- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LPR .N6L3G7P7
- Category:
- Nova Scotia
- Creator:
- Nova Scotia. Land Records.
- Material Description:
- 1 microfilm textual records 35 mm
- Contents:
A volume of land grants for the Township of Preston containing a list of proprietors, the proportion of land granted to each person, and the date of the grant. The reel contains the details of the original survey for each of the town lots in Preston.
A list of proprietors for a tract of land granted to Thomas Young and another list for land granted to Patrick Byrns are both included in the volume.
- Originals:
The original records are held by the Nova Scotia Archives.
- Archival Ref. No.:
PANS/NSA RG 1, vol. 370.
- Finding Aids:
Online: Documents related to the settlement of Preston available through the Nova Scotia Archives African Nova Scotian Diaspora exhibit.
A handwritten index giving the proprietor's name and the page number for each survey description has been microfilmed at the beginning of the reel.
The index is available.
- PDF Finding Aid:
- Index-Names_Preston-Township-Land-Grants_NS-Land-Grants.pdf