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Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island

Letter describing the destruction of a net owned by Philip Harrington by the schooner Victory and an outline of compensation

1839. — 2 pages : 30 x 26 cm.

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Edward Cunard Senn & [word?] Lawson Junr

The Victory in [beating?] up the Harbour on Friday night last run foul of a Net belonging to the bearer Philip Harrington and thereby totally destroyed it. Capt Darby I have seen and acknowledges the fact and says it was an accident which he could not help. I have seen W. Wallace who is willing to make any compensation that the other

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2 pages 30 x 26 cm

Date: 1839

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 1237

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