Nova Scotia Archives

Voices of the People

Nova Scotia House of Assembly Petitions and Correspondence

Results 526 to 540 of 606 from your search: RG 1

12 June 1817

N. Atcheson to Speaker and Correspondence Committee, acknowledging receipt of their letter transmitting resolutions. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 84


19 November 1817

Draft of letter apparently from Committee of Correspondence to Morland and Atcheson acknowledging receipt of their letter and enclosure. (For papers referred to see Nos. 82 and 83)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 85


1 July 1817

N. Atcheson to Blowers and Robie (Speaker), enclosing copies of 3 printed and 2 unprinted Acts of 2 Bills in progress through Parliament, and reports on the South Devon fishery and on the state of Newfoundland. Recommends that urgent representations made from four British North American provinces that no alterations in the duties on foreign wood imported into England be made. Signed. Enclosure: No. 96 Bill in progress through Parl.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 86


1817

Memorandum on consternation in British colonies caused by fear of timber duties being extended to colonial timber. Grounds for consternation seem to be letter from Committee of Privy Council for Trade apparently to London Committee of Trade, a copy of which follows the memorandum. Letter states that there is no change in timber duties for present year but Govt. "are of opinion that the extension of the duty to the Timber imported from the North American Colonies equal in amount to the additional duty imposed on foreign Timber in 1813, would be productive to the revenue without being prejudicial to the great interest concerned.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 87


29 November 1817

Draft of letter to Atcheson apparently from the Speaker, acknowledging receipt of letters of 12 June (No. 84) and 1 July (No. 86).

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 88


21 October 1817

Rupert George (Provincial Secretary) to Robie, transmitting copy of letter from Bathurst to Dalhousie on subject of address to Prince Regent. Enclosure: No. 90 Bathurst to Dalhousie.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 89


14 June 1817

Copy. Earl Barhurst to Earl Dalhousie. In receipt of letter transmitting congratulatory address of Council and Assembly to Prince Regent. The Prince received the address graciously. (Enclosed in No. 89)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 90


April 1817

Draft of letter accompanying address from N.S. Legislature to Sir J.C. Sherbrooke. (Enclosed in No. 92. For address see No. 103)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 91


24 April 1817

Note from Blowers to Robie enclosing draft of letter to accompany address to Sir John Sherbrooke, and stating that he is ready to go with Robie to present address to Regent, which he has just received. Enclosure: No. 91 Draft of covering letter to Sherbrooke.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 92


1817

Sir John Sherbrooke to Council and Assembly, thanking them for their joint address. Signed. For address see No. 103 (The letter is undated, but was placed by the Speaker before the Assembly on 9 Feb 1818)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 93


1817

Certificate from Mr. Speaker Robie that Isaiah Shaw is the representative for Granville township in Assembly and bound to attend the meetings of the House. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 94


18 February 1817

Message from Lieutenant Governor to Assembly, communicating to them a letter from Goulburn (Under-sec'y), stating that provincial act for encouraging gypsum trade has been approved. Also transmits letter from administrator of New Brunswick government and proclamation to put said Act in force in New Brunswick Also letter from Bathurst asking for suggestions respecting difficulties experienced by recent settlers in province and means of relieving them, since "it is and object of His Majesty's Government to augment the population of Nova Scotia by the Settlement of Emigrants on the ungranted lands." Signed. (For Assembly's answer see No. 71)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 95


6 June 1817

Copy of Bill to regulate Trade between the British East Indies and British Possessions in the Mediterranean. Printed by order of the House of Commons. (Enclosed in No. 86)

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 96


21 February 1817

Estimate for civil establishment for 1817. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 97


16 February 1818

Report of joint Committee on Public Accounts, the first two pages being bound in the wrong order. Signed.

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 98


Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/assembly/results/

Crown copyright © 2024, Province of Nova Scotia.