Nova Scotia Archives
Footprints in the Sand
Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island
Minutes of legal agreement between William Forsyth and William Crook regarding Settlement on the Isle of Sable
1801. — 4 pages : 30 x 48 cm.
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after as she is ready to receive the cargo, and to end when the Coals are discharged at Halifax.
Halifax 17th September 1801
Witness present
David Hyde
James Forsyth
William Crook
William Forsyth
Minutes of agreement entered into between William Forsyth, on behalf of himself and the other Commissioners appointed by Government for effecting a settlement on the Isle of Sable, and William Crook, owner and Master of the Schooner Kitty of La Have. The document details an agreement that the Kitty will be properly outfitted to make regular journeys to and from Sable Island.
4 pages 30 x 48 cm
Date: 1801
Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 4