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To his Excellency Sir John Wentworth Baronet L L D. Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of Nova Scotia and its Dependencies etc etc etc

The address of the House of Representatives in General Assembly

May it please your Excellency

The many calamitous accidents which have taken place in the Shipwreck of Vessels and loss of Lives, and valuable Property on the Island of Sable an appendage to this Province, have induces the House of Assembly to bestow much serious Consideration on devising means for providing a remedy for such Evils

On mature deliberation the House of Assembly are of Opinion that the Settlement of three Families of good character on that Island, under the immediate authority and Direction of this Government, might not only preserve many Lives and much Property from total loss but also in many instances would

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