12 February 1812

Petition of William Morton, James Patterson, Frances Tupper and other inhabitants of Aylesford, asking for a grant to help them make a road, which has already been laid out and opened between Aylesford and the Bay of Fundy. Signed with 27 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 28

12 February 1812

Petition of Thomas Pearson, complaining of an undue election for the township of Truro. (Printed in extenso in the Journal.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 29

13 February 1812

Petition of Archibald Smith, complaining of an undue election for the Township of Newport. (Printed in extenso in Journal.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 30

14 February 1812

Petition of Terence Cockran, complaining of the sheriff of Hants County using undue influence against him in the late election. The sheriff wrote this letter to the schoolmaster at Nine Mile River: "Dear Sir / I hear that Tery Cochran has been Canvicing for the ensuing Election on the Nine Mile River and he reports that the people unanimously has promised him their voats tel them they don’t Know the man – he is a professed Roman Cathelick and for fear that Might be a Bar in his Way he found means to Jump over it he has come forward as I hear to Doctor Cochran and Said he had just found out his Error and would turn to the Church of England and Came forward to the Lords Table with two of his boys and I hear the Docter admitted them What have we to Expect if an Irish Roman Catholick has the rule over us read the History of the Irish Rebellion and you may there See a Cathoulge [catalogue?] of as Bloody deeds as ever was acted by the Wildest Savages the Scotch Roman Catholicks are a difrent people they are loyal and a man that Wont be true to his God will never be true to man no further than serves his own interest I will be over your Way before the Election and will Give the people such Advice as I would give to my own Children" signed W. Smith, and with a postscript "I lent the magazine that had the history of the Irish Rebellion to Carpenter John McDonald Get it & read it to your neighbors." As a result of this letter "and very improper and illegal interference of the said Sheriff many persons were induced not to vote for your Petitioner, and declared to him, that the reaons they did not vote for him, was the interest they said Sheriff had taken in the Election and the apprehension they were under of displeasing him knowing that his influence was very great, and that he had it in his power to injure them, and prevent their getting land, which they were afraid he would do, if they acted Contrary to his wishes." He presented himself at the hustings and lost the election; he asks that seats of members be declared vacant. (For action of House, see p. 39 of Journal.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 31

14 February 1812

Petition of James Ewing, stating that he was obliged, through a mistake, to take out two bonds for furniture imported from Greenock, and asking relief, and certificate that duties were paid on articles exported by William Kidston, merchant of Pictou to Halifax.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 32

14 February 1812

Petition of Forsyth Black & Co. and Foreman, Grassie & Co. asking for the bounty due them on salt imported in 1810 and sold in the province at a low price for the fisheries.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 33

14 February 1812

Petition of Isaac Smith and other inhabitants on the west side of Shubenacadie River, asking for £100, "which sum together with a spirited subscription which hath been made & will be obtained from the people with their statuate labour will enable the commissioner to compleat the Road, build a Bridge over Rines’s crick etc." Signed with 14 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 34

14 February 1812

Copy of summons sent by the House to the Sheriff of King’s County and other witnesses to appear on the part of Jared Chipman and David Burdon, petitioners against the election for Kings County.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 35

15 February 1812

Petition of George Baine and 33 other inhabitants of Digby township asking for assistance for the road over the North Mountain to Broad Cove, stating that they have cut out the road leading to Grand Passage, but cannot afford to make it passable, and asking for about £100 for that purpose. Signed with 34 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 36

17 February 1812

The account of the Province with John George Pyke, Quarter Master General of the Militia, for carriage of arms, etc.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 37

17 February 1812

Petition of George Mordaunt Haliburton, Halifax merchant, asking for the drawback of duties paid on prize goods exported by him, enclosing two certificates.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 38

17 February 1812

Petition of Charles R. Prescott, William Lawson and Joseph Allison, Halifax merchants, asking to be relieved, for the present, of paying for the duties on large quantities of sugar etc. imported by them and stored, and intended to be re-exported.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 39

17 February 1812

Petition of Rufus G. Taylor and John Osborn asking for a return of the duty paid on sunken coffee exported under special circumstances to Great Britain. Enclosing certificates and letters as to the truth of the petitioner’s statements.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 40

17 February 1812

Petition of Thomas Lynds and others of Onslow Township stating the great need of making an alteration in the road from North River to Truro, and asking for a grant for that purpose. Signed with 28 names.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 41

24 February 1812

Petition of Henry Taylor, owner of a Halifax distillery, asking the House to remit the duties on sugar long since imported from the West Indies, so that he may distill it into rum. Unless the duties are removed there is no possibility of the sugar being sold.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 18 number 42