30 May 1811

Petition of Caleb senior, Caleb, Richard Nickerson and other inhabitants of Sambro, complaining that money expended on a road to Sambro has been spent but is of no use as it is circular and intercepted with rivers and precipices; requesting that it should go from Christian Werner's of Harrietsfield to Sambro a more level and shorter route.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 118

11 October 1811

Petition of Thomas Scott of Montrose, Scotland, asking for the bounty, hitherto granted on salt imported into the province for the fisheries, on a cargo he brought from Portugal to Newfoundland and thence to Halifax under the inducement offered by the bounty. (Holograph) Enclosed are certificates of entry, lists of sales of hogsheads of salt, etc.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 119

27 November 1811

Petition of David McLelan of Londonderry, stating his exertions in erecting wheat and oat mills, and asking for encouragement in making further improvements.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 120

9 December 1811

Petition of Jonathan Tremain and other inhabitants of Water St., Halifax, to the Grand Jury of Halifax County, asking that some measures be adopted for improving the deplorable condition of Water Street. Signed with 39 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 121

13 December 1811

Petition of the Grand Jury of Halifax County to the Lieutenant -Governor drawing to his attention the bad state of Water Street "for want of paving and repairing". … "It is the principal Street of Thoroughfare in this Town for wheel Carriages loaded with heavy goods and stores of all descriptions, both for His Majestys Sea and Land Service, and also of the Imports and Exports of this Town." "…the constant passage of heavy carriages" has rendered inadequate the amount of statue labour allotted to Water St. by the road commissioners. They recommend paving the street.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 122

31 December 1811

Abstract of grants for roads and bridges remaining unpaid the 31 December 1811. (Printed in extenso in Journal.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 123

12 November 1811

Declaration of John D. Hawthorn and James Barss, describing how Thomas Perry, master of the schooner Polly, went on a fishing voyage to the Straits of Belleisle, returned to Guysborough, "made" their fish, and then had them all swept away by a tremendous storm, and asking for the bounty for which they had expected to qualify.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 124

7 February 1812

Draft of the Assembly Journal for these dates.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18

25 February 1812

Proceedings of the House in determining the various controverted elections. (See Assembly Journal pp. 29 to 39.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18

10 March 1812

Report of Michael Wallace, Auditor of the Public Accounts, on the expenditure of monies granted by the legislature for making and repairing roads and bridges throughout the province in 1803, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 1810. Done in columns, giving sums, year applied, name of commissioner and where applied. Signed. At the end are suggestions for making permanent the price of day labour etc. (Report printed, except for suggestions, see pp. 63-71 in Journal.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18

3 March 1812

Draft of resolution for appointing a special agent for the province.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18

4 April 1812

Thirteen votes of the House for provincial services. Signed. Two accounts annexed. Not agreed to by the Council.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18

12 January 1812

Petition of Abraham Webster of Cornwallis, asking for compensation for injury to his land through the running of the post road through it. He also asks that the road may be completed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 1

14 January 1812

Request and statement from Franklin Etter and other inhabitants of Chester, Chester Road, Windsor and Falmouth to the Members for Lunenburg and Hants Counties. They state the public benefits and benefits to themselves that would accrue from having the new Chester-Windsor road made passable for carts. Signed with 37 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 2

24 January 1812

Petition of William Robertson, merchant of Sissiboo, objecting to having been obliged to pay two light duties for the Briar Island lighthouse, one at Yarmouth and one at Sissiboo, on the same voyage.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 3