March 8, 1817

The Acadian Recorder

MARCH 8, 1817

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Marriages: The Acadian Recorder reports these in a limited manner, but they originate throughout the Province. Often the dates found in this section and the Deaths section contain two references of inst. (or instant) and ult. (or ultimo). These refer to the month in which the date occured. Inst. or instant means the date is in the current month. Ult. or ultimo means the date given is in the previous month.

Deaths: Again these originate throughout the Province, and sometimes are International.

Ship News: The news typically lists ship arrivals and departures, usually by giving ship name, master, and home port or last port sailed from. Sometimes there are also passengers lists, information of wrecks etc which are reported under this section as well. If you see the symbol "&.c" in the texts, this was the old form of "etc".

Estate Notices: These were advertisements placed when someone died announcing that claims against and owed to the estate had to be settled within a certain time period. This section is a compliment to the Deaths section as an additional source. This section will be done once every few months. Since they often ran the same ad for 2 years, the list usually stays the same for a long period of time. Sources here are not only the name of the deceased, but also those who administered the estate, usually other family members. The complete text is not done. This is just a list containing estate owner, administrator(s) and the date the original notice was placed (if available).

Advertisers: Again this section is a list of names, with type of business and location if available. Real estate sales will also
appear in this section, whether private or public/sherrif auction. This section and the next are not being included yet, but will be eventually added in.

Snips and Clips: Interesting odds and ends.

Married

In Quebec by the Rev. Horace Parker, William Henry Parys Esq. of the Commissariat to Miss Lucinda Nelson Gethings, second daughter of the late Capt. Gethings of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

DEATHS

At Liverpool on the 12th February, Mrs. Mary Rudolph wife of Mr. D. Rudolph of that place, in the 45th year of her age. She supported a long and severe illness with the most christian fortitude and consoled her sorrowing friends and relatives with assurances that she felt resigned to death and prepared for another and better world.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Tuesday March 4 arr.
brig Mary-Gilliat, Austen 44 days from Malaga - cargo fruit wines, &c. to Moody & Doyle.
brig Britannia, Jacobs 54 days from Demerary - cargo rum and sugar to Messrs Starr & Shannon.
brig Hiram, Spilliards from Demerary to Messrs D. Dundas & Co.

Wednesday March 5 arr.
sch. Consolation, Marvin from St. Johns N.F. but last from Pope's Harbour at which place she put in some time since in distress.

Thursday March 6 arr.
sch. Four Sons, Kelly 9 days from Boston - cargo flour &c. to Messrs A. Stowell & Co. Passengers: Messrs M'Kinzie, Cunard, and Greenwood of this town; Mr. Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Aldis to join the company of Comedians in this town.
brig Lord [______], Falt from Lunenburg to proceed to the W. Indies.
sch. Hope, Little, from Liverpool N.S. - passengers: Joseph Freeman and J. Barss Esq's; Mr. Ford &c.

Friday March 7 arr.
sch. Elizabeth, Walker from Barrington; The E. sailed from hence for Boston about six weeks since, but encountering a series of boisterous weather was obliged to put into the above place where she lay frozen until within a few days.
Capt. Cragg of the brig Marianne Slayney arrived here 23d ult.; reports that the schooner Nimrod, belonging to Liverpool, N.S., Harrington master, sailed from St. Kitts on or about the 15th Jan. for Liverpool and was rather leaky when she sailed.

The brig James Stewart, Smith from St. John's N.F. have arrived at Falmouth, Jamaica.
The Rebecca, Pritchard from St. John's N.F. have arrived at St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica.
The brig Susan, Morrison from hence 70 days had arrived at Montego Bay, Jamaica.
The sch. Vivid at Kingston, was advertised for sale; the ship Burkeley had arrived and sold.
The sch. Catharine from hence had arrived at Boston.
The sch. William of this port with about forty sail of American vessels was frozen up at Holmes Hole the latter end of Feb.
The brig Hazard and sch. Perserverance of New Brunswick were frozen up at Taurpolin Cove the 18th ult.
The brig Halifax packet, Hogg sailed from Boston last Feb. for Demerary with a deck load live stock.
The sch. Britannia, Coulson at Boston fro Halifax would sail a few days after the Four Sons.
The sch. Sally, Pennel 60 days from Dominique has arrived at Lunenburg - cargo rum and sugar.
The sch. Margaret from Halifax was spoken Jan. 27 off Charleston Bar bound in.
The brig Alice, Porter 21 days from Jamaica arrived at Charleston 6th ult.
The brig Union, Doyle from New York fro New Brunswick was at Holmes' Hole 12th ult.
An English sch. from Jamaica was at Tarpaulin Cove 16th ult.
The Earl Bathurst, Lt. Stewart arrived at New York from hence in 15 days passage. The Grace packet sailed with the mails from New York for Falmouth on the 22d ult.
The Mary-Gilliat spoke Feb. 6 brig Agenora 13 bays from New Brunswick - 18th lat. 40 long 56 sloop Native from Portland from Charleston out 44 days - Supplied her with provisions and water.
The brig Waterloo has been on shore at Yarmouth and was still detained there by the ice Feb. 20; sch. Dove from Eastport for this place was stranded at Jebouge.