“That the township of Dartmouth comprehend all the lands lying to the east side of the harbour of Halifax and Bedford Bason (sic), and extending and bounded easterly by the grant to the proprietors of Lawrence Town & extending from the north easterly head of Bedford Bason (sic), until one hundred thousand acres be comprehended”
Kennedy, W.P.M. “Statutes, treaties and documents of the Canadian Constitution, 1713-1929 Constitutional documents of Canada” Toronto : Oxford University Press, 1930. https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_03428
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