5 December 1808

Petition of Isaiah Shaw, asking for the return of duties paid on rum exported by him to Passamaquoddy in the month of July, 1807, amounting to £14. Signed. Enclosed. 3 papers connected with the exporting of the rum. Payment granted, 24 Dec.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 114

5 December 1808

Petition of Lt.-Col. William Robertson, stating that a detachment of militia from Digby, Clare, Yarmouth and Annapolis did duty from January till April 1808, "That the said Detachment consisted of two hundred men, many of whom being suddenly called on were indifferently prepared with suitable clothing for the Season, and were obliged to contract debts at Annapolis to place them in a suitable dress to perform the duty required of them." He asks on behalf of the men that they be granted the bounty voted by the legislature to provide great coats for militia men. Signed. Enclosed. Letter from John Stewart informing Robertson that his men have £1. 14.0 coming to them for clothing. Signed. Overleaf. Report of House committee, recommending vote to provide for Robertson’s men. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 115

5 December 1808

Petition of Ebenezer Wheaton of Cornwallis, stating that while on duty with the militia he was taken ill and that as a result of the doctor bleeding his arm he has since lost completely the use of the arm, and asking for a yearly sum to help him support himself. Signed. Certificate of Samuel Head, the surgeon of the regiment in which Wheaton was enrolled. That Wheaton was bled by the assistant surgeon "& for all the time he remained in that capacity, either was or pretended to be disabled in his arm in consequence (as he said) of the operation; that last spring of Summer some Months after the Militia were discharged, sd. Wheaton applied to me for assistance & upon examination of his arm there appeared a rigidity proceeding from the place of incision upward which in all probability arose from the pricking of the tendon of the Bicep muscle." Certificate to the truth of the petition, by officers. £10 granted, 24 Dec.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 116

5 December 1808

Memorial of Simon Fraser of Pictou, on behalf of himself and several persons of Liverpool, England, who have undertaken to build a salt works at Pictou, upon which they have already expended upwards of £1600. "That in addition to the great sum of money already expended, it will be absolutely necessary before any Service can be derived to your Memorialist and his Partners either to make from the Salt Spring to the Sea Shore, (which is a distance of about Four and a Half Miles,) a Road lines of each Side with Plank, on which the Wheels of the Waggons may run which are to convey the manufactured Salt to the Sea Shore; or to construct and lay Wooden Pipes the same distance, to convey the Bring from the Salt Spring to be manufactured into Salt at the Sea Side; The expence of either the Road, or Pipes, is estimated at Four Hundred and Fifty Pounds Currency." and asking for a grant to pay for such a road. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 117

5 December 1808

Memorial of John Henderson, relating his efforts to build a bridge over Sackville River.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 118

5 December 1808

Petition of John Henderson, relating his efforts to build a bridge over Sackville River. After his first effort was washed away he constructed a temporary one, and then petitioned the House for compensation, and further orders as to whether he should proceed with the contract or be released from it. "but a difference of Sentiment Seemingly prevailed between His Majesty’s Council and Assembly and prevented your memorialists from proceeding any farther in the business while at the Same time, they had a heavy bill of Expences to withstand." They have continued to keep the temporary bridge in repair. "They therefore pray the House will with its usual Generosity and Goodness take their Case into Consideration and relieve them from their Embarrassed Situation, and devise some means of putting the said Bridge in the thorough State of perminance and Safety for the Honour of the House and the benefit of the public." Signed. (24 Dec). Resolve of the committee that the contract be renewed and Henderson be paid £300 on its completion.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 119

5 December 1808

Petition of John H. Flieger, Weigher and Guager for "the collection of Impost and Excise Duties on the importation of Wines, Spirituous Liquors Molasses Sugar and Coffee into the Port of Halifax," stating that although the salaries of the other officers of the revenue have "since a general Reduction thereof took place, been gradually increase to what they at present enjoy" his own has remained £80 a year. He has been Weigher and Guager for sixteen years. "That having a large Family, and the allowance at present made to your Petition being inadequate to their support, and also feeling his Health to decline He Humbly hopes for a favourable Consideration of the Premises, and that such compensation may be made to him as the Importance of his services, in your wisdom shall seem to merit." Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 120

5 December 1808

Petition of Edward Robinson, Charles Van Buskirk, John Cox, William Donnet and John Alpt, stating that they were confined to the hospital for six weeks after their regiment of militia was disbanded the previous Spring, and asking for compensation. Signed by Cox. Overleaf. Certificate to the truth of the above statement.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 121

7 December 1808

Memorial of Lt.-Col. John Beckwith, Adjutant-General of the Militia, detailing his services in the Militia since August 1797, and asking for compensation for past services and allowance for the future, and also the assistance of a clerk and an office "which are not become absolutely necessary, for carrying on the Duty which punctuality and promptitude." Signed. Recommended by the President.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 122

8 December 1808

Draft of address of the House of Assembly to the President on his assuming that office. A few unimportant changes were made in the final speech, see Assembly Journal p. 19.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 123

8 December 1808

Report of the joint committee on the public accounts.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 124

8 December 1808

Report of the Committee to examine the Public Accounts, including those for Sable Island and Public Markets.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 125

10 December 1808

Part of a draft of minutes of the proceedings of the House.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 126

10 December 1808

Report of the commissioners appointed to expend the sum of £250 granted for providing furniture for the public rooms in the Government House. They find that "the Lt. Governor had already imported from England furniture suitable for those rooms to a considerable amount that he had also purchased some Articles of furniture proper for the same rooms from the late Lt. Governor and that several Articles were still wanting to complete the furniture of each of the before mentioned rooms the Commissioners, finding the sum of money placed at their disposal totally inadequate to pay for the furniture already provided proposed on the part of the Province to take on account of the Province of the furniture imported from England so much as would amount to the sum of £250…but…the Lt. Governor declined separating the furniture so provided from England." They therefore took an estimate of furniture imported, that purchased from the late Lieutenant-Governor, and the probably cost of such as will still be wanting "which they submit to your Honour’s Consideration that such steps may be taken respecting this business as shall be fit and proper and the Commissioners on consideration of the foregoing Circumstances have expended no part of the Sum granted finding it totally Inadequate to defray the Expence of furnishing those Rooms in a proper and Suitable manner." Signed. Recommended by the President. Enclosed. List of furniture purchased in 1808 and the property of the province. List of furniture purchased in England. Schedule and estimates referred to in the report.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 127

10 December 1808

Petition of the Grand Jury of Halifax County praying for a site for their Court House. Signed with 13 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 15 number 128