Nova Scotia Archives

Footprints in the Sand

Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island

Letter from Edward Hodgson to Michael Wallace regarding the state of things on Sable Island

13 October 1829. — 3 pages : 30 x 37 cm.

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Letter discusses supplies received by the Establishment and those sent off the island (cranberries and corned beef), the inability to catch any horses, money paid as salaries, and requests to replace men who are leaving the Island.

3 pages 30 x 37 cm

Date: 13 October 1829

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 350