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Nova Scotia House of Assembly Petitions and Correspondence

Results 871 to 885 of 1655 from your search: RG 5 Series GP

7 September 1835

Petition, Charles Leonard, Clerk of the Crown, Cape Breton, asking to be appointed Chief Justice of the Island. Judge Wilkins states that Leonard is under his supervision.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 8


25 February 1836

Petition, G.A. Noonan, Collector of Customs, Pictou, asking for a raise because of increased trade. Customs House, Halifax, supports Noonan.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 9


4 September 1841

Petition, George and james Langille and John Zwicker, Lunenburg, asking œ11 compensation for appearing in Halifax at a trial as Crown witnesses.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 10


12 November 1842

Petition, Major J.S. Thompson, Artillery, Chester, asking for money to repair the storehouse at chester where the guns and ammunition are kept.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 11


20 January 1843

Lengthy series of correspondence chiefly from James Dawson, Pictou, underwriter for Lloyd's, who was investigating the sinking of the Brig 'Joseph' on the Magdalen Islands. Much of the cargo was removed from the ship and then sold by the local residents.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 12


26 September 1844

Memorial from George Williams concerning a bounty in the whale trade. Cunard states he is not entitled to the bounty.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 13


1847

G.N. Russell requests remuneration for three years service as Quarter Master.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 14


1847

Petition, Bowden Bosley, Clerk, Board of Revenue, seeking remuneration for services.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 15


1847

Colonel Edward Wallace, Adjutant General of Militia, seeking remuneration for services.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 16


1847

Petition of J.S. Morris in reference to his salary.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 17


1847

Letter from Martha Jeffery asking that she be paid the salary of her late husband.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 18


1848

Petition of the Sherriff of Colchester County requesting payment of expenses for a trip he was required to make to Halifax.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 19


1848

Petition, James Dawson, for compensation of expenses incurred in ivnestigating the wreck of the Brig 'Joseph.'

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 20


1848

Petition, Charles Morris, concerning who would receive fine paid by Patrick Fitzgerald, for breaking windows in the Methodist Episcopal church of the people of color.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 21


24 November 1848

Petition of John Shea, asking for passage to Bermuda.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 6 number 22


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