May 17, 1817

The Acadian Recorder

MAY 17, 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

On Satuday evening last, Mr. John West, Sailmaker, to Miss Ann Sadler, both of this town.

DEATHS

Sunday morning last after a lingering illness he bore with Christian fortitude and resignation, Mr. Alexander Williams, a native of Aberdeen, aged 22 years.
Sunday evening last in the 18th year of her age, Miss Martha Ruth Sentell, daughter of Mr. Edward Sentell.
On Monday last, Capt. John Close of the ship Northumberland, aged 45 years.
At Windsor on Monday last after a very short but severe illness, Mr. George Dewolf.
At Liverpool N.S. on Sunday last in the [__] year of her age, Mrs. Cobb widow of the late Jabeg[?] Cobb.
Lately at St. Thomas in the 22d year of his age, Capt. Lewis Smith of Liverpool, late of the schooner Alice.
Lost overboard from the sch. Hero on her passage from Grenada to Liverpool, Mr. John Howell, mate.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Wednesday May 14 arr.
brig Francis & Lucy, Rudolf 15 days from St. Lucia - cargo rum, sugar and molasses to Wm. Rudolf; - Left brig Lord Exmouth, Felt - uncertain; - brig _____, Goreham of Liverpool N.S. to sail in ten days.
brig Mary-Ann, Ernest 19 days from Trinidad to the Captain; - Left sch. Mary & Jane, Stairs and brig Maria, Millet to sail in a week.
brig Armenia, Barber from Demerary to Mr. Law. Doyle.
brig Shannon, M'Herron from Burin N.F.

Thursday May 15 arr.
sch. Industry, Cutchell 9 days from Burin, N.F. ; - Spoke on Wed. sch. Chart from St. John N.B. for Pictou.
2 small schrs from Cornwallis with hay, oats and potatoes; one of the schrs, Capt. Allan is bound to Pictou with her cargo.

Saturday May 17 arr.
brig Pomona, Stevens 31 days from Portsmouth E.; - nothing new; Passengers - Maj. Meadows 15th Regiment and Lady, Ensign Hutchinson 60th.

Sailed
On Monday the Lady Wellington packet for New York.
On Tuesday H.M. bg. Fly for St. Johns N.F.

Cleared
ship Protector, Simpson - St. John New Brunswick
brig Joseph & Mary, Nesbitt - ditto
brig Perceval, Thompson - Plymouth
brig Aimwell, Morrison - Miramichie
sch. William & Jane, Power - St. Johns N.F.
sch. Elizabeth, Walker - do.
sch. Good-Intent, Coffin - Burin, N.F.
sch. Rhoda, O'Brien - Baltimore
sch. Margaret, Richard - Schoodick, N.B.

The brig Patty, Capt. Jones from Liverpool N.S. arrived at Boston in 5 days.
sch. Parker, Boyd at New York 9 days from Halifax.
sloop Mary & Betsy at New York in 10 days.
the Prs Elizabeth packet and schrs Jane & Martha, Nancy, and Mary-Ann arrived at New York the 6th inst.

Liverpool N.S.
May 6 - arr. brig Charles, Smith from Grennada, sailed April 9; - Left there the sch. Three Sisters, Robertson to sail in 10 days for Halifax; also brigs Sophia, Bowen of St. John N.B. and St. Andrews, Thompson of St. Andrews; - the mate of the latter vessel had died there; Capt. Thompson was sick, but on the recovery. The brig Liverpool, Rundell of and from Digby arrived at Grenada April 3 and soon after proceeded to Jamaica.

May 8 - Arr. brig Fanny, Anderson (late Freeman) and sch. Hero, Harding (late Smith) from Grenada - on the homeward bound passage the Fanny lost three men by sickness; and the Hero her mate overboard.

May 9 - Arr. brig Patty, Jones from Boston 4 days, and brig Polly, Godfrey Dominica 13 days - The Polly left at Dominica the sch. Sally, Waterman to sail for Halifax in 6 days.

May 10 - Arr. sch. Flora, Smith from Dominica 26 days - Spoke may 8 in lat. 43,20 Long. 63,23 brig Louisa from Boston bound to Amsterdam out 60 hours.

May 12 - Arr. brig Waterloo, Jones - St. Lucia.
Sailed Fanny, Smith for the W. Indies and sch. Enterprize, Fraser for Boston.

Pictou May 9
Arrived ships Mary from Greenock; Dartmouth, from Bristol; Harriet from Liverpool; and brig Good Intent from Aberdeen. The Blessing from Liverpool for Pictou with salt, is on shore at Caribou Beef [?] but is expected to be got off without much damage.