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Footprints in the Sand

Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island

Account of sundries for Seth Coleman, including list of sundries remaining

1801. — 2 pages : 30 x 47 cm.

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Halifax Nova Scotia 1801
The Province of Nova Scotia
To Seth Coleman Dr(debtor)
To the charter of a vessel to go to the Isle of Sable.. 50.. __.. __
To Charles Lovelands pay as Pilot p agreement..... 15.. __.. __
To 128 lb Salt Pork @ 7........................... 3.. 14. 8
To 30 lbs Beef................................................ a 7/lb .. 17.. 6
To 1 Ham 12 lb a 1/. 12/., 1 Cwt. Ship Bread 50/ 3,, 2. _
To 12 lb Butter 20/., 4 lb Chocolate 8/ 1,, 8. _
To 28 lb Flour 14/. 14 lb Sugar 10/6 1,, 4,, 6
To 1 doz. Port Wine 30/.,. 1/2 doz. Brandy 15/. 2,, 5,, _
To 18 Galls. Beer 15/., 2 Bushels Potatoes 6/. 1,, 1,, _
To ¼ lb Pepper 1/., ½ Bushel Salt 3/ ,, 4,, _
To 6 lb Candles 8/., 1 Sauce Pan 7/., 1 Brass Cock 2/. ,, 17,, _
To 1 quire Paper 2/., ¼ Ct Quills 2/6 ,, 4,, 6
To 6 Flints 6 ^do., 2 lb Gun Powder 10/. ,, 10,, 6
To 8 lb Shot a 4/., 4 lb Nails 3/8 ,, 7,, 8
To 4 Ash Oars 54 feet a 6 ^do 1,, 7,, _
To 5 Galls Spirits a 7/6. 37/6, 2 lb S. Tea a 8/. _16/. 2. 13,, 6
To 2 Lines a 4/6. 9/., 3 Gimblets 1/., 8½ lb Rope a 1/3. 10/7½ 1,, 0,, 7½
To 1 Fishing Lead 10 lb a 6 p lb ,, 5,, _
86 2 5
To my Services, going to the Isle Sable by 30 --
Order of His Excellency, Sir J Wentworth }
Sundries remaining £ 116. 2. 5
60 a 70 lbs Pork, ½ Ct. Bread, 1 Keg Spirits
5 lb Sugar, 2 lb Chocolate, 1 do Tea, 8½ ^? Rope
1 lb Gun powder, + Some Shot, 4 Ash Oars
1 Lead & Line, 1 Sauce Pan, 3 Gimblets, 2 or 3 lb Nails
return'd {1 Boat, which was borrow'd from C. M. Wentworth Esq.
{1 do, do do from Hartshorne & Tremain

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Supplies listed include salt pork, ship bread, chocolate, sugar, brandy, potatoes and gun powder.

2 pages 30 x 47 cm

Date: 1801

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 46

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