14 January 1840

Petition of Advocate Harbour for annexing part of Parrsobough to Cumberland.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 11

27 January 1843

Petition from Cornwallis against the motion that Presbyterian Church be given control of the meeting house.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 12

18 January 1840

Petition from Folly Lake Settlement, Colchester County against being annexed to Cumberland County. Mentions going to fight the Yankees.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 12

21 January 1840

Petition of females living in Cumberland re: temperance.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 13

28 January 1843

Petition from Baptist Meeting House, Amherst re: repairs to the building.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 13

28 January 1843

Petition of George Edward Jean for renumeration for expenses suffered when undertaking to report on the state of the Indians of Richmond County in 1841.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 14

21 January 1840

Petition from Minudie and River Herbert, Cumberland County re: temperance.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 14

28 June 1841

Letter from Rupert D. George, Provincial Secretary's Office, Halifax, June 28, 1841 to George Edward Jean re: a report on the state of the Indians of Richmond County.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 14a

26 July 1841

'An account of the Indians living within the County of Richmond as taken on the 26th July 1841 - at the Indian Chapel Bras d'Or Lake being the Anniversary of St. Ann's Day. 'Lists names, age, tribe, children, health, habits, crops, etc.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 14b

21 January 1840

Petition from Parrsboro re: establishing Parrsboro as a separate county.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 15

30 January 1843

Petition from the Lower Horton Temperance Society re: temperance.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 15

21 January 1840

Petition of Joshua Wingate Weeks of Sydney, Cape Breton, high sheriff for annual salary in additiona to his fees.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 16

31 January 1843

Petition from Kings Co. re: temperance.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 16

22 January 1840

Petition of Edward H. Harrington, Antigonish, High Sheriff for the county of Sydney for annual salary in addition to his fees.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 17

January 1843

Petition from Egerton, Pictou County re: setting off Albion Mines as separate parish.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series P volume 8 number 17