February 10 1846 page 1

Penitanguishine [Penetanguishene]
10 February 1846

My Dear Brother

In respect to the Lands I have
a claim for at Goderiche[Goderich] I Sent in a Petition to
the Governor General accompanied by your certificate
as to my claim being well founded, to which
I recieved no answer, but having lately seen
our Superintendant T. G. Anderson Esquire. I spoke
to him concerning the Same, and as the Matter
I suppose had been referred to him, he tells
me that the greatest difficulty that lays in the
way is that the Government entered your name
for the whole of the Said Lands and that you
regularty[regularly] receive the annuity Stipulated for
the Same, that now the matter cannot be
altered, but Mr. Anderson advices[advises] as the most
equitable plan that you Should allow me
during my natural life a Sum of two hundred
dollars yearly - and that you continue to receive
the annuity for the whole as usual, as the
Government do not feel disposed to make
any alterations in the arrangements they have
entered into with you - I therefore will
willingly