Nova Scotia Archives
Gideon White Family Papers
1791 28 Oct Cambridge Mass.
541. Gideon White to Chas. Whitworth, on arriving in Massachusetts. Entirely personal. Holograph.
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1791 3 Nov London
542. Paul Maylor to Gideon White, relating what has happened to Jeffscott, one of White's debtors.
Overleaf: copy of letter from N. Thwaites to White, 15 June, covering some of the subjects, re White's business, discussed in Thwaite's original letter calendared above at that date. Holograph.
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Nov Sable R.
543. Return of inhabitants, stock etc. in the district of Sable River and Port Herbert, giving the names of the inhabitants.
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1792 31 Jan Isle Thanet
544. Nathaniel Whitworth to his sister Mrs. Foxcroft. Personal. "I wrote to my friend Paine a few days back since which inform him his friend Wentworth has succeeded to the Government of Nova Scotia - and Madam had the honor of Kissing our Gracious Sovereign's hand previous to her departure - ". Further mention of Mrs. Wentworth's relations with the Duke of Clarence. Holograph.
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1792 1 Feb New York
545. William Shipman to Gideon White, thanking him for his kindness to Mrs. Shipman and family, and Mrs. Whitworth after his departure from Shelburne. Mrs. Shipman and the others arrived in New York after a very bad voyage. He has had no difficulty in finding work. Holograph.
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1792 25 Mar Shelburne
546. Nicholas Ogden to Gideon White, asking him to bring a quantity of clover and other seeds when he comes to Halifax. Holograph.
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1792 6 Apr Cambridge
547. Letter from Gideon White to Ward Chipman, asking him to send on the bond which he has against Abijah and Levi Willard, so that he may use it when the estate is being settled.
Below: note dated 6 April enclosing bond, signed by Ward Chipman. Copy. Dated 10 Mar.
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1792 16 Apr Plymouth
548. J. Dawes Jun. to Gideon White, explaining why he has left books and papers re Dr. Whitworth's estate with his wife for White. Holograph.
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1792 1 May Shelburne
549. Indenture leasing lot of land and buildings for a year to Nathan Hannah for £2., Phillip Ackland beig the owner of land. Signed, sealed, witnessed.
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1792 6 Jun Boston
550. Thos. Dickason to Gideon White, acknowledging the arrival of his goods from Shelburne. Holograph.
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1792 22 Jun Shelburne
551. John Tench to Gideon White at Halifax. He wants him to go aboard Capt. Finley's vessel and mark a berth for his wife and son. "It grieves me to find our friend Hales memorial is thrown under the Table of your Honorable House let your friendship my Dear Friend stimulate You to exert every nerve to recover it above board again, Justice and Gratitude ought to be the leading features of every Country to an Individual who like him has stood forth with their Purse to advance the Public Interest for malgré whatever may be said to the Contrary I and You must know and maintain that the Light House is of General benefit to the Province and without the Advance made by Our friend the Whole would have gone to Ruin in a few Years,".
Overleaf: business memoranda in White's writing. Holograph.
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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.
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1792 3 Jul Shelburne
553. Typed copy of journal of proceedings of the court of oyer and terminer on the case of Alicia Wiggins, a free labouring negro woman, for theft. Two copies, differing slightly in preface and conclusion.
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1792 4 Jul London
554. Nathaniel Whitworth to Gideon White. Personal and family matters.
Overleaf: copy of letter from same to same, 5 Sept. 1791, above. Holograph.
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1792 12 Jul St. Johns
555. Nathaniel Phillips to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. Personal, relative to the White family's trip to visit their relatives in New England. He hopes that White will come to Newfoundland. "Indian Meal will sometimes sell very well here, the kind that is most saleable is the kiln dried rolled Meal…" Signed.
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