MARCH 29, 1817
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.
- No reports.
- Sunday morning after a painful illness, Mr. George Moren in his 43d year.
- Monday morning, Mr. Francis Gillman, late Quartermaster in the Nova Scotia Reg't; an old and deserving officer having been forty years in his Majesty's service.
- At Liverpool N.S. 22d inst., Henry Robinson Esq. a native of Somersetshire Eng., in the 41st year of his age; formerly Surgeon of His Majesty's 7th Regiment and for some years a Practitioner in this Province, and a resident of that town for twelve months past; where he sustained the character of the Christian, the Gentleman and skillful Physician. To those who know how to appreciate real worth and professional talents, his loss is deeply felt and deplored and cannot be easily made up. He had left a widow and two children to lament his premature death occasioned by a faithful and zealous attention to the duties of his profession.
Saturday March 22 arr.
Queensbury Packet 5 days from New York.
Monday March 24 arr.
sloop Olive, Faulkner 4 days from Boston.
Wednesday March 26 arr.
new brig Irene from Yarmouth N.S.
Thursday March 27
Sailed - Queensbury packet with the mails for Falmouth.
Friday March 28 arr.
His Majesty's ship Wye, Capt. Harper 38 hours from
Digby.
sloop Mary & Betsy, Conrad 9 days from New York.
The Lord Sidmouth packet from New York arrived Falmouth Dec. 30 in 20
days.
The brig William Campbell from Antigonish driven ashore on Mauger's
Beach on Friday last by the ice; was got off Tuesday morning; she sustained
but little damage.
His Majesty's ship Menai arrived at Chatham Dec. 31 from Bermuda.
The sch. Four Sons, Watson from hence has arrived at Dominica.
The sch. Nancy, Tudor 45 days from Halifax arrived at New York
11th inst.
The sch. Concord, Long of Yarmouth 39 days from Tobago - lost her foremast
in a gale; and the next day the mate M. Long was unfortunately washed
overboard and perished.
sch. Flora, Smith 15 days from Liverpool for Barbados was
spoken Feb. 20 lat. 32.
The Matilda and Catharine were to sail from Boston for this port a
day or two after the Olive - the master of the first had 500 dollars stolen
from his desk; supposed by two passengers from hence.
© 2000 Susan Burns
