=0“ ing from their loyalty7to the British cause through the American War or Independenceo They were promised land and many priveleges in Canada; Nova Scotia and New Brunswicke Whetewer differences of opinion may exist about the wisdom or their choice in exiling themSeIVES, the loyalists chal= lenge the admiration of the'world for fidelity to their prin- ciplese'They'were”mostly people in“easy circumstances frOm New York, New'Jerseyg‘Penneylvania§”and"other statése'We' can form7but'a'vague’idea of the great change effected in their mode of living; having had everything they needed and darkies to do the heavy Work for themg they now knew hunger,

and they had to do their own slavery. ” ‘ Perhaps the hardest feature was the climate, and

the lack of communication with the outSide world during the‘ long wintero Pathetic indeed were their Stories of hows du re ing the first few Wintersg they were able to stay aliveo Necessities of life could net be procured for money, even

if there were any Way of making moneyo After a time the pine timber trade startedg and then shipbuilding received its first impetuse

lhe governor of this Island, then known as Isle st; fehn; made strenuous efforts to get some of the Loyalists to come this wayo Thinking they would make good citizens? he made rash promises of free landg promises it was difficult to redeem; because of large grants made to parties living in the Old Country? on conditions which were never rule filledo When the Loyalists came; they squatted where they could; in some instances in repaired French cabins; in other instances in rude little log houses which were hastily erected. Then.they had to make several trips by boat or around the shore on ice to Charlottetown to-estahlish their claims and towfind out Where their land was to be.

The proprietors of Lot 19 were induced to give a strip of the south side of the Leta starting from the line of Lot 17 along the road to Reed’s Corner, containing about 4200 acres; this land was wilderness; 50 acres was front land, and 250 Was known as "back land"o The lots Were numbered and drawn by ballot; l4 claimants drew for this land; John Chambers, Andrew Eastman, John Robins, William Schurman, Nathan Wetherall, David Stage, Joseph Wood, John Murray, William Scenoebaugh, James Waugh, William wright, Richard Robins” Jonathan Palmer; Laurence Barrett. With two exceptions they did not occupy this land. The first two on the list sold their claims for a trifle and left the country.

There is no special day recorded of the landing of

the Loyalists, but from old manuscripts and other data