1784  16 Nov  Frenchman's Bay  

332. Nathan Jones to Charles Whitworth. Being away from home he missed loading the Nancy on her arrival from Shelburne. "If you Shou'd have any Ships that wants Cargoes of Boards, Masts, Squair Timber, or Sparrs, I wou'd be glad to supply them & on as Reasonable Terms as any body, but wou'd Wish to have Thirty or Forty days Notice so that there may not be any Detention. For payment I woud take Goods, as I am in want of Five of Six Hundred Pounds worth at this time if I cou'd come at them in my way, and I shou'd be glad to hear from you at every Oportunity that we may Renew our former Acquaintance." Holograph.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 948 No. 332