1803  23 Nov  Halifax  

781. James Ewing & Co. to Gideon White, relative to Mr. Fairbank's debt to White, which appears unlikely to be paid.  

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1803  6 Dec  Boston  

782. Lynde Walter to Gideon White. Business and personal. Holograph.

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1803  12 Dec  Medford  

783. John Prince to Gideon White, asking him to collect Prince's money from Porterfield and lodge it with Deblois of Halifax.  Holograph.

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1803  29 Dec  Halifax  

784. Chas. Hill to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. He has engaged Uniacke to oppose White's prosecutors "when they shall appear which they probably will not, meeting to great encouragement.'' Holograph.

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1804  1 Jan  Boston  

785. Benjamin Davis Jr. to Gideon White. Personal. Holograph.

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1804  13 Jan  St. John  

786. Ward Chipman to Gideon White. Business.  Holograph.

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1804  31 Jan  St. John  

787. Ward Chipman to Gideon White, relative to the care of White's property in his neighbourhood.  Holograph.

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1804  9 Mar  Boston  

788. Lynde Walter to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. He regrets that the supplies of flour and cider were not good by the time White got them. Postscript relative to the schoolmaster at Shelburne: ''I knew not the Man from Adam until he called on me before he went to Shelburne I then gave him my opinion fully as to the practicability of the Plan and the Issue has justified my predictions - I am sorry for it indeed - a House divided cannot stand, your exertions for the common good have been uncommonly exerted and I think has given you sufficient cause to be henceforward the private Man - you should Remember the Motto of Robinsons pamphlet after the Election. 'where fraud prevails &c I do not mean to say there is fraud in the present rulers of our deserted Village but substitute pride and then the fact is as clear as the sun at noon day - we are here on the large scale much as you are on the small - Dissention & Cabal is the order of the Day & I think the Demos rather gain ground." Holograph.

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1804  19 Mar  London  

789. Rufus Chandler to Gideon White, relative to the settling of Nathaniel Whitworth's estate and payment for Nathaniel White's education.  Holograph.

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1804  20 Apr  Halifax  

790. S. S. Blowers, Chief Justice, to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. ''His Excellency is grieved that differences should prevail amongst you subversive of the general order and quiet of the County; and I wish most sincerely that an end could be put to them; and that each of you would strive to cultivate good humour and moderation in all publick business - So far as I have had opportunity to become acquainted with the sentiments of Mr. Hames, he discovers no disposition to live in contention with you or any others; but should he have concealed his bad temper from me and deserve the worst you may think of him; you have only to preserve moderation and integrity on your part to be effectually secured against any machinations whatever that ordinarily happen in society. Experience has convinced me that nothing short of a specific allegation of fault and proof of it, if denied, should ever be sustained to the injury of a publick officer.'' Holograph.

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1804  26 Apr  Boston  

791. Benjamin Davis Jr. to Gideon White, in receipt of letter. Entirely person. Holograph.

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1804  16 May  Shelburne  

792. [Gideon White] to [Chas. Hill?] informing him of the vacancy in the Shelburne impost and excise office.  ''I communicated to my friend Major Jacob V. Buskirk the conversation we had in Windsor, and I know it will give you pleasure to serve my Friend the Major, and I have no doubt but that Sir John will appoint the Major on your and the Attorney General's request. I am informed that a number of Characters will solicit his Excellency for that Office - certainly a promise will now be Sacred.'' [Draft].

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1804  16 May  Shelburne  

793. [Gideon White] to [Lawrence Hartshorne?], relative to the death of John Skinner, collector of impost and excise for Shelburne, and asking support for Major Jacob Van Buskirk to succeed to the collectorship.  [Draft].

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1804  28 May  Halifax  

794. Chas. Hill to Gideon White, relative to filling the office of collector of impost and excise for Shelburne. ''As soon as I recd your letter mentioning the Death of poor Skinner I waited on the governor to revive the Claim of your friend Buskirk but he informed me that the Solicitor of the Treasury Board had wrote officialy to him stating that if any person in the colonies receivg half pay would accept of any place under Government their half pay would become immediatly forfeited - in which case he thought it would be injuring Mr. Buskirk & therefore had given that place to Mr. Hames - this may be all very true but I am inclined to think had the difficulty of the half pay been out of the question H-es would have got the place as I understand he has latly been recommended to Sir J - by some left handed connection in England.'' Holograph.

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1804  28 May  Halifax  

795. Lawrence Hartshorne to Gideon White, in answer to his letter asking Hartshorne's support for Major Van Buskirk to be appointed to the collectorship of impost and excise for Shelburne. He regrets that he was unable to do so because of the regulation requiring the surrender of half pay.  Holograph.

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