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may produce. By their accounts the number of Germans annually 
imported in the older colonies of America has so overstocked the good 
lands within convenient distance of navigation that many of them have 
lately been obliged to move into Carolina and Virginia. Their mer- 
chants are at a loss to procure Fish and Hemp for the British market, 
to produce which of the best kind and greatest abundance, nothing is 
wanting in Nova Scotia but a sufficiency of labouring people.”’ 
The Governor goes on to state that the proposed settlements are 
to be undertaken by people of very sufficient and able circumstances 
and that the establishment of so many German families will serve to 
divert the annual current of German immigration from the older 
colonies to Nova Scotia, which will be materially strengthened by the 
acquisition of these “frugal, laborious and industrious people,” who 
will not only improve and enrich their property but, if need be, “ per- 
tinaceously defend it.” 
The Governor enclosed with his letter a list of the applications for 
lands. 
The list was as follows:— 
John Ewine.& Go. Philadelphia" "#4... 200,000 acres. 
Dr. Franklin & Co. es Seen Pe de rue OO O00 Manes 
German Company, È Selina age oe ote Bree Gite di (1,110 1,1 a 
Mat’w Clarkson & Co. = eee one eLOOLOOO 
Messrs. Alex’r & Thompson, see Y ame es ET es ER 100,000“ 
David Rheardé Coz, Philadelphia «2442 eer OO 000M 
James EvonsLrenton, IN Je 200,000 “ 
Jobn Hughes PhiarelphiA. 2.5. Etre. 100,000  “ 
Joun Murray OO 6 “Co Genco. cnc on ere oc pee OCU mem 
Andrew Orr se Ae moe eee MED 000 img 
Charles Beatley & Co., Warminster................. 100,000“ 
William Smith & Co., PRIS La ae Fi MOOD: 
John Rolfe ire rte nee MGR ONE LE 
DantliEendersOn CO D ristol anwar st aie eraser 200,000 “ 
Bem iseininy Me Istbse soc. <a ead SR TA eats ee Ge La 100,000  “ 
In the grants subsequently issued to the above applicants the 
name of Alexander MeNutt invariably appears and it is quite evident 
that the agents came to Halifax at his instigation. Dr. Franklin, 
mentioned above, was the celebrated Benjamin Franklin. He had 
at this time much influence in England and America and was interested 
in several of the townships in the province. 
On the 2nd June a tract of 200,000 acres was reserved for the Rev. 
James Lyon, Alexander McNutt and thirteen others (principally resi- 
dents of Philadelphia) of lands to the Eastward of Onslow and Truro. 
At the same time 1,600,000 acres were reserved for McNutt and his 
associates at various places. Among the reservations was a block of 
