Nova Scotia Archives

Spoils of War: Privateering in Nova Scotia

Halifax auction of prize ships and goods

Prize goods could be landed and sold in Nova Scotia’s outports, but most privateers preferred to sell in the busy Halifax market where they were more likely to get a high price for their captures.

Date: 1813

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives  Newspapers: Royal Gazette 8 September 1813 page 3

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