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SIR, VV E have the honor to transmit herewith a report purfuant to the a£k entitled ** An a;6l for the relief of the refugees from the Britifli Provinces of Canada, and Nova Scotia." Tr?i^^^^^"^^^^'^^f^^^*^^^^^^'^'^^^^ ^4-4'^'-^-t^^-^''-^'-^^-^-'^^--^'^'^'i^-^^^ REPORT. The Secretary of War and the Secretary and Ccmptroller of the Treaftiry^ in purjuance of the aEl pajftd on the ythday of April lygSy e?itided *' An aB for the re^ *' lief of the Rejugeesjrom the Bntijh Provinces of " Canada^ and Nova Scotia'' refpeBjuUy fubmii 19 Conpeji the Jolloxuin^ REPORT, THAT they havf examined all the c'dims which vvert^prelented to the Secretary oi" War, during the time limited by the ad above recited, and are of opifdon, that the Claims of forty nine individuals, arc duly rubll'intiated, md that they are entitled to the quantities of lands annexed. to their names refpedlively, in the lift herewith tranfmitted amounting in the whole to thirty three thouiand five hundred acres. All which is Tiiojl refpeBfidly fubmitted by "J- JAMES MHENRY. OLIVER WOLCOTT, >; Secretary of the Treafiny* JOHN STEELE, Com^lrolhr of the Treafury* ' tth May, 1800. H :. i^m^AHuikMMMd >A. . _. A LIST OF CANADIAN AND ISTOVA SCOTIA REFUGEES, -Mar Who Have exhibited claims for Bountv in p- rfuavce oj U | an ati of Congrejs pajjed theftvanth day of April, i^ T^j^ ANNO DOMIMI, 1798. | **^' A LIST OF CLA!MAi\TSWHO ARE ENTfTLED TO^V^CWl, R A TES OF AL LO WA NCR. J. niancs. to >vhich they .ire refpeftivtly enti- tied. REMARK^ 1 he hciKs i>t James Bo>d. j woihouland acres. He iu(t 50,000 Hcres of land, on which were Ibme valuable impiovc- merts on the Eajt fide of what is ninv knowa to b the river St Croix. Martha Walk er, widow of Thomas Walk er. Twothoufdnd His lerviccs, fiiciifices acres, and fufferings a[)[)tar to Ijave been equal to any ofih.jfe of the Ref.gces. He lolt property to the amount of /. 2^00 Jl» befide abandoning a lu- crative hnnnefs. John Edgar. i Seih Harding Twothoufand icres. ]• Twothoufand acres. He rejidered uianv im- portant fervices. Hislof- les were very great and his fufferings AiU great- er. The Coinmifli. have heretofore reporied on this cale. I ^i n Hr x imi i im iiliii i i W HW—nyi . '■»•.' -^ OF CLAIMANTS WHO ARE ENTITLED THE FIRST RATE OF ALLOWANCE. -\ame8 oi clai- *■ rfaavce of ^ rraiii^i Quantity of land to which ihcyap rcfpedivcly enti- tled, , RhMARK5.- 5. Tonathan £d- 'TITLED I One thousand acres. He is particularly men. lioncd in one of the re- (blutions of Congiefs. His lofTes and fervices were equal to S. Hard- ing's, but col. Eddy, has already received fome compenlation from Maf- ia chu feus. Col. James Li- vingllon. One thoufand acres. ■ f His fervices and lofies taken together would en- title him to two thoufand acres; but col, Living- fton has already received i,00O acres from New- York, Parker Clark. John Allan. One thoufand acres. One thoufand acres, The heirs of One thoufand John Dod^c, jarces. ave A L\ST OF CLAIMANTS WHO ARE tNTTTT TO A SECOND RATK OF ALLQWAN i\anivs oi clai- mants. L 1. mm mmtmim (jijiiitity oi acres 10 whici) they ar refpt'ftivcly enti- led. Tboina* Faulk - cr, Seven hun- dred and fif- tv. KtA(UKK.>r £dward Faulk er. David Gay. Seven hun dred and fif- ty. Seven hun- dred and fif- IV. MartinBrooks, I A. Col. Brad- furd. Seven hun- dred and fif Seven hun- dred and fif- tv. Noah Miller, Jofhua Lamb. Seven hun- dred and fif- ty. Seven hun- dred and fifty. Atwood Falcs. Seven hun- dred and fifty. Jonn Starr. Seven hun- drrd ard fifty William How Seven hun- dred and fifty. Khenczer Gardner. Seven hun dred and fifty. 1 he Heirs of Simon Ches- ter. Seven hun- dred and fifty. N. ''■'mmm*»mm'|4^ '^IRD .5 acres. es. •00 acrej ^<^ acrej 11 LIST OF CLAIMANTS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO THE FOURTH RATE OF ALLOWANCE. Names of clai* mants. Quantity ot acres to which theyare refpeftively enti- tled. REMARKS. * — David Jenks. Two hundred! and fifty. I Ambrofe Cole. Two hundredl and fifty. | jaines Cole. Two hundred and fifty. Adam Johnlon rwo hundred and fifty. James Duggan Two hundred and fifty. He received 500 acres from New York, other- wile he would have been entitled to 750 acres. Daniel Earl, jr. Two hundred and fifty. He received 500 acres from New-York, or he would have been entitled to 750 acres. John Pafkel. Two hundred and fifty. Edward Chmn. Joleph Cone. Two hundred and fifty. Two hundred and fifty. He received 1,000 acres from New^York. He received 65o 2 3 acres from New-Voik. John Torrey. Two hundred I and fifty. CLAIMANTS ENTITLED TO THE LOWEST RATE OF ALLOWANCE. i>aniuel Fales. Onehundred I'his man is a fun of At wood Fales' who id in the fecond clafs of clai- mants, by \i mBl.,.' . It A LIST OF CLAIMANTS WHOSk PROOFS Akf: JNCOMPLETE, AND THE DECISIONS ON THEIR CLAIMS WSPENDED. Lewis Roufe, It is not fufficiently proved that he fled to the United Suteg, Martha Bocart, reO lift of A bra m I Bocart, and for- ^ merly relitlofDa- I niel Tucker. J James Gouett. There is no proof of the ck- rent of the loffes and fufferings of Daniel Tucker. Samuel Rodgers. Samuel Rodgcrs, heir to George Rodgers, deceafed. 1 1 is not proved that his fcr- vices were voluntary, nor tliat he migrated to the United States. lie requerts that time^ay~bc allowed him for producing the requifite proofs to entitle him to a bounty. Sufpended for the fame rea* fonsas in the cafe next above. The heirs of Nathaniel Reynolds. Some of the dates in the depo- fitions are written on an srajurt* s- > I <3' y^^Sloj^S /lZ m ^^^^^ CLAIMANTS WHO ARE NOTINTHE \ ^^"^^ OPINION OF THE COMMISSIONERS, EN. TITLED TO BOUNTY FROM THE UNITED STATES. ;'^<^d Stores, '"'^^^^e turn to rea» ,' i " ! :■>- '^*t above. Names of claimants. Jathaniei Earl. REMARKS. (Lewis Gofline. Jofiah Throop. He was leberally coiopcnfat- cd by New York, He received ij^oo acresfroni tliar ftate He has alfo received 1,000 acres from New- York, which is an adequate compcnfation. Liberally compenfated by New-York, by a ^rant for 1, 000 acres. Jonas Earl. Daniel Earl. }i James Robifheaux. Nathaniel and Patrick VVelfh. Abruhum Livuigdon. Olive r Miller. Lieutenant Col. j. F, Harrnramck. William Torrey. Gideon and Mary De- leldcrnier. Each of them haih received 500 acres fr om New- York. I Liberally compenfated by I New- York. No principle upon which an allowance can be made. He has been coinpenjated by New-York. He received 1,000 acres. Not entitled. He has received ample com- pensation from the (late of New- York, and the United States. He received from New- York, 1 ,000 acres. He is not entitled to any more. It is not proved that they were ohiigrd to leave Nova-Sco- tia^ nor that they came hither with ipteni to aid the United States, Their inn whom they followed, i- included in ihc i)iird clafs. H A LIST OF CLAIMANTS, WHO ARE NOT EN^ TITLED TO A BOUNTY, CONTINUED, . The heirs of Jonathan Delefdernier. This cafe does not come wit in the prpvifions of the law. Henry Weibble. Nothing can be allowed. His cafe is not embraced bv the law Philip Leibert. He has been already com- penfated by New-York. He received i,ooo acres. Major Lorant Oliver, He is compenfalcd. New- York granted him 1,000 acres. John Gauley. He received five hundred acres from New-York, which is a fufficient compenfation, Peter Cayeau. He alio received 500 acres from New- York, which is fuffi* cieut compeniation. • k . [jOOojicres. /^ hundrec, [rK which is ition, .500 acres "ch is fuffi. ^^^^n . ULATION.viz. Special cafes, C^fes of the firft clafs, Cafes of the fecond clafs, - Ditto of tl e third clafs, 8,000 5,000 11,256 7,000 2,500 1. Ditto of the fifth and lowed clafs, 100 5 10. Ditto of the fourth clafs. •33*850 6. Ditto fufperded. 18. Ditto difalk wed. 73. . The Foregping abftraQ contains the names of all perfons whofe claims were prelented before the expi- ration of the time fixed by the aft of Congrefs. The fufpended cafes will be further examined and reported on hereafter. JAMES M'HENRY, Secretary of War. OLIVER. WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treafury, JOHN STEELE, Compt. oj ilic Treafury.