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We Andrew Julien Chief of the Indians of the
River Miramichi and its
Dependencies, Lewis, Etienne
___ ___ and Newell Toma
Ganis ___. ____. ___. ___. ___
sons of Toma Ganis
___. ___. ___. Chief of the Tabinsuntack
Indians and Nicolai Julien,
Pierre Julien and
John Atanas ___.. ___..
___.. ___ .. ___..
____.. ____ being authorized
by the same Indians of Miramichi and
its dependencies and of
Tabusintack and Richi
bucto ___.. ___. ___ to
solicit from His Honor Major General
Smyth President and Commander
in Chief of the Province of
New Brunswick permission
to remain in a state of neutrality
during the present War with
the United States of America and
having solicited and obtained
such permission do for ourselves
and in the name and on the
behalf of the rest of the said Indians
whom we represent promise
that we and the rest of the said Indi
ans will continue in our
fidelity to His Majesty the King of the
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, and will not di
rectly or indirectly give
or lend any aid or assistance to the armed
forces or to the Citizens
and Subjects of the said United States at
Enmity with His said Majesty
or to any others the Enemies of His
said Majesty: And will not
during the continuance of the present
Wars in which His Majestys
is engaged molest, injure, or disturb
in any manner or degree
any of His Majestys Subjects in their
Persons or Properties, but
will remain and continue in a State of
strict and perfect neutrality,
doing no act whatever contrary to that
fidelity which we acknowledge
to be due from us and those whom
we represent to His said
Majesty.
In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals
hereunto at the City of Saint John in the Province of New
Brunswick the twentieth day of August in the Year of
our LORD one thousand eight hundred and twelve and
in the fifty-second Year of His Majestys Reign.
The Mark of
Andrew
X
X
Lewis Toma Ganis
Juliens Mark.
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The mark of
X
Etienne Toma Ganis
Noel Toma Gonis
The mark of
Nicolai Julien
X
The mark of
Pierre X Julien
The mark of
John X Atanas
Witnesses
T. Wetmore Atty. Genl.
Charles. J. Peters Judge Ct. V. Adty.
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Engagement of
Andrew Julien
[etc] - of Miramichi
to observe a strict
Neutrality.
St. John 20th.
Aug. 1812
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