Nova Scotia Archives
Footprints in the Sand
Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island
Letter from Joseph Darby to Edward Duckett, Clerk to the Commissioners for the Affairs of Sable Island
30 July 1832. — 3 pages : 30 x 38 cm.
Letter discusses supplies provided to the Establishment, and horses sent off the Island in return. Darby describes the 'backward' season they are having on the Island, which may cause some difficulty in providing enough hay for the Island livestock. He describes the success of some crops and the failure of others.
3 pages 30 x 38 cm
Date: 30 July 1832
Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 528