The 1809 land petition of Sarah/Sally (Smith) Clapp of Fredericksburg Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
This petition is available online at the Library and Archives Canada website in the Upper Canada land petitions:
Sally Clapp/Smith, 1809, Fredericksburg, Vol. 97, Bundle C 9, petition 30, film C-1650, page 906
To His Excellancy Francis Goer Esqr Lieutan Governor of the Provane of Upper Canada
In Counsil
The Petition of Sally Clapp of the Township of Freidrickburg - Humbly Sheweth - That your Petitioner is the Dafter of Comfort Smith Fredrickburg U E Loyist that she is maried to John Clapp of the township of Fridrickberg and has never Recived any Land or order for Land from the Crown
Wherefore your Petitioner Prays that your Excellancy will be Pleast to grant her two hundred acres of the wast Land of the Crown and Permit Mr John Dutlar of the town of York to be Her agent to Locate the same and take out the Deed when compliatn and will Ever Pray
Saly Clapp
Freidrickburg
Junary 1809
Sally Clapp maketh oath and saith that she is the Person she Describs Her self to be in the above Petition that she is maried and has never Recived any Land or order for Land from the Crown
Saly Clapp
Sworn before me this
day [31st?] of Junary 1809 Alexr Fisher
I certify that Salla Clapp signed the above Petition in my Presence that she is the Person she Describs Her self to be and has never Received any Land or order for Land from the Crown to the best of my knowlage and belief Alexr Fisher
[31st?] of Junary 1809