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The Records of British Government at Annapolis Royal, 1713-1749

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Minutes of H. M. Council, 1720-1742.

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At a Council held at the Liv^t Govd of August 1727 A. M.

Present
The Hon:ble Liv.t Governor

John Adams Esq
Wm Skene Esq

Chris Aldridge Esq
Joseph Bennitt Esq
John Blower Esq

His Hon^r laid before the Board a Letter from three the Traders of & to Sign'd Will.^m Winniet, James Blin & Joseph Bissel, con^.t some proposals about Supplying the Garrison with provisions provided He would give proper Receipts whereby they might apply to M^r. Borland the Contractor to be paid for the Same Read as likewise the Contract & Sev^l papers relating to y^e Victualling

Letter from the traders of this province with proposals of serving the Garrison with provisions


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Resolved that the afores^d Traders proposals to the Liv^tGovernor are malicious Insolent & false Mr. Borland being no longer Contractor he having broke the Same by his nonperformances of the obligations thereof, of Which Winniet & Bissel cannot but be Sensible Since upon the Survey of the S.^d Borlands pork last fall by Order of the Hon^ble Liv^tGovernor Doucett they Reported that the Same was bad not corn\ fed & very Rusty Which is Expressly against the Tenor of His Contract & that their Requiring [207] Receipts in order to apply to the Said Borland for payment is an obstacle Maliciously Inserted on purpose to putt it out of the Liv^tGovernor's power to accept of the provisions they offer without involving himself in disputes & Troubles with said Borland & doing to himself & the Garrison in General the greatest prejudice & Injustice

Then His Honour acquainted the Board of M^r Blins Insolent behaviour to him on Monday last upon the publick parade before most of the Officers & Soldiers of the Garrison Where after a great deal of disrespectful Language & unmannerly Gestures he at length told him that he would not give him two pence for His Commission

Mr Blinn Committed to prison for his behaviour to the Lv.^t Gov.

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