Declarations in Colonial Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

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1797 British Subjectâ?Ts Declarations in Colonial Detroit
Detroit became U.S. held by the 1796 Treaty with England. Earlier records 
can >be found for Detroit, listed in Essex County, Quebec in the Registrarâ?Ts
Office in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Microfilm (Roll number not known) of the Originals by the Family History
Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.


This file prepared for inclusion in the USGenWeb Archives by Houston Tracy,
Jr. - TreSearch3@aol.com

Liber 1, pp. 120-122 ... Typed Copy

Declaration of British Subjects

Detroit, 20 May 1797
Recâ?Td in my office, 31 May 1797

Peter Audrain, Esqr., Prothenetary, County of Wayne

    Sir:
	Whereas the Second Article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce &
Navigation susisting between his Brittanic Majesty and the United States of
America sti[ulates, â?othat all persons who shall remain there (to wit: 
Within the Territories of the United States) after the expiration of
the said term (to wit: Twelve months after the evacuation of the Posts)
without having declared their Intention of remaining subjects of His
Brittanic Majesty shall be considered as having elected to become Citizens 
of the United Statesâ?.

	The subscribers presuming themselves contemplated under this Article of the
Treaty, and in conformity to the stipulation, Do Declare that they have 
made their Election, which is to Continue and Remain Subjects of His 
Brittanic Majesty within the Territory of the United States under the 
conditions of  the Treaty of Amity, Commerce & Navigation.

	The subscribers, Sir, desirous to give the necessary publicity 
to their declaration and the Treaty being silent on the mode of Communicting
their intentions to the Government of the United States, have presumed to
address it to you, as an Officer, belonging to a Public Department of the
Government; if there be no impropriety, they also wish it may become a matter of 
record. With Great Respect, We Have The Honor To Be, Sir, Your Very Humble Servant.

[signers] (Names shown here exactly as presented in this typed copy of the
original)
	(Additional data added by this transcriber will be shown in
parentheses)
Geo. Sharp, John Askins Senr., Alexr. Duff, James Leith, Wm. Harffy, Angus
Mackintosh, James Guthrie, Wm. Thorn, Jonathan Nelson, George Meldrum, A.
Iredell, J. Bte. (Jean Baptiste) Barthe, J. Bte. Barthe fils (Jr), Robt. 
Nichol, Alex. Maisonville Junr., John Reul, Mathew Dolson, William Park,
Wm. Smith, Robert McDougall, John McGregor, John Askins Junr., Joseph
Borrelle pere (Sr.), James McGregor, Robert Gouie, Thomas Smith, Louis 
Barthy (Barthe), John McKoigan, John Daine, John Anderson, Jean Langloi 
(Langlois), Charles  his  x mark  Roque, Jas. Fraser, J. Parlier Benoe (Benae, 
Beâ?Tnae, Benet), Wm. Hands, Francois his x  mark Rassette, Simon Drouillard,
George Jacob Rudhart, Pierre Rell, Jean Bapt. (Baptiste) his x  mark Bernard,
Basile his x  mark  Durocher, Joseph Borrel fils (Jr.), Alecy Borrell fils
(Jr.), Richard Money, Neal Delisle, Wm. Mickle, Wm. Baker, John Cain, R. 
McDonnell, John  McDonnell, John Wheaton, John Clark, James Vincent, Pierre 
Valle, Baptiste Boete, Joseph Maton,  Samuel Edge, Conrad Showles,
Jno. Whithead, Louis Couture, Amable Latour, William Mills, James Anderson,
Peter Blanch, Isaac his x  mark  Ganize pere (Sr.), John Lagord, Alexis 
Cerait, Baptiste Telemaire dit St. Louis, Batiste Monmirell, Richard Donovan, 
Isaac Gragnier fils (Jr.), Francois Le Maire, Samuel Eddy, Dominique Drouillard, 
Baptiste Drouillard, Baptiste Rousson (Rousseau), Phillip Bellenys, Joseph his 
x  mark  Gremour, Agustian (Augustin) Amelle, Laurent Maure.

Following are separate declarations.  They will not be presented here in
their entirety, due to repetition.



Recâ?Td in my office, 31 May 1797 - Declaration of James McIntosh, as a 
British Subject.

Recâ?Td in my office, 1 Jun 1797 - Declaration of Robt. Innis, Râ?Td 
(Richard) Pattinson and Robt. Grant, as British Subjects.

Recâ?Td in my office, 10 Jul 1797 - Declaration of British Subjects...

Jonathan Shieffelin, John Martin, D. McCrae, William Forsith (Forsyth),
Francis his x  mark Bertrand, Pierre his x  mark Galarno, Hugh Heward,
William Flemin, Charles Chovin, Pierre his x  mark Lanoux, James Donalson, 
Louis his x  mark Moore, Redmond his x  mark Condon, James Condon,
Joseph his x  mark Bernard, Pierre his x  mark Delorme, John his x  mark
Grant, Allex. Harion, John Little, Ch. Poupard, Jas. Robital, Nicholas 
his x  mark Boyer, John Tearson, Benoite Chapoton, James Cartright, Gabriel 
his x  mark Huno, Robert Forsyth, Antoine his x mark Chauvin, Jean Bte 
(Baptiste) his x  mark Petre, Jean Bte. (Baptiste) his x  mark Montroi,
Francois his x  mark Primo, Charle (Charles) his x  mark Petre.