1789  8 Jun  Shelburne  

496. Account of Chas. Whitworth with the directiors of the whale-fishing company, showing his share of the loss. 
Overleaf: General statement of the whale-fishing company's concerns. 

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1789  17 Jun  Guysborough  

498. Nathan Hubbil to Gideon White, in receipt of letter respecting his land. He has been granted 800 acres of land in a body lying east of Chedabucto Bay. Although it is not near Lodge's saw-mill, as White expected, the land is good. "Your Town lot is adjoining Capt. Cunningham & inclos'd with his & is a very Good one - but You have no Water lot, as You and Capt. Brownrigg was not on the spot when they was drawn - those concerned would not allow Your names to be included in the draught which is of very little consequence as they are hardly worth owning - It is not in my power to say what Your Land will sell for at this Place - but this much I can tell You that Purchasers are few, & should You dispose off it now, it must be done to a great disadvantage." Holograph. (Received 16 August.)

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1789  23 Jun  Jamaica  

499. John Christopherz to Gideon White, reporting on all White's debtors in Jamaica and the unlikelihood of their honouring their obligations.  Whereabouts of his various friends. Account of the fish he had to dispose of for White. People in the W. Indies prefer New England to Nova Scotia mackerel. Personal messages. Holograph.

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1789  30 Jun  Shelburne  

500. Agreement getween David Black and John Gordon, for the latter to dig a mill-race,for which work Black will pay £25. Specifications are to suit a snuff-mill.  Signed, sealed.

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1789  5 Jul  Jamaica  

501. Philip Jarvis to Gideon White. He is the only one of several persons who left Shelburne to find work in Jamaica who had no letters to people of influence there. He has been unable to find anything to do and asks White to send letters. News of friends. Holograph.

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1789  9 Jul  Shelburne  

502. Peter Lynch to Gideon White, wishing him joy of his election and asking for the return of the andirons borrowed from Lynch the previous autumn.  Holograph.

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1789  25 Aug  Jamaica  

503. Duplicate copy of letter from John Taylor to George Gracie of Shelburne relative to the cargo just received from Gracie.  He encloses account current of sales and statement of their accounts to date. Difficulty over the mulatto Sam, whom he finally sold at a low price because he was prone to run away.
Overleaf: statement of Taylor's acct. with Gracie.
Enclosed: acct. of sales of consignment of goods. 

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1789  16 Sep  St. John  

504. Ward Chipman to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. Advice regarding collecting Mr. Willard's debt.  Autograph. In duplicate.

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1789  24 Sep  St. John  

505. J. Woodberry to Gideon White, in receipt of letter.  Thanks to White and Whitworth for their help in the legal case in which Woodberry is concerned. Holograph.

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1789  28 Sep  Andover  Mass.

506. S. Phillips Jr. To Gideon White, in receipt of letter. He will meet White in Boston and discharge as much as possible of his debt. Holograph.

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1789  3 Oct  St. Johns  Newfoundland

507. Nathaniel Phillips to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. He would like to visit the United States, stopping at Shelburne en route, but his business will not be completed in time for him to do it this autumn. Personal messages. Holograph.

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1789  7 Oct  London  

508. 1. 4 July. Paul Maylor to Gideon White, in receipt of money due White, the account of which he gives. (Duplicate).

2. 16 Sept. Same to same, annexing account and asking for necessary attestations so that he may receive White's half-pay. (Duplicate).

3. 7 Oct. Nathaniel Thwaites to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. Holograph. 
Overleaf: Account of Gideon White with Paul Maylor to 16 Sept. 1789. 

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1789  18 Oct  New York  

509. ''John and Marry Wilson'' to Mrs. Jane Elvin, northwest branch of Shelburne river, nigh Birchtown. They have sent the tombstone in the vessel Edward of Shelburne. Rents are very high and work hard to find in New York. Holograph. [Spelling bad.]

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1789  16 Nov  Shelburne  

510. Indenture conveying title to a 50-acre lot of land and the buildings on it from Nathaniel Hannah and wife to Stephen Skinner for £20.8.1.  
Overleaf: rec't for mortgage, 29 June, 1795 below. Signed and witnessed.
Registered, 21 Nov. 1789.

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