MARCH 3, 1821
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Marriages: The Acadian Recorder reports these in a limited manner, but they originate throughout the Province. Often the date 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 a month. Since they often ran the same ad for 2 years, the list usually stays the same for this 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 and administrator(s).
Advertisers: Again this section is a list of names, with type of business and location if available. Appears once a month.
Snips and Clips: Interesting odds and ends.
- No Reports
- At Digby on the 26th ult. after a short illness, Mrs. Taylor, wife of Captain William Taylor of that place.
- At Demerare, Sunday 21st January last, John George Grant, aged 16 years and five months, only son of Mr. Donald Grant of this place; a promising youth, of excellent morals, whose death will be deeply regretted by all who knew him.
- Drowned on the 22d ult. crossing the Grand Jaggy, Digby, Mr. Stephen Jones - he has left a wife and a large family to regret the premature death of a good man.
Arrived since our last
sch. Clio, Ridler, Saco
sch. Hannah and Rebecca, Harding, Barnstable
sch. Corristaff, Cooper, Fredericksburg
Cleared
brig Margaret, Clephin[?], Demerary
brig Louisa, Wilson, B.W. Indies
brig Francis and Lucy, Barnaby, Jamaica
sch. Parker, Dunn, Jamaica
sch. Superior, Wheldon, New York
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2000 Susan Burns
