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Receipt for sundry items (mostly food) bought of C. H. Belcher and shipped to Sable Island on the Schooner Elizabeth

1834. — 2 pages : 30 x 17 cm.

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SHIPPED in good order and well conditioned, by James H Tidmarsh in and upon the Schooner Elizabeth whereof Jasper Salsman is Master,
now lying in THIS PORT, and bound for Sable Island to say ---
Twelve Heifers, Twenty Barrels flour, Six Barrels Rye
flour, Six Barrels Indian Meal, Three Barrels of Sugar
Three Barrels Molasses, one Baker oven, Three Barrels
Salt, one case Dry fish, Two Barrels Mackarel, Two
Barrels Herring, Two Casks containing Fifty Blankets
Six Casks containing one hundred Bushels of oats
marked and numbered as per margin, to be delivered in the like good order and condition, at Sable Island aforesaid, (the Acts of God, the King's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers and navigation of whatever nature and kind soever excepted) unto Mr Joseph Darby or his Assigns, Freights for the said Goods, Ten pounds Hal Cy (Halifax Currency) to be pd on return of the vesell
NO Primage and Average accustomed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the said Master of the said vessel have affirmed to Three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date; one of which Bills being accomplished, the rest to stand void. Dated at HALIFAX, this _________ day of July 1834.

12 Heifers 1 Cask dry fish
20 Bbls flour 2 Bbls Mack^r
6 " R flour 2 " Herring
3 " Sugar 2 Casks con^g 50 Blankets
3 " Molasses
1 Bake oven
3 Bbls Salt 6 casks con^g 100 bush oats
6 Barrels Indian Meal


702


2 pages 30 x 17 cm

Date: 1834

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 702

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