1787  2 Mar  Green Harbour  

451. Lieut. D. McConnell to Gideon White, on arrival from the West Indies.  ''Capt. Jenkins…has shown me a Lott of Land of 300 Acres to be purchaced here which I think would be of Service to me, at least the Purchase Money is so small that I cannot let the Bargain Pass. 25Gs. Is the Sum he thinks I can get it for.'' He encloses draft for that sum and asks White to undertake the business for him.
Enclosures: 3 bills of exchange for £26, drawn by McConnel on James Montgomery etc., London in favour of White. Holograph.

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 949 No. 451