27 February 1811

Petition of John Archibald of Truro, Gentleman, asking for re-imbursement of money expended on road work, which reimbursement had been voted by the House in a former session but not allowed by the Council.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 37

27 February 1811

Report of the joint committee appointed to examine the Public Accounts, with attached General Account current with the province to 31 December 1810 and statement of appropriated duty for payment of militia arms.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 38

28 February 1811

Copy of Judge G.H.Monk’s letter of application for compensation for his services at a court of Oyer at Terminer in Queen’s County the previous September.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 39

1 March 1811

Certificate by Jared Chipman that contracts made with Jeremiah Northrup, Benjamin Belcher and William Campbell for making a new road from Avon Bridge to Bishops Bridge in Horton, were approved by the Court of Sessions.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 40

1 March 1811

Draft of Mr. Robie’s motion for a committee on the advisability of altering the road from McAlpine’s to Halifax.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 41

1 March 1811

Draft of report of select committee on expenditure for roads and bridges throughout the province.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 42

2 March 1811

Message from Lt.-Governor Sir George Prevost to the Assembly transmitting an enclosing the memorials of Flieger and Wallace.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 43

2 March 1811

Resolution for granting £50 granted to James Ratchford and James Noble Shannon to encourage the running of a packet between Windsor and Partridge Island.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 44

4 March 1811

Petition of John Steele and other inn-keepers of Halifax, complaining of the execution of act for repairing etc. the Halifax streets. "By the first section of the above recited Act all Persons in the Town of Halifax are bound to keep the Gutters and Streets before the House and Land occupied by them clean and free from nuisances, under a penalty of twenty shillings for each and every offence, That there are at particular Seasons great number of Farmers and Countrymen with their Teams, Sleds &c. at the houses of your Petitioners, That your Petitioners have not, nor can they procure places in the Town of Halifax for the accommodation of the Sleds and Teams of the Farmers…That the Farmers and Countrymen are therefore under the absolute necessity of leaving their Sleds in the Streets before the Premises of your Petitioners which the magistrates of Halifax have considered to be nuisances and have fined some of your Petitioners pursuant to the said Act, that unless your Petitioner can obtain relief they must give up…innkeeping." Signed with 5 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 45

4 March 1811

Petition of Enos Collins, asking for drawback on coffee imported from the West Indies, landed in Halifax, shipped for Great Britain and captured by the French, and enclosing two certificates to the truth of the statements.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 46

4 March 1811

Petition of Luke Upham and other inhabitants of North River in Onslow township, asking for a grant for improving the main road through their settlement and the township. Signed with 12 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 47

4 March 1811

Two resolutions granting sums to the Provincial Treasurer in lieu of office rent and to Judge George Henry Monk for travelling expenses for his services as Oyer and Terminer in Queen’s County the previous September.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 48

4 March 1811

154 resolutions of the House for votes for the service of roads and bridges throughout the province.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 49

6 March 1811

Draft of report of committee on Flieger’s petition, outlining the duties and recommending that the salary of the office of Weigher and Gauger be augmented.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 50

7 March 1811

Expenses of surveying and escheating the Douglas Grant.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 17 number 51