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A list of the [Principal ?] Wrecks on Sable Island, since the year 1802, until1847 Inclusive for the Information of His Excellency, Sir John Henry the Commander in Cheif [sic] of the Province of Nova-Scotia, and its [dependence ?]
1 Ship, Union, 1202
2 Ship,[illegible], [illegible]-
3 Ship, Hannah and Elisa... 1803
4 Brig, Harriot... [illegible]
5 Ship, Stark Odder, 72 men list, out of [ written above] 72, 1804
6 a schooner lost in 1805
7 another Sch [abbreviated, two lines] lost in... [illegible]
8 a Sch [abbreviated, two lines] lost in... 1806
9 another schooner lost [illegible]
10 Brig, Spring 1807
11 Brig, John and Mary [illegible]
12 A Schooner lost in 1808
13 an american Fishing Schooner in [illegible]
14 an american Fishing Schooner in 1809
15 a Brig lost in [illegible]
16 a Schooner lost in [illegible]
17 Brig, Hard Times, 1811
18 Brig, Orion- [illegible]
19 H, B, M Frigate Barbadoes 1812
20 a Schooner under her Convoy [illegible]
21 a Schooner under her Convoy [illegible]
22 an American Fishing Sch [abbreviated, two lines] 1813
23 an American Fishing Sch [abbreviated, two lines] 1814
24 A Sch [abbreviated, two lines] belonging to Halifax [illegible]
25 Brig, [adonmomt ?], 1815
26 wreck of the Ship [Demariseata ?], seen [illegible]