Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland First Session of the Fourth General Assembly St. John's , E.D.Shea , 1848 Colonial Government Journals ----------------------------------------------------- For the Lands surveyed for Persons who were in possession prior to the passing of the Crown Lands Bill. For the year ending 1st. October , 1847. I will post names and where they were situated with "wh " = where the land was. Anything in these brackets { } are my own. There was a cost for the title for the applicant , so if anyone would like to contact me for the cost which a particular person paid , please drop a line. --------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Green was the Land Surveyor , Brigus. " The amount for the Deputy Surveyor includes the charge of surveying , plotting, expense of chainmen, and travelling ." All the lands surveyed below were done by Joshua Green. These are for BRIGUS..... George Wills wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave Jeremiah Nowlan wh - near Brigus William Wells wh - near Brigus William Elmes wh - Bay Roberts H. {?} & S. Russell wh - Bay Roberts John Whelan wh - Cupids Henry Elms wh - Bay Roberts Patrick Mackin wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave William Kelly wh -Cupids William Eddey wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave Tobias Merser wh - Bay Roberts Walter Brennan wh - Bay Roberts John Merser wh - Bay Roberts Thomas Butler wh - Bay Roberts James Wells wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave Thomas Fleming wh - Bay Roberts Henry Wells wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave John Wells wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave John Griffin wh - Bay Roberts John Elms wh - Bay Roberts John Walsh wh - Bay Roberts Benjamin Morgan wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave David Flynn wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave William Richards wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave John Lutterell wh - Bay Roberts Henry Anthony wh -Cupids Edward Russell wh - Bay Roberts John Richards wh - Salmon Cove , Port de Grave Isaac Gooseney wh - near Bay Roberts John Neil wh - Bay Roberts J. & G. Bishop wh - Port de Grave Thomas Martin wh - Port de Grave that's it for Brigus 1847... ~ Ann~ Ann { MacDonald } Batten