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They were perhaps the first of the thousands of loyal refugees to arrive. Certainly Captain Baxter reaped substantial advantage in being early on the ground, for on August 15, 1782, a grant of 5,000 acres was made to him as a reduced subaltern officer and loyal refugee and 500 acres to each of his sons. The names of Gilfred Studholme and John Hazen were inserted in this grant, the former for 2,000 acres, the latter for 500. Major Studholme afterwards secured a block of 5,000 acres at the Mill Stream, opposite Apohaqui railway station, to which he gave the name of Studville. On this property he settled and there he died in October 1792. The parish of Studholm perpetuates his name.

Sir Richard Hughes was succeeded as Lieutenant-Governor, in 1781, by Sir Andrew Snape Hamond. Both Hughes and Hamond in turn held the office of commissioner of the naval yard at Halifax. Colonel Francklin kept on excellent terms with the Lieutenant-Governors who were at the head of affairs in Nova Scotia, while Governor Legge was absent in England.[1] An amusing specimen of his diplomacy is contained in a letter to Hazen and White in which he writes:

"However high Indian corn may be, I wish you would send twenty bushels to Sir Andrew for his poultry, in which Lady Hamond takes great delight, and pray don't omit getting her some wood ducks in the approaching season."

Under date March 30, 1782, Hazen and White wrote Francklin respecting the situation of their affairs on the River St. John:

We mentioned that Davidson will have about 200 sticks out this season and near as many more cut in the woods, having employed almost half the inhabitants in cutting. We should not be surprised to hear that he with many of the Inhabitants should memorialise the Commissioner for orders to have all his sticks
  1. ↑ Francklin was himself lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia from 1266 to 1976, when he was retired from the position in consequence of some differene with Governor Legge.
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