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Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island

William Roger's account for beef for the Shelburne Packet, January to December 1832

1832. — 2 pages : 30 x 37 cm.

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Halifax NS 1832 To the Commissioners of Sable Island
To W. J. Rogers

January 2 To 21 Beef of 5 25/13 Beef .4 . 13. 1
March 13 " 17 B of 6 . 8. 0
April 13 " 10 Beef 4/ (14/ #i Beef 5 . 8. 1
21 " 10½ Beef . 3.11
May 3 " 13½ Beef 4/½ (12/16 beef 4/ 17 10 2 11 5½
15 " 13 Beef 4½ (18/15 beef 4/ . 10. 6
25 " 33 Beef 5 . 13. 9
June 8 " 4 Steaks 6 (9/ 12 Beef 5 . 7.
14 " 14 Beef 5 (16) 9 Beef 5 . 9. 7
29 " 44 Beef 5 1. 8. 4 2.19. 2
July 14 " 16 Beef 5 (20/16 Beef 5 . 13. 4
21 " 18 Beef 5 . 7. 0
Aug 8 " 13 Beef 5 (30/5 I Beef 5 . 7. 8½
Sept 7 " 16 Beef 5 (19/ 22 Beef 5 . 15 10
22 " 8 Beef 5/ . 3. 4 2. 7. 8
Oct 6 " 9 Beef 5 (13/ 8 Beef 4 . 6. 5
Nov 5 " 2 Bbls Beef 50/ 5. 0. 0
8 " 20 Beef 4/ 6. 8
22 " 33 Beef . 11.
24 " 7 Beef 4 . 2. 4
Dec 1 " 20 beef (10) 23½ Beef . 14. 6
15 " 12 mutton . 5. 7. 5. 11
£ 15. 4. 3
Received payment
[for] W'm J. T. Roger
A. Ferguson


2 pages 30 x 37 cm

Date: 1832

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 565

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