OCTOBER 11, 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.
- At Quebec on the 16th ult. by the Rev. Dr. Sparks, Phillip Van Cortlandt Esq., Dep. Barrack Master General to Miss Addison, sister of Lieut. Col. Addison.
- At sea 21st Aug., Mr. John Conrad aged 45 years, a respectable inhabitant of this town, much regretted by his numerous acquaintance.
- In New York on the 17th ult., Mrs. Deborah Young aged 50, consort of Mr. Wm. Young of this town.
- Tuesday morning, Mrs. Sophia Drewitt aged 64.
- [From another section] An inquest was taken at Springfield on the Windsor Road, on the body of Andrew Kelter who fell from a raft in the lake the day before and drowned. Verdict - accidental death.
Sunday October 5 arr.: brig George Mackintosh - Kingston Jam. 43 days; sch. Waterloo - St. Andrews.
Monday October 6 arr.: sch. Shamrock, Marcher - Antigua 16 days - Southeast of Sambro Light, about 100 miles saw a sloop full of water with all her spars standing; brig Aurora, Caven - Greenock 46 days.
Tuesday October 7 arr.: brig Shannon, Power - Sydney.
Wednesday October 8 arr.: brig Mentor, Logan - Dominica; sch. Four Sons, Kelly - Boston; sloop Olive - Boston; ship John Dixon - London 40 days cargo provisions &c. to Messrs Belcher & Wright. Passengers on the Four Sons: S.B. Robie Esq., Mrs and Miss Robie, Mr. B. Tremain, and Mrs. Minus.
Thursday October 9 arr.: brig William Wilberforce - Greenock 40 days - the ship Protector sailed the day before the W.W. for this place; brig Prince Leopold - Leith 42 days 30 passengers; Sailed- the Swiftsure packet for New York - passenger A.W. Cochran Esq.
Saturday morning October 11 7 o'clk - signals for a ship and brig East - supposed to be the Protector from Greenock and Thomas from London.
Cleared: schrs Clifton, Northcote - Norfolk; Lord Wellington, Sennat - Gaspe; Seaflower, Knowles - Boston; Nancy, Warner - N.F.; Parker, Boyd - New York; Consolation, Thompson - Baltimore; Mary-Ann, Mulock - B.W. Indies; Sir T. Hardy - N.B.
The ship Lord, Nelson from Londonderry for N.B. with 200 passengers, went ashore at Pt. Mills near Shelburne Aug. 24 and bilged - crew and passengers saved - several had died on the passage of the small pox.
Spoken in long 70, British brig Harriet 12 days from Antigua for Moose Island.
The Woodman of N.B. arrived at P. Antonio, Jam. 18th Aug.; sch. St. Lawrence, Quebec via Trinidad and Grenada 29th; Jane & Mary - Halifax; H.M. brig Harrier, Halifax and Bermuda - the H. would sail in a few days for New York and Halifax; the brig Armenia was advertised for Halifax, and the Robert, Baxter for N.B. The brig Alert, Grant from hence arrived at P. Antonio Aug. 25th. The brig Alligator, Coulson cleared Boston for Philadelphia 2d inst.
The brig St. Helena, Lovett was spoken 19th Aug. off Demerary bar, proceeding leeward for a market.
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