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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

• No N.S. report.

DEATHS

• At Kingston Jamaica on the 28th October last, William Sherriff Tonge Esg., Barrister at Law, a native of this Province. In a foreign Country by the integrity of his principles and the splendour of his talents, he attained the highest situations. He was for many years Recorder [?] at Kingston. By his early death a wife and family have to mourn an affectionate husband and parent, and the community in which he resided an independant man.
• At Newport on Wednesday 28th ultimo,  Rev. John Mann aged 73 who for many years was a laborious Methodist Missionary. In his death Nova Scotia has lost a useful inhabitant; religion, a zealous advocate; and the British Government, as loyal a subject as the King's Dominions can possibly produce.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Sunday March 9 arr.
sch. Britannia, Coulson  6 days from Boston - cargo flour &c. to Messrs [______] & Perkins.
sch. Blanche, Squire from St. Kitts to Messrs Starr & Shannon.

Monday March 10 arr.
brig Pallas, Rumford  7 days from New York.

Tuesday March 11 arr.
Government sloop Earl Bathurst, Lt. Stewart from New York with the English December mail; it arrived there in the Queensbury packet 24th Feb.  The Q. was to sail for this place in a few days after the E.B.

Cleared
brig Lord [_____]mouth,  Falt  Brit. W. Indies.
sch. Harriet, Leggett  Norfolk, Virg.

The brig Canso, Martin of Miramichi arrived at New York Feb.22 from Jamaica.
A brig arrived at Rhode Island, spoke Jan. 21 brig Elizabeth 40 days from Barbados for Norfolk in great distress.
The Akbar frigate, Capt. Bullen from hence Nov. 10 had arrived at Portsmouth and the brig Perserverance, Street at Pool 29 days passage.
The Ann Alexander arrived at New York from Dublin; has on board 100bs beef and 150 firkins butter.
The sch. Matilda from hence had arrived at Boston.
H.M. brig Bermuda, Capt. [_____] was lately lost in the Gulf of Mexico. Officers and crew saved.

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