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Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island

Edward Montague's account of garden seeds sent to Isle Sable

December 1805. — 2 pages : 30 x 47 cm.

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Halifax NScotia
Michl Wallace Esq. for Isle Sable

1805 Dec.16th B.t (Baronet) of E Montague
2oz Lle[pepper?] & Onion Seed 2.6
1oz Spanish On. do 1.6
1/2oz Writel of lettuce 1.0
1/2oz Cabbage do ''9
1oz early prickly Cucumber 2.6
1/2lb early Dutch Turnip 2.0
2oz Long Orange Carrot 2.0
2oz early frame Radish 1.0
1oz Crepes 1.0
1oz London Leek 1.0
1oz Common Leek 1/0
1oz Green curled Savoy 1.0
1oz early Sugar loaf Cabbage 1.0
1oz Swellling Parsnip 6
1oz White Mustard 6
£ 0- 18- 6
8. 3
1. 6. 9
No Peas or Beans of any sort
Rec'd payment 20 Jany [January?] 1806
I Monta[gue?signature]
138
[sidenote] Sent by Capt. Darby
in Schooner Eagle


2 pages 30 x 47 cm

Date: December 1805

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 138

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