot No. 1, John Lerg; 2, Jam. Street; 3, ditto; 4, David Secord; 5, ditto; 6, Elijah Phelps; 7, blank; 8, Peter Miller; 9, Charles Depew; 10, James Durham; 11, 12 & 13, blank; 14, Michael Showers; 15, blank; 16, Wm. Baker; 17, R. Wilkinson; 18, Nn. Fields; 19, blank; 20, R. M. Guthrie; 21, ditto; 22 & 23, Mrs. Freels.

3rd Concession, Lot No. 1, John Lerg; 2, Stephen Secord; 3, ditto; 4, David Secord; 5, Phillip Frey; 6, Stephen Secord; 7, ditto; 8, Adam Chrysler; 9, Solomon Quiet; 10, Aaron Stevens; 11, ditto; 12, Peter Clow; 13, ditto; 14, ditto; 15, James Clement; 16, David Beatty; 17, blank; 18, David Beatty; 19, Robert Lottridge; 20, James Hennesy; 21, ditto; 22, Capt. Hare; . 23, ditto.

4th Concession, Lots 1, 2 & 3, Peter Secord; 4 & 5, Saml. Lutes; 6, Adam Chrysler; 7, blank; 8, John Chrysler; 9, John Brown; 10, Adam Chrysler; 11, 12 & 13, blank; 14, Jas. Clement; 15, Clement & Coon; 16, John Coon: 17, John Casselman, to Sam Van Every; 18, Danl. Cassidy; 19, blank; 20 & 21, Aaron Bradt; 22, Ryer Bradt; 23, Jasper Cosus.

5th Concession, Lots No. 1, 2 & 3, Peter Secord, Senr.; 4 & 5, Samson Lutes; 7, 8, 9, Adam Chrysler; 10 & 11, John Clement; 12 & 13, Joseph Clement; 14, James Clement; 15, Clement & Coon; 16, John Coon; 17, John Casselman, to Sam Van Every; 18, Danl. Cassidy; 19, Barnas. Cain; 20, Barnrd. Frey; 21, Jacob Sparbuck; 22, Barnas. Cain; 23, George Laurence. 6th Concession, Lots No. 1 & 2, Christian Wanner; 3, 4, blank; 5, 6 & 7, Joseph Page; 8, Adam Chrysler; 9, blank; 19, 11, 12 & 13, Glebe; 14, 15 & 16, blank; 17 & 18 Adam Vroman: 19, Robert Concklin; 20, Bard, Frey; 21, ditto; 22, George Cauchett; 23, blank.

7th Concession, Lot No. 1, Edward Horten; 2 & 3, Christian Wanner: 4. John Collard; 5, Elijah Collard; 6, 7 & 8, Conns. Lambart; 9, 10 & 11. blank; 12, 13 & 14-13, 14 Edwd. Hains: 15, 16 & 17,-15, 16, Jo. Hains: 18, John Toung, Junr., 19 & 20, John Boyce; 21, Henry Harris; 22, John Springer; 23, Adam Vroman.

8th Concession, Lot No. 1, David V. Every; 2 & 3, Peter Lampman; 4, Elijah Collard; 5 & 6, Fran. Goring; 7, blank; 8 & 9, Elijah Collard; 10.