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Footprints in the Sand

Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island

An account of certain sums paid in cash to the passengers of an unamed ship wrecked on Sable Island

1826. — 4 pages : 30 x 48 cm.

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Amount Brought forward 4 13 9
Patrick Kelly 1 3
George Bates & Family 1 .. ..
Paid for Michl. Herbert & Family 1 .. ..
Do for David Kerby & Family 1 .. ..
John Bennex & Wife 2 10 ..
Hugh McKetnetty 2 6
Richd. McCormick .. 5 ..
Paid Mrs. Kerns @ second payment .. 5 ..
Paid John Woods to assist him to proceed to New Brunswick
to his family 1 .. ..
Paid Patrick Reed 7 6
" Peter Gallaher . . 5 ..
1826 July 1
To Cash p[symbols] Mrs. Bates to purchase a coffin for her
husband & necefsary for her two daughters at the time very
ill 1 .. ..
Paid Nicholas Mullagan and three more pafsengers to afsist
them to purchase sea stores for a afsage to New York 5/each 1 .. ..
Paid Timothy Horan in part for boarding & lodging 15 of the
pafsengers 3 days " 1 10 ..

£ 16 0 0


To satisfy their immediate wants under direction of Governor Kempt, endorsed by him.

4 pages 30 x 48 cm

Date: 1826

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 426 number 3

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