Richard Leonard land grant, 1818

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dc.contributor.author	Cameron, Chantal
dc.date.accessioned	2018-12-18T21:15:15Z
dc.date.available	2018-12-18T21:15:15Z
dc.date.issued	2018-12-18
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10464/13857
dc.description	Richard Leonard was a member of the 104th Regiment of the British Army. The Regiment was based in New Brunswick, but marched to Kingston (and two flank companies to Niagara) during the winter of 1813 to reinforce troops there. Leonard fought during the War of 1812 at Sackett’s Harbour, Lundy’s Lane and Fort Erie. After the war he settled at Lundy’s Lane and was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 1st Lincoln Militia. He later became the Sheriff of Niagara. He died in 1833 and is buried in the Drummond Hill Cemetery.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A military land grant for Richard Leonard of Stamford Township, a Major of the 104th Regiment. The grant is for 200 acres in the Township of Sidney, County of Hastings, Midland District, and is dated September 25, 1818. A seal is attached to the grant. There are several signatures on the grant, but most are illegible. One appears to be J.B. Robinson, [Att. Genl.].	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	;RG 671
dc.rights	CC0 1.0 Universal	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/	*
dc.subject	Leonard, Richard.	en_US
dc.subject	Land grants -- Ontario -- Sidney Township.	en_US
dc.title	Richard Leonard land grant, 1818	en_US
dc.type	Other	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2021-08-12T01:58:04Z

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