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Titus Smith's account for surveys up to December 1831
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Gouverment Dr. to Titus Smith [Cr?].
For surveying the black settlement at Hammonds Plains.
1831.
[August]
Days
August 3 - 1/2
4 - 1
6 - 1
10 - 1
11 - 1
15 - 1
16 - 1
17- 1
18 - 1
20 - 1/2
[24?] - 1
25 - 1
26 - 1
27 - 1
29 - 1
30 - 1
31 - 1
16

[Sept]
Days
Sept 1 - 1
2 - 1
3 - 1
7 - 1
12 - 3/4
13 - 1
14 - 1
15 - 1
17 - 1/4
22 - 1/2
23 - 1
26 - 1
27 - 1/4
28 - 3/4
29 - 1
30 - 1
13 1/2

[Oct]
Days
Oct 1 - 1/2
3 - 1
4 - 1
5 - 1
20 - 1
21 - 1
22 - 1
28 - 1/2
29 - 1/2
31 - 1/2
8

[Nov]
Days
Nov 1- 1
2 - 1
3 - 1
4 - 1
5 - 1
7 - 1
8 - 3/4
9 - 1
10 - 1
11 - 1
12 - 1/2
14 - 1/2
15 - 1
16 - 1
21 - 1/2
23 - 1
24 - 1
25 - 1
26 - 1
28 - 1/2
17 3/4
16
13 1/2
8
55 1/4 Days at 10 [illegible] [illegible]. 27 - 12 - 6
2 - 0 - 0
29 - 12 - 6
8 - 10 - 0
Balance 21 - 2 - 6
To 4 Days employed in drawing a plan at 10 [illegible]
Credit by cash 34 + [401?] + [illegible].5 =
Halifax Dec. 17th. 1831
Received payment

Titus Smith




Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 58

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