DECEMBER 13, 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.
- On the 25th Nov. by the Rev. Dr. Gray, Mr. John C. Winter of Sheet Harbour to Miss Mary Ann Rooke, of this town.
- On Friday last by the Rev. Dr. Gray, Mr. John Munro of the Royal Artillery to Miss Sarah Mohgaron of this town.
- On Saturday evening by the Rev. Dr. Gray, Mr. John Hawthorne, Merchant, to Miss Ann Langley, daughter of Mr. Edward Langley.
- Same evening by the Rev. Dr. Gray, Mr. William A. Brown to Miss Elizabeth Simpson.
- At St. Margarets, Westminster, Lieut. General Frederick Augustus Wetherall of Castle Bear House, Ealing, to Mrs Broad, widow of Major Broad and second daughter of William Mair Esq. of Kensington, Middlesex.
- At Grenada on the 11th Oct., Mr. James Muir aged 25 years, a native of Shelburne [ . . . ]
- At Aylesford, 1st inst., Mr. Archibald Turner aged 40 years a native of Greenock.
Sunday December 7 arr.: brig Waterloo, Kock - St. Johns N.F. 9 days; Gov't sch. Eclipse, Dodd - Sydney; sch. Lively, Cann - Sydney; Mary, Kelly - Prince Edward Island.
Monday December 8 arr.: sch. Garry Owen, Cleary - Burin N.F. 5 days; Broke, Flint - Boston via Yarmouth.
Tuesday December 9 arr.: brig Comet, Bell - Cork 45 days cargo provisions and 30 passengers.
Thursday December 11 arr.: brig Amicus from Cork cargo provisions to Mr. Law. Doyle - Nov. 12 spoke brig Seta from Jersey for Newfld out 40 days, mainmast sprung, leaky and steering for the Azores.
Sailed Saturday: H.M.S. Leander of 60 guns, Rear Admiral Milne, Capt. Chetham; Wye, Capt. Harper; Opossum, Lord John Hay; Saracen, Capt. Gore, &c. for Bermuda.
Cleared: schrs Sister, Allen - New York; Roseway, M'Donald - Boston; Rhoda, O'Brien - St. Johns Newfld with Government provisions.
Spoken Oct. 19 lat [ __ ],15 S. long 20,45 brig John, Smith from Halifax for Montevidea out 70 days.
Cleared at New York: Nov. 19 Union, Harris for Yarmouth N.S.;
Baltimore 20th - Consolation, Thomson - Halifax.
Norfolk 14th - Freetown, Archibald - Halifax; arrived brig Margaret,
Coulter from Barbadoes in distress.
The brig Pictou from hence for Pictou was on shore at Little River near Pictou but was got off with some trifling damage.
[From another section] The new brig mentioned in the Recorder of Saturday last proves to be the Sophia & Sarah, Bell, master from St. Anns, Cape Breton bound to Moose Island with a cargo of plaster paris. Part of her materials were saved by the laudable inhabitants of Popes harbour, who have been remunerated for their services by the Underwriters with the sum of three hundred and twenty dollars.
[From another section] Distressing Shipwreck: The sch. Mary, Capt. Hadley from hence bound to Pictou was totally lost on Black Rock near Louisburg C.B. 17th ult. ; the Captain, passengers and crew (eleven inn number) perished. A gentleman belonging to this town who furished us with this information was presennt at the interment of the unfortunate sufferers. He states that the inhabitants plundered every article of the cargo they could lay their hands on with seeming unconcern for the dead bodies laying on the shore. The plunderers consisted partly of women. Our informant has related one circumstance truly horrible - When he first visited the wreck of the above schooner he discovered a female on the beach nnaked - he picked up a piece of linen which lay near her with which he covered the body; that on his return from digging a grave, he had the mortification to see the female robbed of her covering and two gold rings from off her finger - also the jackets and shoes from several men who lay near her. After burying 9 men and 2 women, all that could be found, he repaired to Sydney and represented the circumstance to His Excellency Major-General Ainslie who immediately ordered a Magistrate with a party of soldiers to the spot to take possession of any goods that might have been driven on shore; and who has also promised to punish any persons who might be found in possession of any such property to the value of one shilling.
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