This was the second of two petitions that Christopher Lake made. The 1797 petition was a family claim, and the one in 1807 was a military claim. The brief 1797 petition names three of his six then-unmarried children. The 1807 petition gives information about his military service and capture during the Revolutionary War.

Here are links to the images of this 1807 petition and to the image and transcription of his 1797 petition.

• 1797 - Christopher Lake - Ernest Town Township - Microfilm C-2125 - Bundle 8 - Petition 30 - I - T
• 1807 - Christopher Lake - Ernest Town Township - Microfilm C-2125 - Bundle 8 - Petition 18 - I

• Sheet numbered 18

  To His Excellency Frances Gore Esquire, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada in Council.
  The Petition of Christopher Lake of the Township of Ernest Town in the Midland District Yeoman
  Humbly Sheweth
  That your Petitioner and family have constantly resided in this Province since the year 1795, That your Petitioner served in the Burgoyne Campaign in the year 1777 and was taken prisoner a few days before the Convention at Saratoga, That your Petitioners distressed Circumstances prevented him from coming into this province at an Earlier period, That your Petitioners family consists of Seven Children, the youngest 2 now being of the Age of Sixteen Years Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays your Excellency would be pleased to grant him the additional Quantity of Lands as a Military Claimant with his family lands.
  [signed] Christopher Lake
  And your Petitioner begs leave to state to your Excellency that he heretofore Petitioned for his family Lands and were not granted for want of Proof of his family Your petitioner therefore prays that his former Petition may be Revised and that his family Lands and the additional Land as a Military Claimant may be granted him.
  And your Petitioner will as
  in Duty Bound forever pray
  York 3 Feb 1807 [signed] Christopher Lake

• Sheet numbered 18a

  Christopher Lake of the Township of Ernest Town maketh oath and saith that he has Seven Children alive in this Province and that the Youngest is of the age fifteen Years
  [signed] Christopher Lake
  Sworn before me the 17th day of Jan. 1807
  [signed] Robt. Clark ?C. P.?

• Sheet numbered 18b

  Be it remembered that on the Fifteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Six personally came and appeared before us Richard Cartwright Alexander Fisher Thomas Markland and Archibald MacDonnell Esquires.
  His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for the Midland District in Quarter Sessions assembled Christopher Lake of the Township of Ernest Town Yeoman who being duly Sworn upon the Holy Evangelists maketh oath and saith that he came to the Province of Upper Canada previous to the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Eight and hath resided therein ever since.
  [signed] Christopher Lake
  [signed] Richard Cartwright, Chairman

  Sebastian Hagle of the Township of Ernest Town Yeoman Maketh oath and Saith that he believes the above affidavit of Christopher Lake to be just and true?
  [signed] SaBestoon Hagle
  [signed] Richard Cartwright, Chairman

• Sheet numbered 18c

  L18 Bundle No. 8
  The Petition of Christopher Lake Sen Received from himself 4th of February 1807.
  [signed] I. ?Meale?
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  Lt Governors Office
  York 4 February 1807
  Referred to the Executive Council By order of the Lieut Governor
  [signed] Wm Halton, Secretary
  turn over
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  Entered in Land Book G page 236
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  For his former petition see L 30 Bundle No. 8
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  Read in Council 6th Feby 1807
  Recommended for 300 acres as Military Claim’t including former Grants
  [signed] Thos ?Swell? Chairman
  Approved [signed] Frances Gore Lt Governor
  a Warrant issued the same day by Petitioner