Abbreviations used
Date September 10 1894
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
St. John River, June 30th, 1783 - Return of Inhabitants of River St. John settled on lands commonly known as Gage Town: Aaron HOVEY has a wife, and claims a lot in consequence of a lease to his father-in-law, Edmund PRICE from Wm SPRY, Esq. dated 12th July 1770 for 200 acres of alnd. He has a log house and about 10 acres of land cleared. Said Price was one of the Cumberland party.