Nova Scotia Archives
Footprints in the Sand
Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island
Edmund Ward's account of garden seeds sent to Isle Sable
October 1801. — 2 pages : 30 x 33 cm.
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Halifax Nova Scotia
The Commissioners for Establishing a Settlement on the Isle of Sable
To Edmund Ward Dr(debtor)
1801
October 5th " To ¼ lb Carrot Seed 0 .. 5 .. ~
" " 4 oz: Parsnips do @ 9,, ~ .. 3 .. ~
" " 1 lb: Turnip do ~ .. 5 .. ~
" " 4 oz: Lettuce do @2/ ~ .. 8 .. ~
" " 4 oz: Cabbage do @ 1/3 ~ .. 5 ..~
" " 4½ quarts Timothy do 1/6 ~ .. 6 ..9
" " 12 lbs Clover do 1/6 ~ ..18 ..~
" " Bag for Do ~.. ~ ..7½
10th " " 30¼ lbs Pork @ 8,, 1.. ~ .. 2
£ 3 . 11. 6½
Received payment
Edmund Ward
42
List includes parsnip, turnip, lettuce, cabbage, clover and timothy.
2 pages 30 x 33 cm
Date: October 1801
Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 42