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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

• Thursday morning,  Mr. Patrick Heffernan  to  Miss Joanna Burrows.
• On Friday morning at St. Peter's Chapel by the Rev. Mr. Miguault,  Mr. Thomas Holihan of St. Margaret's Bay  to  Miss Joanna Creamer, of this town.

DEATHS

• On Wednesday last,  Mr. George Merlon in his 78th year, an old inhabitant of this town;  in offensive in his life and amiable in his death. His funeral will take place to-morrow (Sunday) precisely at half past four o'clock p.m. from the house of Rev. J. Burton, when his friends and acquaintance are requested to attend.
• Last evening after a long and painfull illness,  Mr. John Henderson aged 40 years.  His funeral will take place on Monday next at one o'clock from the house of Mr. Richard Scott, when his friends  and acquaintance are requested to attend.
• Lately at Boston,  Mr. Henry King aged 78 years.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Sunday May 25 arr.
brig Tinley, Bysas - 25 days from Liverpool (Eng.)
brig Liverpool, Salmon  - St. Piers, N.F.
sch. Leonard - Sydney

Monday May 26 arr.
ship James, Bailey  from Belfast for Quebec, sailed in company with about 70 sail from Quebec.
H.M. ship Dee  from Bermuda.
brig Juno - Newcastle.
brig Waterloo, Jones - Liverpool N.S.
brig Charles, Collins - do. [means ditto]
brig Louisa, Hobby - New York.
brig Britannia, Coulson - Boston.
sch. Sally-Ann, Hawbolt - Baltimore.
Sailed - HM ship Poctolus, Capt. Dobbie fro Quebec.

Tuesday May 27 arr.
H.M. ship Harrier, Sir. C. Jones Capt.  from Bermuda.
sch. Four Sons, Kelly - Boston.
sch. Catharine - Boston.
sch. Ann, Bernard - do.

Wednesday May 28 arr.
sch. Parker - New York.
sch. Jane & Martha - New York.

Thursday May 29 arr.
sch. Antelope, Jeffrey from Boston. Cargo flour &c. to Messrs Fillis & Perkins and Harding & Hill.

Arrived at Boston 16th inst. brig Waterloo, Squires - Windsor; sch. Mary - Windsor; brig Admiral Griffith, Findlay - Windsor; sch. Ruth - Cumberland; Jospeh & Polly, Kenneth - Yarmouth.

At New York 14th inst. sch. Rover, Allen - Windsor; Blanche, Findlay - Windsor; Jane & Martha, Bowdoin - Halifax; Squirrel, Mason - New Brunswick; Brothers, Barnaby - Windsor; John & Mary - Yarmouth; Lady Wellington packet from Halifax.

The sch. Harriet from hence bound to St. Johns N.F. put into Sydney on the 14th inst. She left this place on the 26th of April and was prevented by the ice from gaining her destined port. She spoke off Cape Race the brig Diana from Greenock and schooner Concord of Ferryland: the former had been on the coast 17 days - the latter 30.

SNIPS & CLIPS

Earthquake Report Thursday morning May 22d.
[ . . . ] Three severe shocks [ . . . ] at Annapolis, Granville, Digby and Wilmot.  [ . . . ] Took place within the space of 15 minutes and were accompanied by a roaring noise. [...] Felt also in St. John, Fredericton and St. Andrews in New Brunswick.
 

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