Navigating the Lower Saint Lawrence in the 19th Century.
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| No. 549} 29th October 1838} Report of Survey} Province of Lower Canada District of Gaspé |
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| On part 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 James McCraken, John
McDougald and Joseph Meagher, merchants,
have this day, in obedience to 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 port of
Quebec and Montreal in this Province, loaded
with a general cargo, duly and carefully
surveyed and examined: one lot of cordage,
two hogsheads of gin, one cask of port wine
and one cask of oil, landed and stored under
lock in a store on the east 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 cordage, two hogsheads of gin, one cask of port wine and one cask of oil, so saved as aforesaid 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 ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, having signed two certificates all of the said tenor and date. |
| Signed and Delivered in the presence of: |
James McCraken John McDougald |
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| } witness | es | Joseph Meagher | ||
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Posted Nov. 1, 1998. |
Updated Nov. 17, 2002. |