29 November 1806

Petition of James Eager and others settled on the Annapolis-Lunenburg road. "That with great satisfaction, We have the Honor to inform your Excellency, and Honors, that the Road leading from Annapolis to Lunenburgh, is not cut open, that is to say, the Timber cut down, and cleared off, 16 ½ feet wide; The land capable of accommodating many valuable Setlers, provided proper measures are adopted, to encourage and facilitate the settlement of this important Road. That the sum of five pounds only, per mile, has been expended for the bare cutting of the Road, which is well known to the whole country, to be exceedingly less than was ever expended to accomplish so great an undertaking; when so much faithful labor, or large extent of Public Road was accomplish’d at so small a price." Importance of encouraging farmers to settle on the new road as a means of populating land "capable of yielding all sorts of Grant, which hitherto has remained a pathless wilderness from the Creation of the World." They suggest that "unless speedy measures are taken to form the settlement of this Road; that the labor already bestowed in cutting it out, will be completely lost to the public, as the young growth of wood, will soon spring up, and cover it from one end to the other." They therefore pray "That Your Excellency and Honors will be pleased to allow a sum of Money sufficient for the purpose of repairing the Road, by making causeways over Sloughs, and levelling the rough parts of the Road, that is included or comprehended between the out settlement of Nictaux, on the Road leading to Lunenburgh, and to a Brook on the said Road, known by the name of Mill-brook; about 23 Miles from the settlement of Nictaux." Signed with 21 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 72

1 December 1806

Petition of John Andrews asking leave to send the horse Simon out of the province, contrary to the terms on which he bought the horse. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 73

1 December 1806

Petition of David Crandell, contractor for bridge over Chester river, for remuneration for over-expenditure. Dismissed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 74

1 December 1806

Petition of Wellwood Waugh "That your memorialist having engaged John Bell and William Curry, lately come to this Country with several other families shortly expected, to settle on the lands leading from your memorialists’ house to Onslow, but from the particular circumstances of no roads having been cleared and no Rivers or communication by water, the Surveyors by these instructions have been prevented from laying out the Ground, Your memorialist having engaged to settle a considerable tract of these lands with a view of its being of General benefit to the Province, humbly solicits such assistance from the Honble House as may enable him to make such Roads and communications as to your Wisdom may appear necessary to facilitate the settlement." Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 75

1 December 1806

Petition of Alexander Scott and other inhabitants of Douglas Township, asking for a grant to repair the Nine Mile River road leading to Halifax, so that they may take their produce to market. 26 names signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 76

1 December 1806

Petition of David Currie for drawback of duties on British merchandise shipped from Halifax to Jamaica. He had not received drawback because the certificate of landing had not come to hand within the limited time. Collector’s permit allowing his goods to be shipped.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 77

1 December 1806

Petition of Robert McElhinney asking compensation for building the bridge over the Chiganoise River. Signed. Granted.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 78

1 December 1806

Petition of Jacob Tobias of Digby, commissioner for work on the road leading from Lee’s Mill to Rowe’s Mill in Annapolis County, asking for compensation.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 79

1 December 1806

Petition of George Johnson, Caleb Forsyth and other inhabitants of Horton and Cornwallis. They own large quantity of dyke land "and conceiving that great advantage might be derived not only to themselves but to the public at large, by diking in the same, and after due consideration they agree to undertake it and the summer before last by great exertions nearly accomplish’d the running dikes, and some of the small Abbiteaus, and the last summer undertook the large ones, but though they used every precaution and exercised their best judgement, they were so unfortunate as to lose four of their largest Abbiteaus after they were nearly compleated, two of them nearly…as Large as any one every built in the province by which misfortune your petitioners sustain’d a heavy loss of between four and five thousand pounds and far beyond the means of any of them to bear, without great injury to their families" since the dyke must be finished. Ask relief.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 80

1 December 1806

Report of joint committee on the public accounts and the Province's Account Current to the 31st October, 1806.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 81

1 December 1806

Resolution and copy for a committee to be appointed to request the Governor to provide the provincial accounts of expenditures for roads and bridges, public buildings and the island of Sable. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 82

1 December 1806

Petition of Samuel Hart, merchant of Halifax, for a drawback for rum imported from Jamaica and attached certificate of the Custom House officer and Hart's declaration to the truth of the petition.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 83

1 December 1806

Petition of Thomas Milledge of Annapolis protesting against the election of Isaiah Shaw and enclosing the scrutiny for the polls at Granville when Shaw was elected and now objected to by Thomas Milledge.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 84

2 December 1806

Petition of Garret Miller, merchant of Halifax, protesting against the manner of the Lunenburg County election. "That your Petitioner in consequence of the riotous conduct and threats from Mr. James’ party, was induced to decline a contest which could not be continued without danger of bloodshed and most violent riots, and for the preservations of peace and order consented to close the Poll." Dismissed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 85

3 December 1806

Resolution respecting petition against seats of sitting members or proceedings at elections.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 13 number 86