FEBRUARY 22, 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.
- Last evening by the right Rev. The Lord Bishop, Lewis Johnston Esq. of the Issland of Jamaica to Mary Ann, daughter of John Pryor Esq.
- Tuesday morning last aged 68 years, Rebecca wife of Mr. Christian Warner of this town.
- At Cornwallis the 13th inst., in the 22d year of his age, Douglas Woodworth, son of Levi Woodworth of that place.
Monday Feb. 17
Arr. at the beach, sch. Dasher, Larkin (of Yarmouth) 44
days from Bermuda. - Admiral Milne had not yet arrived from England. The
December mail had reached Bermuda and was to proceed from thence to New
York. - Eight sail of men-of-war was laying in port when the Dasher left;
and a sch. had arrived which had been blown out of the Gut of Canso in
a gale.
Wednesday Feb. 19
Arr. at the beach, sch. Sophia, Seely 29 days from New
York.
Friday Feb. 21
A new brig from St. Andrews, to Mr. Thomas Hunter, came to anchor
below the beach in consequence of the harbour being shut up with ice.
[From a different section] St. John N.B. Feb. 1 1817: The schooner Hero, Wood from hence to Barbadoes, which sailed the 21st ult., is reported to be lost on Long Island near the Petit Passage - crew saved.
[From a different section] St. John N.B. Feb. 1 1817: Arrived Monday brig Jane, Russell 45 days from Jamaica via Moose Island - 15th Dec. spoke a ship 82 days from Quebec bound for Havanna - Off the S.W. end of Cuba this ship was boarded by a Carthagenian privateer which plundered her of sufficient quantity of Goods to load the pirate, besides robbing the passengers of all their clothes and even taking the jackets from off the sailor's backs, setting their boats adrift &c. &c. &c.
- 2 reports of earth quakes: one at Charleston Jan. 3; one at Richmond Wed. Feb. 8.
- A report of the loss of the British ship Hamilton, Captain Walmsley.
- A plea for public assistance from Granville N.S. - On the behalf of Henry Monroe a man with a large family, whose wife had just given birth to triplets - a boy and two girls.
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