13 June 1803

Petition of James and William Cochran for drawback of £20. 17. 4. Granted by resolution of 14 June.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 34

13 June 1803

Petition of Joseph Fennell for drawback of £47. 14. 6. on cargo bought with produce of the province but imported from the West Indies in a West Indian ship. Annexed. Bill of lading cargo and accounts of sales of NS produce. Overleaf. Certificate that duties were paid. Dismissed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 35

13 June 1803

Petition of Patrick Fitzmaurice, for compensation for over-expenditure in work on roads. Holograph. Petition granted.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 36

13 June 1803

Petition of Charles Hill and Co. for drawback of £34. 2. 1. paid on rum entered at Halifax but shipped, by the same conveyance that brought it, to Quebec. Overleaf. Certificate that duties were paid. Dismissed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 37

13 June 1803

Report of committee on sums necessary for the services of the province for the present year. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 38

14 June 1803

Account of expenditure for repairing road from Windsor Road to Shubenacadie Bridge.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 39

14 June 1803

Account of expenditure for repairing road from Windsor Road to Shubenacadie Bridge.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 40

14 June 1803

Three resolutions for compensation to petitioners William Burk, James and William Cochran and Seth Coffin.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 41

14 June 1803

Resolution for compensation to petitioners who lost in a fire while working on the roads. Rejected.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 42

15 June 1803

Petition of the Magistrates of Queen’s County, asking on behalf of the inhabitants, £100 for repairing the road from Liverpool road leading to Port Medway. Signed with 5 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 43

16 June 1803

Petition of the church wardens of St. Paul’s asking for a bill to allow them to dispose of the old parsonage and build a suitable house for the Rector. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 44

16 June 1803

Report of the committee on the accounts for the Sable Island establishment. Signed.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 45

18 June 1803

Petition of Jonathan Palmer of Westchester, asking compensation for articles lost through fire and theft while he was working on the Londonderry to Cumberland road. Approved by Governor.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 46

20 June 1803

Petition of James Ratchford and James Noble Shannon and other owners of the Parrsboro’ packet. "That in the original agreement between the first Settlers at Partridge Island and Government, the persons Keeping the Ferry were allowed Four rations of Provisions, besides other privileges but soon after the conclusion of the last American War the Provisions were stoped finding that the Packet had a Sufficient Encouragement by the Great Number of Cattle sent to Halifax from Cumberland and Westmorland, but within three years last past the Road hath been so much improved between Cumberland and Halifax by way of Cobequid that about one half the Cattle is now drove Around on which Account the owners of said Packet are obliged to put the Vessell in other Employ to support the same Contrary to their real desire and to the Great detriment of the People in the Counties of Hants & Kings, & all others in the Westward parts of this Province wishing to communicate with Cumberland & New Brunswick, and more especially so to the Inhabitants of Parrsboro’ and the Southwest part of the County of Cumberland owing to the Great distance and the unimproved State of the Roads around Cobequid Bay, and as you have been pleased to Grant large sums of Money for Roads of Communication thro’ the province, and as your Petitioners have no other Road of Communication to the Southward by the Water the Packet answering for a Bridge, have Humbly to request you will please to take our case into consideration and Grant your Petitioners such reasonable assistance that with the Accustomed Ferriage said Packet may be still continued,"…Owners further suggest that letters of marque be issued to master of packet, who would then be able to act against American vessels trading illegally in the Basin. Signed. (See resolution 1 July – RG 5 A Vol. 10 No. 68 – and Assembly Journals, 1803, pp. 51, 55.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 47

20 June 1803

Report of committee on distribution of £6000 for roads and bridges throughout the province.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 10 number 48