History - Kings Orange Rangers

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of Gentlemen & Settled with Capt. Collins by Giving him his Bill payable next June.” 273 The
next day, June 26th Cameron and his family embarked with Prince Snow in order to commence
their move to Spanish River. 274
On July 23rd 1785, Perkins requested Lt. McLeod to arbitrate a matter between himself and
Captain Howard. This concerned money drawn by the KOR Paymaster, Captain McDonald for
men mustered in McLeod’s Liverpool detachment. The men against whom it was drawn in fact
were not in McLeod’s detachment so he did not receive the money. Also Captain Howard did not
receive it as he was on leave of absence at the time and no muster was made in his name.
Perkins asked Dr. Smith to join with him in the arbitration. The final conclusion was that the
money was officially considered to be lost as to require either McLeod or Howard to pay it
would have “Some hardship in fastning sic it on either.” 275
1787
On September 3rd, Lieutenant Donald McLeod was helping Lemuel Drew to raise a small frame
for a building. Without warning the side McLeod was holding let go and fell on him, killing him
instantly. “He Never Spoke a word, only fetched two or three deep Sighs or Gasps. Some
Suppose he was taken in a fit, which he had been Subject to, & held on by the Timber & halled
sic it down, but how it was we Cannot Say.” On the following day a service was held at the
Meeting House, the body waked and a sermon preached by Mr. Jessop. McLeod was buried in
the town cemetery.
September 6th Captain Howard’s oxen were sold at auction to Captain Benajah Collins for
£15. 276
1789
April 17th 1789 Perkins received a letter from Captain John Howard who had gone to Saint John
and then Quaco (now St. Martin’s, NB) where the KOR had been given a land grant after the
American Revolution. In the letter dated December 18th 1788, Howard tells Perkins that he “is
doing very well, has raised 70 Bushel Wheat, 40 Bush. Buck Wheat, 500 Bushel potatoes, 50
Bushel Turnips, & has hogs, of 800 wt., the Last Year.” 277
1790
The first of several entries in Perkins Diary referring to John Day, late of the King’s Orange
Rangers and husband of Phoebe Eldridge appears June 10 th 1790 when he was working on a
273 Ibid. P. 278.
274 Ibid.
275 Ibid. P.282.
276 Ibid. P. 244
277 Ibid. P. 472.
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