The Hyatt Papers : An Interpretation

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Title
The Hyatt Papers : An Interpretation
Abstract
Gilbert Hyatt (c.1761-1823), an American Loyalist who fought for the British and came to Canada following the American Revolution, submitted a petition for the Township of Ascot based upon his military record. After nearly a decade of delays caused by government changes in regulations and deliberate posturing in respect to the whole subject of land grants, Hyatt was eventually granted Letters Patent for a portion of Ascot Township in 1803. He built a a grist mill on the falls of the Magog River that lead to the settlement of the area, today known as the City of Sherbrooke. In 1991, Glenn Taylor, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona and a direct descendant of Gilbert Hyatt, donated a collection of private papers to Bishop’s University. Handed down from generation to generation, the collection consists of various papers relating to the Hyatt family including petitions, deeds, military certificates and government documents. The author transcribed some of the collection for this article that reflect some of the overall problems associated with the initial settlement of the region and more specifically, the inequities that often characterized the land grant system during the 1790s and 1800s.
Publication
Journal of Eastern Townships Studies / Revue d'études des Cantons-de-l'Est
Volume
No. 1
Pages
89-108
Date
Fall 1992
Language
en
URL
Citation
Moore, Stephen. “The Hyatt Papers : An Interpretation.” Journal of Eastern Townships Studies / Revue d’études des Cantons-de-l’Est No. 1 (Fall 1992): 89–108. http://www.etrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/JETS_01-9-Moore.pdf.
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