1 June 1803

Petition of William Robertson and others for aid in opening a road, already surveyed, between Nictaux Falls and Birch Cove. (23 Signatures). Approved by the Governor. (See Assembly Journal, p. 14)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 19

4 June 1803

Petition of Ephraim Howard, David Dickey and William Dickey for compensation for rebuilding the bridge across the Stewiacke River. Granted.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 20

4 June 1803

Petition of Margaret Scott and others, asking for a Bill for assuring Sackville Estate to certain persons and for barring remote claims, enclosing copy of the will of Joseph Scott. (See Assembly Journals pp., 13, 14, 16, 17, 63.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 21

5 June 1803

Petition of Phebe Moody for compensation for certain expenditures made by her since her appointment as keeper of the Sambro Island lighthouse in 1796. Signed. (Deferred to a future day).

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 22

7 June 1803

Petition of John Dickson and others praying for aid in repairing the road from Truro to Shubenacadie River. Signed with 15 names. (See Assembly Journal pp. 7, 18.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 23

7 June 1803

Petition of Seth Coffin, asking compensation for caring for Peter Riely a transient pauper. Signed. Certificate of John Sargent J. P. to the truth of petition’s statement. (£13. 2. 6. granted by resolution of 14 June – RG 5 A Vol. 10 No 41c)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 24

7 June 1803

Thanks of the Lieutenant-Governor for the Assembly’s reply to his speech on opening the session. (Holograph)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 25

8 June 1803

Petition of Robert Fitzrandolph and other inhabitants of Annapolis and on the River, asking for grant for building a bridge over Annapolis River near Hick’s Ferry. Signed with 3 names. (Approved by the Lt.-Governor) (See Assembly Journal pp. 13, 18)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 26

4 June 1803

Account of services performed by the Attorney General.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 27

9 June 1803

Petition of John F. Gschwind, Health Officer for Halifax, for further compensation for his services. Signed. Approved by the Governor. Dismissed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 28

10 June 1803

Petition of William Bent and other inhabitants asking for grant for making a road from Wilmot to the main Annapolis to Halifax road. 17 signatures. See Assembly Journal pp., 13, 18.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 29

10 June 1803

Report of committee on public accounts.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 30

11 June 1803

Petition of the Grand Jury for the County of Halifax, asking that the legislature take measure to prevent forestalling and regranting in the province "which they are convinced has been a principal means of raising many of the necessaries of life to their present exorbitant prices." Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 31

13 June 1803

Report on various petitions referred to the Collectors of Imported Excise.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 32

13 June 1803

Petition of Thomas Thomson, and other inhabitants of Chester, stating the inconveniences they suffer through having to travel to Lunenburg, over extremely bad roads or fifteen miles by water, to the County Court, and praying that the Court may sit once a year in Chester, where "there is a sufficient number of Houses of Entertainment…to accommodate the Court and Suitors etc." and offering to build a Courthouse. They "farther beg that they may be granted the Privilege of having a weekly Market, Established in the Town of Chester, on such a day as may be thought most Convenient, they want of which in any Town is the Cause of many Growing evils – in the first place it makes the People under a kind of Necessity of Making bargains (as they seldom meet but) on the Sabath day, notwithstanding the existing Laws, they find Means to avoid Detection, Such habits must produce nothing but Dissoluteness in Young people and Children, who think there Can be no evil in Such practices, when they see their Parents Resort to Shops and Taverns, as Soon as they Come out to the places of Public Worship, and often Drunkennes and Quarreling ends the day. Your Memorialists are Convinced that a weekly Market would in Great Measure prevent many of the evils stated in the above, and be a means to Promote Good Order, and prove Convenient both for Town and Country." Signed with 7 names. Consideration deferred to a future day.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 33