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     In 1818 
     
    
   
   
    
     the member: of the 99th Refl- 
     
     ment of Foot, stnioned ll 
     
     Quebec liter serving in Welling- 
     
     ton's Peninsular campaign, were 
     
     oifered the osponunity of set- 
     
     tling in Cnnn n. The party, in 
     
     chlrge of ln oflicer, roceeded 
     
     to Lnchine, thence up eOnnwe 
     
     Rim, nnd through the bush to 
     
     the new depot n: Richmond." 
     
     Their families lived in menu 
     
     while the men cu: roads and 
     
     bull! Clbins. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Private: received 100 ncmen oi‘ 
     
     lend lnrgct grunts for oflicers ), 
     
     with mnapon m the denie- 
     
     ment for men nnd their families, 
     
     pensions of from sixpence to n 
     
     shilling a day and nrmy rnionl 
     
     for twelve months. The held of 
     
     each family received, an me, 
     
     brond axe, mmock, picluxe, 
     
     spade, shovel, hoe, scythe, draw- 
     
     knife, hammer, hnndnw, 2 s the 
     
     stones, 2 files, 12 pane: of g us, 
     
     1 Pound of u , l2 unds of 
     
     nails, camp en e, be tick and 
     
    

    
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