The Acadian Recorder
April 4, 1818
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.
- At Pictou January 27 by Edward Mortimer Esq., Mr. Abraham Patterson to Christianna eldest daughter of the Reverend James M'Gregor, of that place.
- At Pictou on Tuesday 24th March by the Rev. Mr. M'Culloch, Walter Patterson Esq. to Miss Laura Lowden, both of that place.
- Saturday evening last by the Rev. the Rector of St. Pauls, Mr. James Tremain to Miss Rebecca second daughter of John Pryor Esq.
- On the 25th ult. Mr. John Byars of this town to Miss Elizabeth Dorey, daughter of Holstein Dorey of St. Margarets Bay.
- This morning in the 37th year of his age, Mr. Thomas Crouch. Funeral on Monday next from no. 12 Bedford Row.
- At sea 5th Nov. last, Capt. Henry Rider of brig William on his passage from the Brazils to Liverpool, Eng. Capt. Rider was a native of Argyle in the Province and has left there his aged parents, relations and friends to lament the death of a very worthy man.
Arrived since our last - Vixen, gun brig, Lt. Smith with the English January mail - 28 days from Bermuda; brig Pictou - Jamaica 40 days; sch. Good Intent - Demerara 24 days; Belvidera - Barbados 30 days; Mary - Philadelphia; Springboard - New York 10 days; Four Sons - Boston 4 [days]; sloop Intermediate - Trinidad 37 days.
The sch. Good Intent from Demerara spoke the sloop Alert on Sunday last from Halifax bound to Antigua.
Arrivals &c. - brig Mary Gilliat from hence arrived at Portsmouth Jan. 11; ship Victory, Douglas from Pictou at Liverpool Jan. 19 and was ready for Halifax, as was brig William Wilberforce; Pallas, Booth at Liverpool Feb.3; schr Robert was up at Jamaica for Philadelphia; Mary cleared at Phil. for this port March 12; Salisbury, Rear Admiral Douglas sailed from Havana with dollars for England Feb. 24; Sybille frigate was at Havana Feb. 28 to sail for Charleston with specie; At Portsmouth Jan. 9 - Medusa, Hutchinson from Halifax; - At Pool Jan. 10 William & Amelia - do.
Vessels arr. at Liverpool Feb. 5 - Dykes, Graves for Halifax early in March; brig Adventure - ditto; first for Mirimachie ships Thompson, Thompson & Lydia, Hardy; 19 vessels for [the] Brazils and River Plate.
Liverpool Feb. 5 - British American timber has improved in value owing to the expectation that a duty will be imposed on it.
The brig Irene, Tidmarsh from Genoa was at Marseilles Jan. 5; ship Venus and brig Patty of Liverpool N.S. were at St. Lucia to sail for Boston. Schrs Roseway for Halifax; Critic for Newfld; and Star for Barrington were at Boston March 29.
The Caledonia from Prince Edward Island was driven on shore near Old Head, Kinsale Jan. 12 - crew and cargo saved.
Belvidera, Capt. DeBlois left at Barbados March 2; Hibernia, Freeman of Liverpool N.S. [&] The Union Last, Mare had sailed two days previous for Dominica and Halifax. - Countess Dalhousie had touched at Barbados and sailed from thence for a market. Boarded lat. 32 long. 70 by a privateer brig of 16 guns from Buenos Ayres - treated politely and allowed to proceed without molestation.
© 2001 Susan Burns
