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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

• At Manchester on the 30th Nov. by the Rev. Mr. Weeks,  Mr. Alexander M'Gregor, Merchant of Arichat,  to Mary Margarett  second daughter of the late Capt. John Legett of Country Harbour.
• At Fort Lawrence on the 9th inst,  Mr. Michael Gordon Jun. of the Commissariat to Jane  second daughter of Thomas Roach Esq. of Cumberland.
• At London on the 9th Oct.  T. Warre Esq.  at George-street Hanover Square  to Louisa Sarah  eldest daughter of Sir Rupert George, Bart. of Park Place.

DEATHS

• Yesterday morning after a long and painful illness,  Mr. William Niblet aged 55 years [ . . . ]
• Yesterday morning  very suddenly,  Mr. Daniel Housiner aged 62 years [ . . . ]
• At Fredericton on the 30th ult. the Hon. George Sproule aged 76 years [ . . . ]
• At Holland Lodge near Edinburgh after a tedious and lingering illness, the 14th of July last,  Mrs. Sarah Walker  wife of Colonel Robert Walker [ . . . ]
• On Monday 8th inst after a short illness in the 21st year of his age,  Mr. Abraham Knowles of this town.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Sunday December 14 arr.:  sch. Sarah-Jane, M'Kinnon - St. Johns N.F.

Monday December 15 arr.:  sch. Critic, Jefferies - New York 20 days;  Good Intent, Hudson - 70 days from Jamaica for Quebec.

Wednesday December 17 arr.: sch. Star, Henrick - Boston 13 days.

Friday December 19 arr.: sch. Consolation - from Baltimore

The Critic spoke 13th inst a schooner from Halifax out 10 days; had carried away her fore-yard.

Sailed:  brig Aurora, Caven for Limerick - passenger Crofton Uniacke Esq.;  Yesterday brig Mary Gilliat for Portsmouth and Cork with troops belonging to different Regiments.

Cleared:   brigs Comet, Bell - St. John N.B.;  Mary Gilliat, M'Cartin - Portsmouth and Cork;  schrs Two Friends, Hoskins - St. Johns Nfld;  Sally - St. Andrews.

British Vessels arrived at Boston - sch. Industry, Watson and sloop Olive, Faulkner from hence - The Olive was seized by the officers of Customs there on suspicion of smuggling, and her sails unbent.
At New York Nov. 26 - Chichester packet, Capt. Kirkness 10 days from this port.
At Charleston Nov. 21 - brig Thomas, Strickland from Jamaica with 10,500 dollars in specie.

The brig Express of this place has been chartered by the Governor of Newfoundland to take passengers from thence to Ireland and was to sail three days after the Sarah-Jane with about 200. The mails for England to go by the Lady Wellington packet, Capt. Proctor were to be closed at New York on the 3d inst.

The sch Morning Star, Livingston, master, belonging to Antigonish has been condemned in the Vice-Admiralty Court of Newfoundland for a breach of the Renevue Laws having on her voyage to St. Johns, put into the French Island of St. Peters and disposed of part of her cargo of cattle.

The brig Fredericton, Grant of St. John, N.B. was lost on the Grand Camains about the 28th Sept. - part of her cargo (Rum) saved. The Indian Trader, Mary Ford, Thomas and Friends for Liverpool, Elizabeth for Dumfries, Nereus for Greenock and Prince Edward for Plymouth  cleared at the Custom House in St. John N.B. between 30th Nov. and 6th Dec.

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