Nova Scotia Archives
Spoils of War: Privateering in Nova Scotia
Bill of Sale for Half Share in the Fourth Cruise of the Armed Brig Nelson, Robert Durfee
3 October 1800, Shelburne, 2 pages. Deed of sale by Robert Durfee, surgeon on board, to Edward Brinley, of "one half of a single share of all prize that may be taken by the Brig Nelson this present cruise."
Date: 1800
Reference: Gideon White Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 951 number 670