12 November 1784

Letter from Major John Small to Thomas Cochran congratulating him on his promotion to the Speakership, and asking him to use his influence in favour of the proposed Kentwick(?) road.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 122b

13 November 1784

Letter from Rev. Joshua Wingate Weeks to the Speaker, informing him that he is goin to England and will therefore not be able to officiate as Chaplain.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 123b

15 November 1784

Petition of John Philipps, surgeon, to H.M. Council stating his services at the Orphan House and asking to be paid arrears of salary.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 124b

15 November 1784

Petition of Mary Swann, administratrix to the estate of the late William Nesbitt, asking for an allowance to help pay the former Speakers’ debts.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 125b

19 November 1784

Report of the Treasurer, conformable to a Resolution of the House of Assembly of the previous day.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 126b

20 November 1784

The Governors’ message to the House of Assembly related to reviving donation Act.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 127b

22 November 1784

Letter from William Shaw, M.L.A. to Thomas Cochran, Speaker, excusing himself from attending the House.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 128b

29 November 1784

Letter from Thomas Cochran, Speaker to Peter Etter Senior, Messenger ordering him to take William Shaw into custody to answer a charge of cottempt.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 129b

6 December 1784

Petition of the inhabitants of the District of Chedabucto, asking that a Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions may be established at Guysborough (petiton signed by six Justice of the Peace for Halifax County, 13 Oct 1784).

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 130b

7 December 1784

List of bills tabled by the Council.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 131b

11 December 1784

Affidavit of Alexander Thomson of Chester re: Great Tancook and Little Tancook Islands.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 132b

11 December 1784

Affidavit of John Umlock and James Umlock of St Margarets Bay (as above).

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 133b

1784

Petition of William Shaw, Clerk of the Supreme Court at Annapolis, asking for a Salary.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 134b

1784

Petition of John Wisdom of Halifax, carpenter, asking to be paid in full for work done by him for public buildings in Halifax.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 135b

1784

Report of the committee on the state of the revenues.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 1 number 136b