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Additional commenta:/ Commentaires supplAmantaires: [Printed ephtmera] 1 thuet (verso blank) This item is filmed at the reduction ratio chocked below/ Ce document eat film* au taux de rMuction indiqui ci-deaaoua. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X D 32X Th« copy filmed h«r« has b—n raproducad thanks to tha ganarosity of: Manuscript Division Public Archives of Canada L'axamplaira filmi fut raproduit grAca i la gAnArosit* da: Division das manuscrits Archivas pubiiquas du Canada Tha imagas appearing han ara tha baat quality possibia conaidaring tha condition and iagibiiity of tha original copy and in kaaping with tha filming contract spacificationa. Original copiaa in printad papar eovars ara fllmad beginning with tha front covar and ending on the laat page with a printad or illustrated imprea- sion, or the beck cover when appropriate. 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The following diegrama illuatrata the method: l.ee cartee, pianchea, tableaux, ate. pauvent itra ffimie i dee taux da rMuction diffArants. Lorsqua la document est trop grand pour Atre raproduit en un seui clichA, il est fiimA A partir de I'angle supArieur gauche, de gauche A droite, et da haut en baa, 9n prenant le nombre d'imegea nAcasseire. Les diagrammea suivants illustrant la mAthode. 1 2 3 ( » f 1 2 3 4 e 6 f ¥ >,^ GENERAL ORDERS, ' "X ' MILITARY SECRTETARY'S OFFICE. KlNCSTOi\, lyih Jc/ir, 1815. WITM reference to tlic General Order of the 6rh Docmber 18 14, commuri- catipg the [gracious intentions of iiis Royal Highnef-. the P- ince Regent, of grantinp; to disbanded Soldiers, locations of Waste Lands and Crown Refcrvcs in the Cana- da-i — His Excellency MAyytGa^etdl S'lV Fr'ecierirk Robhuon, Commandlnyjin the Prov- ince of U;per Canada, directs thit the. foliowinj; ic lulitions be publifli.'d, for the in- formaiicn and guidance of mch claimants, who may be desirous of fettling in the faid Province. Each Soldier is to be allowed One Hundred Acres of land, and is to receive his location from rheSuperintendant, up n his beinsr fat i lied that the claimant is ot^ the defer iption, and of the chancier, to bee )mc an ul'cful (.e tier. He is to be n'lced on his land; the boundaries of which, ar.d th'.- c ui:lition-> of his 2;'ant, arc to be expres- sed in the ticket of location. It is to be ciearly underd ond, that the lan's held un- der thele p;rant3, cannot be alienated or dilpofed o^ until th'^ grantee fliall have,reiidL'd upon and cultivated a rcafonable propositi -»n of the f mie, for the fpace of three years. Officers will be entitled to a ticket of location in the firft tnftxnce, for two hun- dred acres of land, uptm condition that they caul'e a reifonabie proportion of the fame to be cultivated, and do not di^pofe of it until three years after the date of the ticket. Officers and Men a'c to rec^iv^ praviH )ni fof themfelves and families, in fuch proportions as (hall be hereafter fpscilied, for one year. Imp..ements of husbandry and tools, will alfo be fupplied to them, in fulHcient quantities, and other comforts according to the neccf itie>of the individuals. With a view to carry into full effect the intentions of his Majcfty's Government oa this head, his Excellency has been pleafed to appoint Alexander M'Donnell^ Efq, to be Superintendant. • His Excellency has alfo been pleafed to. appoint Lieut. ANGUS M'DONELL, of the Glengary Light Infantry Fencibles, with the pay of 2s 6 army fterling per day, in addition to the full pay of his commifiitm in the army, to be ftationed at the depot at Cornwall, to receive and take cha'ge of the fettlers. This appwniment to take place from the 25th ultimo, and to continue until further orders. Lieut. M'Donell will proceed immediately to Cornwall, and place himfelf under tHe orders of the fuperintendant. All applicati ns on the part of claimants for lands in Upper Canada, arc to be tnade until further notice, to the ofiicer in charge of the depot at Cornwall. Passages to the depot will be ordered, on" application at the office of the Quarter Mafter General for fuch of thefe men (and their families) as may have received their dilcharges in the U^per Province. Br liis Excellency* s Comma if D. WILLIAM GIBSONE, Acting MiutARr Si 14 ■\j.%-