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Acadian Heartland

The Records of British Government at Annapolis Royal, 1713-1749

Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

Adams, John,

a member of committee to prepare order in connection with robbery of Stephen Jones, 18, 19-20, 22, 25;

appealed to His Majesty, 27-30;

claims that Mascarene had forfeited his right to be president of Council, 25, 27;

Council meets at his house, 30, 70;

member of Council, 5;

proprietor in mines and lands, 6, 7-8, 10-11, 14.

Alden, John,

robbed by Indians, 15.

Allain, Peter, 53.

Amhurst, Edward,

absent from Council on account of gout, 20;

executor of Lawrence Armstrong's estate, 22, 25-27, 29-33, 36-38, 49-53, 55-56, 85-86, 88, 90, 93;

house burned, 11;

member of Council, 10-11;

proprietor in mines and lands, 6;

Provender case, 14, 18.

Annapolis,

attack from French expedition feared, 86;

buildings pulled down for reason of security, 99-100;

choose to withdraw petition, 53;

communication with Minas cut off, 86;

compensation to be made for buildings pulled down, 100;

council decides to send Ordnance packet up the Bay to try to get intelligence of what the enemy may be doing, 87;

defensive measures, 76;

deputies asked about enemy's behaviour towards the inhabitants, 71;

deputies petition to be discharged from giving pilots and guides, 53;

enemy about, 70;

enemy withdraws to Minas, 92;

fort again attacked, 82;

fort attacked, 81;

Fort little better than a heap of rubbish, 84;

garrison inconsiderable, 84;

Governor Shirley to send reinforcements, 89;

improper for inhabitants to go to Minas without the Commander-in-Chief's knowledge, 54;

inhabitants accused of carrying on a private correspondence with the enemy, 69;

inhabitants aid enemy, 81;

inhabitants aid enemy, 83;

inhabitants aid enemy, 92;

inhabitants take oath of allegiance after being assured that they would not be allowed to take up arms, 81;

inquiry into civil affairs of the inhabitants, 92;

need for a small man-of-war to guard entrance to the Basin, 85;

need for a small tender, 85;

precautions taken to guard against French attack, 89, 91;

reinforcements, 90;

reinforcements sent by Shirley, 92;

some inhabitants join Indians in attack, 82;

the enemy before the Fort for three weeks, 83;

works in good repair, 87.

Armstrong, Lawrence,

a general discharge for quit rents signed by him, 28;

death, 19;

estate, 22;

Lieutenant-Governor, 5;

promise to pay constable for services, 24;

proprietor in mines and lands, 6, 8, 10-11, 14, 18.

Armstrong, Thomas,

proprietor in mines and lands, 6.

Arsenau, Francis, 79.

Ashe, Jacques, Indian, 15, 17.