newspapers of the day carried reports of his assisting the poor and the sick. (1?) Although he was a proprietor he was also a strong defender of the rights of tenants; as a member of the Liberal Tarty he was in favor of reforms that helped tenants obtain ownership of their land, responsible government and improved education. It is not surprising to find that the Nann estate did not have any of the riots or angry confront— ations between tenants and proprietors that characterized

many parts of P. E. 1. during the 1840's and 1850's. However, there is some indication from Burke and Blanchard that the tenants were "slow" in paying their rents. And the Rent Books for the estate in the late 1840's show five squatters on the

estate, three of whom are residents of the Anderson Road

settlement.

Mr. Pope is also credited for obtaining from Mr. Mann a

gift of seventy acres and the lumber for the construction of

a Roman Catholic Church for the Irish tenants on the estate. Burke and Blanchard report some skepticism on the part of Mr. Mann towards the request. And Mr. lope and heirs report that Mr. Nann agreed to the request only on condition that the land and property remain in the custody of a board of trustees, and never be given to a priest or bishop. (18) This condition was

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to be a matter of some controversy later in 1862. Er. kann died in 1845. (19) burke and blanchard state that the church was completed in 1847; they name the principal constructors

as Joseph Woods, Martin Black and "a carpenter named Brown."

It was dedicated to Saint Malachy (Malachi); local tradition