 The Haldimand Proclamation was a land grant to the Iroquois to compensate for their wartime alliance with the British during the American Revolution.Block Number 2 (aka Block 2) was purchased by Richard Beasley from Joseph Brant (on behalf of the Six Nations in 1796) with a mortgage held by the Six Nations.Block 2, 94,012 acres in size, was situated in the District of Gore.