Chapter 1857.

Navigating the Lower Saint Lawrence in the 19th Century.

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	No. 548} 27th October 1838} Report of Survey Province of Lower Canada District of Gaspé

On part of the goods saved of the cargo of the late Barque Colborne.

To all to whom these presents shall come. Be it known and made manifest, that we, the undersigned, Henry O'Hara, sub-collector of Her Majesty's Customs for the port of New Carlisle in this County of Bonaventure, John LeBoutillier, William Day and John McDougald, merchants, have this day, in obedience of the order of the Court of Special Session, assembled at Port Daniel in the County of Bonaventure in the District and Province aforesaid, and at the instance and request of Alexander Mavor, second mate and chief surviving officer of the barque or vessel called the Colborne, of London, of the burthen of three hundred and thirty tons or thereabouts, whereof the late William Kent was Master, now lying stranded and wrecked near Port Daniel aforesaid, in her late voyage from London to the ports of Quebec and Montreal in this said Province, loaded with a general cargo.
Duly and carefully surveyed and examined of a lot of merinos and coloured cloth, one box of dresses, a lot of broad cloths and long ells, a trunk of ladies boots, one jar of oil and a lot of carpeting and pea jackets landed and stored under lock in a store on the west side of Port Daniel River beach and saved from the wreck of the said barque or vessel called the Colborne.

We therefore do hereby certify and declare that on such survey, we have carefully examined the said lot of merinos and coloured cloths, one box of dresses, broad cloths and long ells, one trunk of ladies boots, one jar of oil and a lot of carpeting and find the same so much damaged and in a perishable state as to require to be sold without further delay, which we strongly recommend to be done as the only means of securing the interests of all parties interested or concerned therein.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands at Port Daniel in the County, District and Province aforesaid, (where no stamps are used) this twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, having signed two certificates, all of this tenor and date.

Signed and Delivered in the presence of:		Henry O'Hara
Peter Cullen		John McDougald,
} Witne	nes	John le Boutillier
Joseph Meagher		William Day,

Posted Nov. 1, 1998.

Updated Nov. 17, 2002.