1785   Apr  Shelburne  

365. Printed advertisement of articles for sale in Charles Whitworth's store.  

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 365

1785  17 Jun  Shelburne  

368. Licence of occupation granted to Timothy Spillard for 3 acres of land on the common.  
Overleaf: receipts for sale of rights in land, 22 Apr. 1789, below Signed for board of agents by Benjamin Davis.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 368

1785  14 Jul  Halifax  

378. S. S. Blowers to Gideon White on Admirality Court business. ''It is impossible for me to give you such general advice respecting your duty as Deputy Registrar of the Court of Admiralty, as will serve you in all cases which may happen - I shall be at all times ready to aid you on any occasion, in which you may want it, but can now only say in general that your duty at large is to take such Examinations as you may have orders to take from the Court here - I think further that you should always take any preparatory Examinations which the Collector particularly or any Seizing Officer at your port may require you take, for which they should pay you at the time, or give you assurances of payment. Those taken by order of Court will if proper application is made be always taxed in the Costs and allowed by the Judge.'' Personal messages. Holograph.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 378

1785  11 Aug  Halifax  

380. Copy of decree of Richard Bulkeley, Registrar of the Vice-Admiralty Court, delivering up the schooner Harmony to the claimant and master, Samuel Osborne Doane.  

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 380

1785  24 Aug  Shelburne  

384. Licence of occupation for lot no. 5, granted to James Torrane, to be forfeited and withdrawn unless improvements be made. 
Overleaf: bill of sale for land, 23 Mar. 1786, below. Signed by the board of agents.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 384

1786  26 Jan  Halifax  

399. Order of the Judge of Vice-Admiralty to his deputy marshall in Shelburne to attach the schooner Last Shift, for the owner's debt to Tench, Taylor, Bruce & Co., and deliver it to the sheriff of Shelburne County.  Signed by White, Registrar.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 399

1786  31 Jul  Shelburne  

425. Power of attorney enabling Gideon White to act for Thos. Ramsden in all his affairs in Nova Scotia.  Signed and witnessed.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 425

1788  23 Apr  Shelburne  

480. Permit issued by John Miller, deputy secretary, for James Smither to leave the province in the "Lady Dorchester" for Philadelphia.  

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 480

1789  22 Jan  Shelburne  

492. Certificate of Alexander Cocken and Robert Sommervill, port wardens of Shelburne, as to the state of certain goods imported from London through Halifax. 
Overleaf: Repetition of part of above. Signed copy.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 492

1789  12 Jun  London  

497. Statement of claims examined and losses paid to loyalists under the commissioners to inquire into losses and services of the American loyalists.  Printed.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 497

1791  12 May  Halifax  

536. James Clarke to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. He has delivered White's letter to the Governor. "I remarked to the Governor that your Expectations were well founded of which His Excellency appeared sensible but at present has determined nothing - He wishes he had something more suited to your Merits as well as Mr. Ogden's - The Candidates are yourself, Mr. Ogden, Capt. McKinnon, Mr. Brinley, & Dr. Burns." Holograph.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 950 No. 536

 May  Sable R.  

543. Return of inhabitants, stock etc. in the district of Sable River and Port Herbert, giving the names of the inhabitants.  

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 950 No. 543

1792  27 Jun  Shelburne  

552. John Tench to Gideon White , reporting on the fire which is ravaging the countryside. ''I wrote you a few days since by Mr. McLeod at which time the amazing Fires that surround us had not approached Your Farm, but on the next day it broke out on the Birch Town Road and has continued raging ever since, the whole almost of Yours & Doles Fences are gone, and the Grass on the Hill & behind the Stone Wall burnt the same as if it had been cut and dryed such is the drought, the whole of the Oats is scorched and I am afraid ruined past recovery, as yet it has not touched the Potatoes, but without rain I am afraid they will not escape,...the Settlement has received by it a very deadly Wound & numbers totally - ruined; and Forage will not be able to be had, You had therefore better buy about Six bushels of Oats and have them sowed where they Others were, they will make good Fodder & I have Grass Seed still remaining to sow with them - with the addition of five or six pounds of White Clover & You will want a pound of Turnip Seed...'' Holograph.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 950 No. 552

pre 1792  6 Nov  Shelburne  

560. Draft of letter from Gideon White to Nathaniel Whitworth. He left Boston earlier than he expected, in order to attend the House of Assembly. He had not been there long when word came of a fire in the vicinity of Shelburne, whither he went as soon as possible, to find a dreadful scene of desolation. "The Town is saved - but the Inhabitants being constantly fatigued in fire and smoak for fifteen Days - the Men, Women & Children from the Country - with their Cattle - refugees from their destroyed Farms - all dependant on the Hospitality and Charity of the fiew who could assist them, it is impossible for me to give you an adequate Idea of this Truly Tradgigal Scene - When you are informed that fifty Dwelling Houses besides Mills Barns and other Outhouse are destroyed - which belonged to the Loyal Industries Husbandmen who have for Nine Years been contending with this unfriendly Soil - to gain a subsistance - to have all these Labour and Prospects blasted in One Hour - I say knowing this to be fact - you may form some faint Idea of Shelburne" "such is my situation that it is impossible for ever to replace my Loss. This last stroke has completely knock'd down this Settlement, the 800 Negros who were carried to Serea Leone was a serious loss but more so to me than any One - I had Eight Negro Families Tenants which had each a quantity of my Land and allow'd me rent - each had his House &c. those are all gone & the Houses destroyed - but the most serious matter is my Grist Mill - No Grist - enough of Dissagreeables - I will make the best of it - ". Further remarks about Chas. Whitworth. 

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 950 No. 560

1793  9 Jul  Boston  

567. Wm. Walter to Gideon White, in receipt of letters and packages for his friends. ''I should have sent you a Box of Candles as wished for & your milk pans, but Capt. Neguit is unwilling to take anything Contraband, the next opportunity must serve.'' Holograph.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 950 No. 567