FEBRUARY 15, 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.
- None Reported.
- Monday morning last after a long and painful illness, which she bore with great patience and resignation to the Divine will, Mrs. Esther Moore Patterson, wife of Mr. Samuel Patterson of this town. [Age] 38 years.
- Monday morning last [aged] 72 years after a long and very severe illness which she bore with christian fortitude, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Jacob Miller of this town.
- At Kingston, U.C. [Upper Canada] on the 29th ultimo after a lingering and painful illness, Charles Stuart Esq., for many years Sheriff of the Midland District of Upper Canada, aged 34 years.
- At Boucherville on the night between the 19th and 20th ult., universally regretted in the 66th year of his age, the Reverend Pierre Conefrey[?sp], Grand Vicar and Curate of Boucherville.
Thursday Feb. 13
arr. sch. Harriet, Leggett 13 days from Norfolk - cargo
flour, corn and Naval stores to Mr. John H. Braine, on board.
The ship Bitters, Landers had sailed from Cork for Norfolk.
The Harriet, left at Norfolk Jan. 31.
Brit. ship Comet, B[__]eg for Glasgow.
sch. Perserverance, Rowland - loading for Grenada.
Sally Ann, Hawbolt from [_______] 25 days
Caledonia of Shelburn for Bay of Honduras.
Shamrock, [_________] ready to load for Barbadoes.
[_________], [________], sailed for West Indies Jan. 20.
George, [_]oxby, for Martinique 27th.
Rhoda, O'Brien from hence passed Cape Charles Jan. 26 for Baltimore
but 'twas thought she could not get up owing to the ice in the river.
William, Cowper, sailed Jan. 9 from Norfolk for this place -
was in Holmes' Hole Jan. 21 with loss of sails.
Rover, Allen from hence had arr. at Philadelphia.
Sophia, Seely, at New York Jan. 14, was to sail 16th for this port.
Enterprize, Fraser, was at Boston for Liverpool N.S. and was
to sail about the 26th ult.
The Am. sch. Phillip Tabb arrived at Norfolk about the 12th of Jan., bringing London dates to Nov. 27. Grain &c. had taken another material rise. the trade of Norfolk was nearly engrossed by British Shipping - Privateers were fitting out at Norfolk and Baltimore under the Buenos Ayres flag; and such was the bounty promised to seamen, that British vessels had suffered materially by the desertion of their crews.
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