NOVEMBER 8, 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.
- Last evening at the Mansion House Spryfield by the Rev. Dr. Inglis, John Miers Gree? [n?k?] Esq. of Sheet Harbour to Mary eldest daughter of George Mackintosh Esq. of Spryfield.
- Monday morning Mr. Benjamin Bowden aged 66 years
- Same morning in the 6th year of his age, Frederick Augustus third son of Mr. John Starr of this town.
- Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock after a short illness, sincerely regretted by all who knew him, Lieut. Charles William Bower of His Majestys sloop Opossum, in his 23rd year [ . . . ]
- In St. John N.B. Mr. Robert Laidley, aged 73 years [ . . . ]
- Mr. William Thompson, a passenger in the brig Concord from Londonderry, and a native of Achnacloy in the County Tyrone Ireland aged 27 years - he has left a wife and one child.
- At Ludlow on the River Miramichie about five weeks since William Betts aged 21, and last week Benjamin Betts aged 18, son of Ephraim Betts Esq. - These two young men fell a sacrifice to the prevailing epidemic fever which we understand proves mortal in many occurances.
- At Quincy, near Boston Oct. 12, Ann Wentworth aged 19 eldest daughter of George H. Apthorp Esq. [ . . . ]
- At Havanna on the 9th September last, Capt. Nathaniel Benjamin of the sch. St. Martins of New Brunswick.
- [From another section] On the 3rd inst. an inquisition was taken at Newport on the body pf Michael B. Grant Esq. of that township. Verdict - Accidental death.
Tuesday November 4 arr.: H.M. ship Dee and Opossum brig from Shelburne; Gov't sloop Earl Bathurst, Lt. Stewart from N.B.
Thursday November 6 arr.: ship Victory, Douglad 32 days from Liverpool Eng. to Messrs Collins & Allison - The Victory performed her voyage to Liverpool and back in the short space of eigty-one [sic] days. The brig Pallas, Booth sailed for Halifax 3 days before the Voictory.; Also arr. H.M. ship Saracen from Bermuda 14 days - experienced a heavy gale on her passage - spoke on Tuesday a sloop from Boston for Halifax; brig Admiral Griffith, Findlay - Demerary 33 days cargo rum and molasses; sch. Amelia, M'Farlane - Demerary 28 days cargo rum and molasses to Messrs Bowie & Dublois; sch. Union Lass - Barbados 23 days cargo sugar &c. to Mr. M'Sweeny; sch. Five Brothers - Cumberland.
The brig Mary & Elizabeth, Kysh had arrived at Demerary and sold; United Kingdom from N.B. at do. discharging; brig Hannah, Cleary - do.; Eliza, Selby - do. The James Mackay was at Demerary 3d ult loading for N.B. or elsewhere.
The sch. Caledonia, Spinks of Shelburne arr. at Demerary 25th ult. from Norfolk; Eagle from Prince Ed. Island same day and sailed for Trinidad; sch. Margaret from do. was at St. Vincents 24th Spet.; brig Harriet, Boardingham passed Dominica about 1st Sept.; sch. George, M'Nutt from Philadelphia was at Martinique 8th Sept.; brig Eagle, Dean at do. 12th ult., had sold and would sail for Turks Island in a week.
Cleared: brigs Susan Morrison - B.W. Indies; Trader, Gammil - Jamaica; schrs Adelaide, Fraser - Miramichie; L'Affronte, Adams - do.; Garee Owen, Cleary - N.F.; Friendship, Kelly - Boston; Star, Kendrick - do.; sloop Olive, Falkner - do.
Quebec October 10 - ship Zephyr, Robinson from London Aug. 7 - passengers 7 officers, 34 men, 10 women and children [from the] 37th and 76th regts, 19 English and 189 German settlers; brig Earl of Dalhousie with 7 officers, 159 men [of the] 60th regt.; brig Scotia, Robinson 19 days from Halifax; brig Briron[?], Evans from Belfat with 149 settlers; Oct. 14 - ship Isaac Todd, Smith 80 days from London - cargo steam machinery - passenger one engineer; ship Crisis, Mead from Sheilds 14 settlers; ship Perserverance from London 12 persons on Gov't account; brig George 21 days from Halifax with 4 officers, 60 privates [of the] 60th regt.; ship Rebecca, Harvey from Greenock - saw brig Neptune on shore at Mille Vaches shoal.
Liverpool England - vessels arrived Sept. 29 - Phillis, Grayson - Miramichie; Nancy, Hanson - N.B.; Sept. 30 - Kingston, Mulier - N.B.; Raikes, Brumnel - N.B.; Friends, Wilson - N.B.; Esther, Gibson - Montreal; Cleared - brig Pallas, Booth for Halifax; Sailed Emily, Atkinson - N.B.
St. John N.B. Oct. 25 - ship Samnel Whitbread, Postle - Hull; Barnett, Garness - Liverpool; Superior, Good - Liverpool; brigs Biddeford, Butters - Plymouth; Wright, Gunson - Maryport; Pomona, Lindsay - Boston; Prince Cobourg, Hutchinson - London; Richardson, Dickinson - Liverpool; Eliza, Kelly - St. Vincent; schrs Duke, Baker - Labradore; King George, Tate - Labradore.
The ship Argus, Sharp formerly of this port from Liverpool for Miramichie was wrecked the 26th Sept. on Cape Breton. The crew succeeded in reaching the shore in the long boat - vessel and cargo of dry goods totally lost.
© 2000 Susan Burns
