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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

• At Chester on the 5th inst.,  Mr. James Fraser  to Miss Elizabeth Donig, of that place.
• On Monday last at St. Pauls Church by the Rev. Dr. Inglis,  Lieutenant William Ridgeway R.N.   to Miss Mary Hawes, both of this place.

DEATHS

• Lately in Plymouth, Admiral Sir John T. Duckworth.
• At Torbay England,  Mr. James Kerr,  Midshipman on His Majesty's ship Forth and son of Colonel James Kerr of Parrsborough.
• At Amherst on the 12th ult.,  Mr. Michael Keiver in the 63d year of his age - an honest, industrious man;  much respected by all who were acquainted with him. He had left a disconsolate widow and thirteen children to deplore his loss.
• Monday in the 16th year of his age,  Mr. George Jost.
• In Trinidad on the 24th of August in the 22d year of his age,  Mr. Francis Clarke,  son of the late Duncan Clarke Esq. of this place.
• Aug. 15 at Richmond, England,  Mrs Morden aged 80 years, widow of James Morden Esq.  formerly Ordnance Storekeeper in this Garrison.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Sunday October 19 arr.:  brig Sally, Rumford 31 days from Trinidad - left brig Dasher, Collins to sail in about a month.

Wednesday October 22 arr.:  sch. Wellington - Boston;  sch. Robert, Anderson - New York;  Lady Wellington packet 32 days from Falmouth - she brought the London papers to the 17th ult., passengers - Mr. James Barlow and Mr. Beckett.

Thursday October 23 arr.:  brig Triumph, Laurie - Boston 4 days;  brig Hiram, Jacobs - Tobago bound for Liverpool N.S. - she is in ballast not having been able to procure a cargo of produce at that island.- the sch. _______, Robbins had arrived at the North side.

Sailed:  Grace packet, Capt. Vivian for Falmouth - Passenger Rufus Taylor Esq.;  brig Perserverance, Street for Poole, England - Passengers  Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia;  Rev. Mr. Ingles and Mrs Ingles;  Captain Worsely late 7th batt. 60th Regt.;  Capt. Blamey R.N.

Cleared:  brigs Rebecca of Bear Cove, Whall - B.W. Indies;  Prince of Waterloo, M'Lean - ditto;  Daphne, Gardner - ditto;  Prince Regent, Ritchie - ditto;  Margaret, Clephin - Jamaica;  schrs Critic, Jeffreys - Baltimore;  Four Sons, Kelly - Boston;  sloop Mary & Betsey, Bowden - Miramichie.

Arrived at Portsmouth Sept. 13 ship Halifax packet with Capt. Jackson, the officers and crew late of H.M.S. Niger. - At Falmouth Sept. 12 Ld Sidmouth packet from hence Aug. 24. - At Liverpool Sept. 8 ship Vitory, Douglas.

Portsmouth Sept. 10 sailed Medusa transport for Halifax.
Brig Dalas, Booth was up at Liverpool for Halifax to sail Sept. 3.

British vessels.
Arrived at Norfolk - Perserverance 13 days from Halifax.
Charleston Oct. 5 - brig Mary, Bibby from Jamaica.
Philadelphia - Roseway, M'Donald 16 days from Halifax.
New York Oct. 6 - Diadeu from Digby;  12th - Swiftsure packet from Halifax.
Boston Oct. 18 - sloop Shannon, Gardner 9 days from Liverpool.

Spoken - brig Elizabeth 9 days from Bermudas for Halifax  lat. 41 long 69;   sch. Sally from Halifax for Demerary 30 days out lat. 21,25 long 57.

[From Another Section]
Nova Scotia Court of Vice-Admiralty:
Whereas a vessel (from her appearance) supposed to be a Spanish Polacre, found derelict on the high seas, has been brought into the care and custody of this court;  which vessel was met with in the month of September last by the brig Martha, Samuel Kelly master (on her passage from Turk's Island to the Port of Yarmouth in this Province).  It appears from his statement that she had been stripped of all her sails, most of her rigging and part of her cargo;  that she had five feet of water in her hold, and that the remainder of her cargo consisting of sugar and hides was found in a perishable state - that no papers or documents of any kind whatever were found on board - whereby, to ascertain from whence she came, where bound or by whom owned, and being completely derelict, he brought her into the said Port of Yarmouth where she now lies.  Notice is hereby given that all persons having any interest in the said vessel or cargo may come forward and prefer their claims.
Charles Morris  Acting Registrar  October 24, 1817.

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