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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  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 Liverpool, 2d inst. by John Thomas Esq., Samuel Head Esq. of this town to Miss Sophia Augusta Eagleson, of that place.

DEATHS

• At Liverpool in December,  Mr. Simeon Gardner in the 89th year of his age, in full assurance of a blessed eternity.
• [At Liverpool] Mr. Thomas Brown in the 89th year of his age.
• [At Liverpool] Mr. William Dunlop in the 70th year of his age.
• Tuesday morning last in the 42d year of her age, Mrs. Sarah Smith, consort of Mr. James Smith.
• At Bermuda Nov. 9th, Major Pollock of His Majesty's 62d Regiment. His remains were next day buried, with the solemnity of Masonic Ceremonies by the Brethern of Lodge 266. This officer bore honourable badges of his zeal and intrepidity in numerous scars from wounds received in the service of his Country.
• In England Sept. 23d aged 51 years, Major Wm Langworthy, late of is Majesty's 24th Regiment of Foot.
• Sept. 30th in Plymouth aged 104, Mrs. Martha Evans. She was born in London June 19 1713. About the age of 20, she married a Sergeant in the army with whom she traveled through France, Spain, Germany, Italy and America, where she experienced many hardships in battle, as well as from conflicting elements by sea and land. She has been the mother of thirteen children, and retained her mental faculties to the last.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Saturday, Jan. 11 arr.
brig Tudor,  Coulson  14 days from Baltimore.

Sunday Jan. 12 arr.
sch. Hero from Liverpool N.S. with West India produce to Messrs Fillis & Perkins.
sch. Dolphin from Liverpool N.S. with W. India produce and flour to Messrs Fillis & Perkins and Moody & Boyle.
sloop Albert from Liverpool N.S.

Tuesday Jan. 14 arr.
sch. Nancy, Tudor  9 days from New York to Messrs Cogswell and Young. The Nancy brought the English November mail. Passenger - Mr. Thomas Bolton of this town.
sch. Wellington,  Allen,  Philadelphia

Thursday Jan. 16  arr.
sch. Maurice, from Petre de Grete - cargo: fish to L. Kavnaugh Esq. on board.

Friday Jan. 17 arr.
brig Endeavour, Hutton  31 days from St. Vincents - cargo: rum and molasses to Mr. John W. Morris.

The brig Susan, Morrison touched at St. Vincent and proceeded to Antiqua for a market.
The sch. ________,  Capt. Roxby  from hence has arrived at Martinique.
Arrived at Liverpool N.S. brig Maileira, Roberts from St. Vincents; sch. Betsy, Smith from Grenada; sch. Sally from New York.
A British schooner from Jamaica bound to Halifax was sspoken on the 8th Dec., 31 days out by an American vessel arr. at New London. The crew of the sch. were sick and were supplied with medicines &c.
The sch. Harriet,  Leggett from hence has arrived at Norfolk.
The sch. Caledonia, Spinks of and from Shelburne has arrived at New York.
The sch. Two Sisters, Allen of and from Liverpool N.S. arrived at New York 23d ult.
The Aurora, Scott from Nova Scotia arrived at Liverpool E. Nov. 14 and the Rolla,  Anderson from New Brunswick on the 15th.
The Queensbury packet from hence arrived at Falmouth Nov. 13
The Magdalen, Watson from Prince Edward Island put into Plymouth, E. Nov. 5
The brig General Brock cleared New York 30th ult. for Barbadoes
The sch. Sophia, Leavitt sailed from Charleston Dec. 24 for Jamaica
The sch. Sophia, Seely from hence arrived at New York Dec. 12th.

Arrived at New York Dec. 30, British ship Three Sisters,  Baird, 21 days from Trinidad, with ballast and specie to Mr. Wright (supercargo) on board. Left British ship ________, Peavey for Norfolk next day; British brig _______, Halcor for New York in 4 days. Off the Boacas spoke British brig Pilgrim, Kean 21 days from Boston for Trinidad.

St. Johns [?] N.B. Jan. 1 - shipwreck.
The sch. Julian,  Thompson from Halifax for this port was wrecked on Tuesday morning the 17th instant, on Long Island, near Petit Passage; the master unfortunately perished. - Cargo consisting of soap, candles, sadlery &c. &c. chiefly lost. - Two passengers and one seaman saved.

• Remarkable Meteor. -- The Gazette of Dusseldorf speaks of a very remarkable meteor. - "On the 19th ult. at 9 in the evening, a large mass of iron fell in one of the streets of our city; this mass, when cool, was hard, but it was easily broken and emitted a sulpherous smell. Meteors of this kind are very rare here."
• [clip from London News] A very severe tempest accompanied by uncommonly large hailstones and a deluge of rain, visited the encampment of the British Army in the neighbourhood of Densin on Monday the 23rd Oct. The conflict of the elements was most tremendous; some of the men of the 43d regiment were severely scorched by the lightning; and one divison of the army, which had been drawn out for the Duke of Wellington's inspection was, for once, completely put to the rout, though not by any mortal enemy.

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