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Footprints in the Sand

Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island

Letter from Edward Hodgson to Honorable Michael Wallace

1802. — 3 pages : 30 x 48 cm.

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which i took Care of and have it now in Charge but i have Sent the Same to you by Cap.tn Hooper we proceeded with the Seaman to the hous but he being so fatteged we were a blyged to a Sist him with with hors and cart we return.d again to the Beach we found they had made a nother Raft in order to atempt the Shoar again at 6 P M they made the atempt for the Shoar which we called all Safe on Shoar we was a blyged to make use of the hors and cart to asist the Cap.tn to the hous with several Seaman we found her to be the Ship union of boston B Hoooper master from Elegant Ladned [England London? England loaded?] with salt the ship still holding to geather but the high sea pravented us to git on board to save any thing out of the Ship on tuesday 13 the ^Ship went to peeces and the most of her hull came on shoar which we saved as much as posseble I have nothing more paticular at preasant So I Remain your Most obdn.t Servant
Edward Hodgson


Giving an account of the wreck of the Ship Union of Boston on the Island on 10 July 1802.

3 pages 30 x 48 cm

Date: 1802

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 424 number 12

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