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Footprints in the Sand

Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island

Hartshorne & Boggs' bill of sundries had of them for Sable Island

19 April 1811. — 2 pages : 30 x 48 cm.

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Michael Wallace Esqr. Halifax N.S. April 19:1811
for Sable Island
Bot of Hartshorne Boggs & Co
1 grind Stone .................................................0,,4,,6
1 Iron Handle for Ditto 10½ ? .........@10....0,,8,,9
1 Tack plane ..................................................0,,4,,6
1 Smoothing Ditto..........................................0,,3,,6
1 Drawing Knife..............................................0,,2,,6
2 Spoke Shaves Irons a 1/.............................0,,2,,0
2 Cart Boxes 7 [ft?] ..............@ 4.................. 0,,2,, 4
5 M: 14 oz Tacks.................. 2/6...................0,,12,,6
6 ft: Sewing Twine................ 3/.....................0,,18,,0
2 pair Black Smiths Tongs 6/.......................0,,12,,0
2 Handsaw files....................4@................. ..0,, 4, 0
1 Coffee Mill...................................................0, 8,, 6
1 Box 7x9 Glass 25 feet................................ 1,, 0,, 0
12 Norway rag Stones .........4@................... 0,, 4, ,0
24 Sheets Tin....................... 1/......................1,, 4,, 0
6 Mackerel Lines.................. 1/3................... 0,, 7,,6
50 Ditto Hooks...................... @ a 1/2........... 0,, 2,,1
6 Scythes............................... a 5/................ 1,,10,,0
1 Marble cov.d Book............... [4/6?]..............0,,4,, 6
2 quire fools cap paper.......... 2/6.................. 0,,5,,0
1 paper Ink powder............... @ 7½............ 0,,0,,7½
1 oz: wafers.......................... 1/ .................... 0,,1,,0
6 yds: blue Cloth ...................2/6.................. 0,,15,,0
£ 9 16 9½
212


Supplies include a grind stone, assorted carpentry and blacksmith tools, and a coffee mill, among other things.

2 pages 30 x 48 cm

Date: 19 April 1811

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 212

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