1817 2 Jan Shelburne
1036. Account of Gideon White with the estate of Philip Bowers for work, giving prices for wheelwright's labour, etc.
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1817 7 Jan Shelburne
1037. Sarah White to her brother Cornelius, giving him family news. "…I must say I shall be glad when the parties are over, for I have had but very little time to read in the books you were so kind to leave me, I have got half through the Iliad (which I am much interested in) and have read some pieces in Cowper...Papa desired me to ask you if you met with any new publications to send them to him, for you know reading is his pleasantest companion..."
Postscript: list of children of Gideon and Deborah White, with dates of birth, written by Sarah White. Holograph.
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1817 7 Jan London
1038. 1. Statement of M. W. White's account with Thos. King to 15 April 1816. Below: note from King to White, enclosing accounts with McDonell and Collingwood, which he wishes White to collect. Dated 7 Jan. 1817. Holograph.
2. [Enclosed]: acct. of Lt. Collingwood with King, dated 4 Jan.
3. [Enclosed]: acct. of Capt. McDonell with King, dated 4 Jan.
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1817 11 Jan Annapolis
1039. Nathaniel White to his father, Gideon. Disscertation on the evils of procrastination, to which he is subject. Comments on Mr. Ritchie, whose character balances White's. He wishes for his father to apply to the Chief Justice to have a year clipped off his "servitude". Holograph.
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1817 11 Feb Plymouth
1040. Wm. Davis Jr. to his brother-in-law, Cornelius White, enclosing letters to the family, and commenting on the fires which have heen raging in Nova Scotia. Holograph.
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1817 17 Feb Boston
1041. Paper making Miles White, now of Boston, attorney for Isaac Hall and Charles Thacher. Signed and witnessed.
Overleaf: registration of letter of attorney.
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1817 Feb Halifax
1042. Memorandum of house furniture bought in Halifax for someone, possibly Cornelius or Gideon White. A few prices given.
White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 953 No. 1042
1817 22 Mar Annapolis
1043. Nathaniel White to his father, Gideon. He thanks him for his gift of land, and asks for details of the grant. Holograph.
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1817 8 Apr Sable R.
1044. James Peaine to Gideon White, relative to Dr. Prince's property. Holograph.
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1817 20 Apr Cambridge
1045. Letter from "B. G." to Gideon White. He is sending seeds from his own garden. He would like some Nova Scotian potatoes, which he thinks are not allowed to be imported into the U.S. Holograph.
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1817 24 Apr Halifax
1046. One sheet of The Commercial Advertiser, minus one column. Shows some prices current at Halifax. Printed.
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1817 6 May Shelburne
1047. 1. Sarah White to her brother, Cornelius, thanking him for the books he sent, and giving general news.
2. [Both holograph letters on one sheet of paper.]
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1817 10 May Annapolis
1048. Nathaniel White to his mother, on personal and family matters. Postscript on business. Holograph.
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1817 14 May Annapolis
1049. Nathaniel White to his brother Cornelius, relative to his financial affairs with their father and their brother Miles. Holograph.
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1817 16 May Annapolis
1050. Nathaniel White to his father, Gideon . He relates and comments upon the European news and the state of England following the war. Explanation and directions as to his financial concerns. He expects to be admitted to the Bar in March. "The fact is the law for extending the time of service to five years was passed in March 1811 and continued for seven years, it will of course expire in March 1818 & Judge Wiswall thinks I can get admitted during the interval before another law is passed." Holograph.
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