20 February 1815

Petition of Valentine Troop and other settlers in Parker’s Cove, in Granville Township, on the Bay of Fundy, asking for a grant to help them make a road from their settlement to the town. 13 signatures.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 42

20 February 1815

Petition of Hugh Denoon and others of the town of Pictou, stating their fears that, due to the increase in the number of inhabitants and dwellings, fires may become more frequent. They ask that the provisions for firewardens. Also complaining about the number of swine running at large, and asking that Halifax regulations be extended to Pictou. Signed with 41 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 43

20 February 1815

Two resolutions for granting sums to Seth Coleman and the Secretary of the province to pay for vaccinating 423 poor persons in Dartmouth and Preston.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 44

21 February 1815

Resolution of the Committee of Supply for a grant of £25,000 for the service of roads and bridges throughout the Province.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 45

21 February 1815

Resolution of the House for a sum of £25,000 to be granted for the service of roads and bridges throughout the Province..

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 46

21 February 1815

Resolution of the House for the contingency sum be available should an accident occur on any bridge or a road be blocked.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 47

21 February 1815

Draft resolution of the committee of the House appointing a committee to inquire into the expenditures for the Windsor and Cobequid roads.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 48

22 February 1815

Resolution for granting £500, to be placed at the disposal of the Lieutenant -Governor for the prevention of the spreading of small-pox.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 49

23 February 1815

Petition of Alexander Henry and others on the Musquodoboit River, south side, asking for a grant for building a bridge over the river to communicate their settlement with the road to Halifax. 10 signatures.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 50

24 February 1815

Petition of Joseph Fellows and other inhabitants of the middle district of Granville, asking for further aid in improving the road from the main road to the settlement on the Bay Shore. 12 signatures.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 51

24 February 1815

Petition of Stephen Dimock and other inhabitants of Hants County, stating that the new Ardoise Hill is impassable in the spring and fall, because of the nature of the soil and asking for a grant for mending the old road to be used at those seasons. 51 signatures.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 52

24 February 1815

Petition of Henry Taylor of Halifax, asking for a reduction of the duties on rum and other spirits made in the province. (Compare with his petitions of the two previous years.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 53

24 February 1815

Petition of Edmond & Bedell and John Robinson of Saint John, New Brunswick asking for a remission of duties paid on goods shipped from London to Saint John, landed at Halifax, carried by land to Windsor, and thence to New Brunswick.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 54

24 February 1815

Petition of Samuel Prescott on behalf of residents on or near the road leading from the Dartmouth ferry to South-east Passage, asking for a grant to aid on their exertions to make the road passable.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 55

27 February 1815

Report of resolutions of the committee of the House on the state of the province.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 21 number 56