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January 4, 1774. Warrant to pay £37:19:l0 for oil purchased for the Lighthouse. To Benjamin Green, Esq. By His Excellency’s Command. Given under Hand and Seal of Francis Legge, Captain General and Governor in Chief, His Majesty’s Province of Nova Scotia, its 1770's 1 dependencies, Vice-Admiral of the same. 1 Receipt. December 27, 1779. Halifax-Rec’d of John Newton, Esq. Thirty pounds currency in part payment for oil supplied The 1 1770's 2 Lighthouse by Thomas Piart(?) Signed by Stephen N. Binney.

1 1770's 3 “Lighthouse Accounts & Receipts examined”. No Date.

Bill. John Newton, Esq. For the use of Sambro Lighthouse. To the Estate of John Kerby, deceased. Items used from Nov. 1779 to Oct - 1 1770's 4 1780.

To Stephen H. Binney. Bill due. Items, March 27, 1780 and April 3, 1 1780 1 1780. Total £35.14.6. From John Newton, Esq. for use of Government.

S. Binney, Receipt for £60. Halifax, March 27, 1780. Received of John Newton, Esq. Thirty Pounds currency in account of oil supplied the 1 1780 2 Lighthouse.

November 10, 1780. Bill for repairing the glass at Lighthouse on 1 1780 3 Sambro Island.

December 1780. Receipt from John Newton for £18.7.6 to pay Mr. 1 1780 4 George Sidlas for wood at Lighthouse Island.

Receipt. To James Mordan, To 3 Chaldrons of Coal for the use of the Lighthouse at C. Sambro £11.5.0. Halifax, December 13, 1780. John Newton, Esq. Received contents in full for Mr. Morden, Signed. Joseph 1 1780 5 Cranley.

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Two Receipts-One from Mr. Mathew Pinnal, Lighthouse Keeper on Sambro Island for oil; other for wood. March 5, 1781. Signed (X Mark) 1 1780 7 John Wale.

Bill for £27.19.4 for Gov. work done at the Lighthouse of Halifax. By 1 1781 1 Robt. Drumgld. (1785)

1 1781 2 Articles required for the Lighthouse in 1781.

1 1781 3 Amount of Kirby’s account to the 21 April 1781.

To Mr. John Newton, Esq. Receipt for materials used for the 1 1781 4 Lighthouse. Signed Jeremiah Marshman. June 16, 1781

Lighthouse Account. Oil, wood, coal, etc. for the Lighthouse. Due John 1 1781 5 Newton, Esq. Halifax, June 16, 1781.

The Lighthouse account at the Treasury, from June 1, 1781 to June 1, 1 1781 6 1782. Signed Benjamin Green, Treasurer.

1782- Warrant for John Newton, Esq. to purchase necessities for repairs to 1 1784 1 the Lighthouse. Dated July 12, 1782. Halifax.

1782- 1 1784 2 Warrant for John Newton, Esq. Oil for the Lighthouse. Sept. 1, 1784.

Warrant to John Newton, Esq. to pay salary for one half year for the 1 1785 1 Keeper of the Lighthouse from Jan. 1, to June 30, 1784.

Warrant to John Newton, Esq. A quarter’s salary for the Keeper of the 1 1785 2 Lighthouse from July 1 to Sept. 30, 1784. Dated Jan. 10, 1785

Warrant. To John Newton, Esq. Quarter salary for Lighthouse Keeper 1 1785 3 from Oct. 1, to Dec. 31, 1784. Dated Jan. 10, 1785

Warrant. John Newton, For supplies purchased for the Lighthouse. 1 1785 4 June 29, 1785.

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell, Keeper of the Lighthouse £25 for 1 1787 1 services from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1786. Dated Jan. 16, 1787

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell, Keeper of the Lighthouse £25 for his 1 1787 2 services from Jan.1 to March 31, 1787. Dated April 19, 1787

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Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell £20 for duties arising on the 1 1787 3 Lighthouse. Dated July 3, 1787.

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell £25 for his services from April 1 to 1 1787 4 June 30, 1787.Dated July 5, 1787.

Warrant to pay William Hale for £50 expended on the Lighthouse at 1 1787 5 Shelburne. Dated Aug. 24, 1787.

Warrant to pay William Hale for expenditures on Shelburne 1 1787 6 Lighthouse. Dated Aug. 24, 1787.

1 1787 7 Receipt. To John Wooden. Expenses re: Light House.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale sum of £50 laid out on the Lighthouse at 1 1787 8 Shelburne agreeablet to the account annexed. Dated Oct. 8, 1787.

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell, Keeper of the Lighthouse £25 for 1 1787 9 services from July 1 to Sept. 30, 1787. Dated October 8, 1787.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £50 for expenses on Lighthouse at 1 1787 10 Shelburne. Dated Nov. 16, 1787.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hales £50 expended on Lighthouse at Shelburne. 1 1787 11 Dated Nov. 16, 1787.

Warrant. Wm. Hale. £39.10 expended on Lighthouse at Shelburne. 1 1787 12 Dated Nov. 16, 1787.

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnel125 for services as Lighthouse Keeper 1 1788 1 from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1787. Dated Jan. 8, 1788.

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell £25 for services as Lighthouse 1 1788 2 Keeper from Jan. 1 to March 31, 1788. Dated April 4, 1788.

Warrant. To John Newton £25 for oil, wood, coal, etc. Supplied the 1 1788 3 Lighthouse from May 1, 1787 to May 1, 1788. Dated June 3, 1788.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale sum of £58.19.3 for expenditures on Light 1 1788 4 House at Shelburne. July 20, 1788.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £50 for expenses on Lighthouse at 1 1788 5 Shelburne. Dated July 2, 1788.

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Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £100 expended on Lighthouse at Shelburne. 1 1788 6 Dated July 2, 1788.

Warrant July 2, 1788. £25 to Matthew Pinnell for his services as Keeper of the Lighthouse at Sambro from April 1 to June 30, 1788. 1 1788 7 (original destroyed because of mold)

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £25 expended for materials and building the 1 1788 8 Lighthouse at Shelburne. Dated Sept. 27, 1788.

Warrant to Wm. Hale £20 Expenditures on Lighthouse at Shelburne. 1 1788 9 Dated Sept. 27, 1788.

Warrant to Wm. Hale £20 for materials, etc. on Lighthouse at 1 1788 10 Shelburne. Sept. 27, 1788.

Warrant. Wm. Hale £20 for materials & Bldg. the Lighthouse at 1 1788 11 Shelburne. (Sept. 27, 1788)

1 1788 12 Warrant. Wm. Hale £20 for same as above. Sept. 27, 1788.

1 1788 13 Warrant. Same as above. Sept. 27, 1788.

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell £25 for services as Keeper of the 1 1788 14 Lighthouse from July 1 to Sept. 30, 1788.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £25 expended to the contractors for materials and building the Lighthouse at Shelburne. Dated Nov. 28, 1 1788 15 1788.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £25 expended to the contractors for 1 1788 16 materials and building the Lighthouse at Shelburne.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £25 expended to the contractors for 1 1788 17 materials and building the Lighthouse at Shelburne.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £25 expended to the contractors for 1 1788 18 materials and building the Lighthouse at Shelburne.

1 1788 19 Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell £25 for services (July 2, 1788).

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell £25 for his services as Keeper of the 1 1789 1 Lighthouse from Oct. 1 to Ded. 31, 1788.

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Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell or his assigns the sum of £25 for his services as Keeper of the Lighthouse from Jan. 1 to March 31, 1789. 1 1789 2 (Dated April 2, 1789)

Account to Thomas James & Wm. Cochran. List of articles supplied 1 1789 3 for the use of the Lighthouse. Halifax, 1789, Signed. John Newton.

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell £25 for services as Keeper of the Lighthouse at Sambro Island from April 1 to June 30, 1789. Dated July 1 1789 4 2, 1789.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £50 for work done on the Lighthouse at Shelburne, being in part of the sum of £500 granted by Act of the 1 1789 5 General Assembly for that purpose. Dated July 11, 1789.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £50 for work done on the Lighthouse at Shelburne, being in part of the sum of £500 granted by Act of the 1 1789 6 General Assembly for that purpose.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £69.l5.5 for work done on the Lighthouse at Shelburne being in part of the sum of 500 pounds granted by Act of 1 1789 7 the General Assembly for that purpose. Dated July 11, 1789.

Scroll of Letter to Mr. Ed Brinley at Shelburne regarding the 1 1789 8 Lighthouse.

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £45 for materials and building the Lighthouse at Shelburne agreeable to annexed account and to Act of 1 1789 9 the General Assembly. (Dec.30, 1789).

Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £35 expended for materials in bldg. the Lighthouse at Shelburne agreeable to annexed account and to the Act 1 1789 10 of the General Assembly. (Dec. 30, 1789.

1 1789 11 Warrant to pay Wm. Hale £70 for same as above. (Dec.30, 1789)

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell, Keeper of the Lighthouse on Sambro Island the sum of £25 for his services from July 1 to Sept. 30, 1789. 1 1789 12 (Dated Oct. 2, 1789).

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell sum of 25 for services from Oct. 1 to 1 1790 1 Dec. 31, 1789. Dated Jan. 20, 1790.

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Warrant. Matthew Pinnell £25 for services as Keeper of the Lighthouse at Sambro from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1789 (Original destroyed 1 1790 2 because of mold).

Warrant. £25 to Matthew Pinnell for services as Keeper of the 1 1790 3 Lighthouse from Jan. 1 to March 31, 1790. Dated April 30, 1790.

Warrant. Mssrs. Thos, James and Wm. Cochran. the sum of £376 being for sundry supplies for the use of the Lighthouse on Sambro Island from June 1, 1789 to May 30, 1790. agreeable to the annexed account out of the monies collected for the use of said Lighthouse 1 1790 4 etc. (Dated June 17, 1790).

Receipt (March 11, 1791) Sum of £24 & tenpence from Ben Green in part payment of a warrant for 376.16. (June 17, 1790) Sdq. Thomas, 1 1790 5 James, Wm. Cochran.

Receipt. from Benj. Green, Treasurer, £12.10 in acct. of the 1 1790 6 Lighthouse. Sdg. Messrs. Cochran, James Strachan (July 17, 1790)

Receipt. From Benj. Green. £25.6.3. in acct. of Lighthouse money 1 1790 7 signed Thomas J. & Wm. Cochran. (June 30,1790)

Warrant to pay Matthew Pinnell £25 for his services as Keeper of the Lighthouse on Sambro Island from April to June 30, 1790. Dated July 1 1790 8 20, 1790.

1 1790 8a 8A. Warrant to pay Pinnell for services from July 1 to Sept. 30, 1790.

Receipt. Sum of £3 from John Newton, Esq. for wood used at 1 1790 9 Lighthouse. Signed by mark of George Solemoy

Account of supplies for the Lighthouse from June 1, 1790 to June 1, 1 1790 10 1791.

Warrant to pay Alexander Cocher £40 for two years salary as Keeper of Lighthouse at Shelburne at the rate if 20 per annum. Commencing the 27 March, 1788 ending March 27, 1790 out of the monies 1 1791 1 collected during that period for the Lighthouse. (Dated July 26, 1791).

Account of the Commissioners for building the Lighthouse to William 1 1791 2 Hale. £119.7.6 2/3 (June 1, 1791.)

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Warrant to pay William Hale £30.4.9 being in part expenses incurred in building the Light house at Shelburne agreeable to annexed account 1 1791 2a (April 25, 1791)

Warrant to pay £50 to Wm. Hale being in part of expenses incurred inbuilding the Lighthouse at Shelburne agreeable to the annexed account and being a balance remaining of the sum rated by the 1 1791 3 General Assembly for that purpose. Dated April 25, 1791. (Two copies)

Receipt from Benj. Greens £7.15 for thirty gallons oil supplied the Light house and the expenses of sealing a warrant. Signed for 1 1791 4 Messrs. Cochran, James Strachan.

Warrant £25 to Matthew Pinnell for his services as Keeper of the 1 1791 5 Lighthouse from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1790. Dated Jan. 13, 1791.

Warrant £25 to Matthew Pinnel for his services as Keeper of the 1 1791 6 Lighthouse from Jan. 1 to March 31, 1791. Dated April 12, 1791.

Warrant £25 to Matthew Pinnell for his services as Keeper of the 1 1791 7 Lighthouse from April 1 to June 30,1791. Dated June 30, 1791.

Warrant £26.16.0 to Edward Foster for a Grate for the use of the 1 1791 8 Lighthouse on Sambro Island. July 1, 1791-

Warrant £25 to Matthew Pinnell for his services as Keeper of the 1 1791 9 Lighthouse from July 1 to Sept. 30,1791. Dated October 2, 1791.

Warrant £25 to Alexander Cocken for services as Keeper of the 1 1792 1 Lighthouse at Shelburne. Dated Aug. 3, 1792.

Warrant to pay £25 to Matthew Pinnell for services as Keeper of the Lighthouse on Sambro Island from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1791. Dated Jan. 1 1792 2 2, 1792.

Warrant.£25 to Matthew Pinnell as Keeper of the Lighthouse on Sambro Island from Jan. 1 to March 31, 1792 out of the duties 1 1792 3 collected for the support of the Lighthouse. Dated April 2, 1792.

Various receipts & orders dealing with the Lighthouse, May 1792- 1 1792 4 December 1792.

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Warrant. £30 to Alexander Cocken of Shelburne for Provincial 1 1793 1 Services rendered by him. Dated Jan. 2, 1793.

Warrant. £25 to Matthew Pinnell for services as Keeper of the Lighthouse on Sambro Island for the quarter commencing Oct. 1 to 1 1793 2 Dec. 31, 1792. Dated Feb. 22, 1793.

Account. The Collectors of Halifax Lighthouse duties. April 1—June 1 1793 3 30, 1793 (In account with Government).

Voucher for the payment of £232.16.5 voted by the Assembly Sessions 1793 for demands against Shelburne Lighthouse (With 1 1793 4 several accounts for items supplied the lighthouse).

Warrant. £18.15 for services as Keeper of the Lighthouse on McNutt’s Island at the entrance to the Harbour of Shelburne being for three months commencing Jan. 1 and ending March 31, 1793 at 6.5 per 1 1793 5 month Dated May 1, 1793.

Warrant. £104.3.4. to Messrs. Thomas James & William Cochran being the amount of their account in full for sundry supplies made by them for the Lighthouse at Shelburne, preceding this date, included in a vote of the General Assembly, at their last Session. Dated May 21, 1 1793 6 1793.

Warrant. £25 to Matthew Pinnell for his services as Keeper of the Lighthouse at Sambro Island for the quarter commencing Jan. 1 to 1 1793 7 March 31, 1793. Dated May 1, 1793.

Warrant £50 to Alexander Cocken for services and all other demands as Keeper of the Lighthouse on McNutt’s island and entrance of Harbour of Shelburne from date of his appointment to Sept. 1, 1792. 1 1793 8 Dated May 1, 1793.

Warrant. Sum to Lighthouse Keeper on McNutt’s Island near 1 1793 9 Shelburne for period Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 1792. May 1, 1793.

Warrant (With Account attached) to pay Lawrence Hartshorne, Esq. 1 1793 10 for supplies to Shelburne Light house. June 21, 1793.

Warrant. Sum to Matthew Pinnell for services as Lighthouse Keeper at 1 1793 11 Sambro’s Island April 1 to June 30, 1793. (July 2, 1793).

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1 1793 13 Shelburne Lighthouse Act. at Treasury, March 31 to Nov. 6, 1793.

Warrant to pay for services of Lighthouse Keeper on McNutt’s Island 1 1793 14 for period July 1 to Sept. 30, 1793. (Nov. 7, 1793)

Warrant to pay same person as above for services as Keeper of the Lighthouse on McNutt’s Island from April 1 to June 30, 1793. (Nov. 7, 1 1793 15 1793)

1 1793 16 Warrant to pay for lighting at Sambro Island. (Nov. 9, 1793)

1 1793 17 Receipts for supplies purchased for lighthouse at Cape Sambro.

Acct. Adam Dechozeau for attendance at Sambro Lighthouse, April 1 1793 18 1793.

Warrant. Sum to Alexander Cocken of Shelburne for services from 1 1794 1 Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1793. (Jan. 6, 1794)

Warrant to Lighthouse Keeper at Sambro for services in Oct., 1793. 1 1794 2 (Jan. 6, 1794)

1 1794 3 Receipt for repairs to Sambro Lighthouse, Jan. 1794.

Warrant to pay sum for lighting Sambro Island Lighthouse Oct. 1 to 1 1794 4 Dec. 31, 1793. (Jan. 24, 1794)

Warrant to pay for sundry supplies to Shelburne Lighthouse. (Jan. 28, 1 1794 5 1794).

Warrant to pay sum for coals & oil supplied Shelburne Lighthouse 1 1794 6 (Jan. 28, 1794Y.

1 1794 7 Letter re: purchase of oil at Shelburne, Feb, 1794.

1 1794 8 Warrant to pay for oil for Shelburne Lighthouse, Jan., 1794.

Warrant to pay for lighting at Sambro Island Jan. to March, 1794. 1 1794 9 (April 1, 1794)

Warrant for services of Lighthouse Keeper at McNutt’s Island from 1 1794 10 Jan. 1 to March 31, 1794. (April 1, 1794)

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Warrant for expenses incurred in completing & lighting the Lighthouse 1 1794 11 on McNutt’s Island. (April 1, 1794)

1 1794 12 Account of sundries supplied at Shelburne Lighthouse.

1 1794 13 Receipts & Accounts re: expenses at Sambro Lighthouse, 1794.

Statement re: expenses at Shelburne Lighthouse, April 1793—July 1, 1 1794 14 1794.

Letter—Alex. Cocken of June 2, 1794 with his account against the 1 1794 15 Lighthouse at Shelburne.

1 1794 16 Statement of Shelburne Lighthouse Account to July 1,1794.

Warrant to pay Alex. Cocken for his services as Lighthouse Keeper at 1 1794 17 McNutts’ Island from April 1 to June 30, 1794. (July 2, 1794)

Receipt from Alex. Cocken. McNutt’s Island Lighthouse April 1, 1793— 1 1794 18 July 1, 1794.

Warrant to pay for Lighting Sambro Island Light House April 1 to June 1 1794 19 30, 1794.

Report of Necessary repairs to be done at Halifax Lighthouse. (July 1 1794 20 17, 1794)

Alex. Cocken’s account of sundry necessities for repairing lamps at 1 1794 21 Shelburne Lighthouse. 1794&1795.

1 1794 22 Warrant to pay for lighting Sambro Lighthouse,l793.

Warrant to pay for expenses at McNutt’s Island Lighthouse, April 1, 1 1794 23 1793 to July 1, 1794.

1 1794 24 Amount re: Sambro Lighthouse, 1794 (Brick& wood furnished)

1 1794 25 Amount re: repairs at Sambro Lighthouse.

1 1794 26 Halifax Lighthouse accounts from April 1, 1793 to May 31, 1794.

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1 1794 28 Account & Receipt for hire of a boat to Sambro, 1794.

1 1794 29 Account for repairing Sambro Lighthouse (Iron Tools) 1794.

1 1794 30 Account-Blacksmith work at Sambro Lighthouse, 1794.

Account-Boards, planks & nails used for repairing Sambro Lighthouse, 1 1794 31 1794.

1 1794 32 Account-Timber, planks, etc. for repairing Sambro, 1794.

Accounts for boat hire, labour when repairs were done at Sambro 1 1794 33 Lighthouse, 1794.

Account-work & Materials for Halifax Lighthouse,1794 and order in 1 1794 34 favour of John Stewart.

1 1794 35 Warrant. Aug, 1, 1794. to pay for repairing Sambro Is land Lighthouse.

1 1794 36 Warrant, Aug. 4, 1794. Repairs to Sambro Island & New lamp.

1 1794 37 Warrant, Aug. 4, 1794. Copy of above.

Warrant Aug. 4, 1794. Balance of sum allowed for repairing Sambro 1 1794 38 Lighthouse & constructing a new lamp thereon.

1 1794 39 Account for timber, repairing Sambro Lighthouse, 1794.

1 1794 40 Letter-Alex. Cocken, Sept. 1794. Shelburne Lighthouse expenses.

1 1794 41 Certification of repairs by Rigby to Sambro Lighthouse Oct. 10, 1794.

1 1794 42 Account—carpenter’s work for repairing Sambro Lighthouse, 1794.

Letter-Alex. Cocken, Shelburne Nov. 15, 1794. Regarding expenses at 1 1794 43 Lighthouse.

1 1794 44 Receipt re: payment by treasury to Alex. Cocken.

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1 1794 46 List of Accounts for repairs, done to Sambro Light house, 1794.

Repairs done to Lighthouse on Sambro Island (Account of expenses 1 1794 47 incurred)

1 1795 1 Warrant. Expense, Sambro Lighthouse, Jan. 1, 1795.

1 1795 2 Account. Mason work at Sambro Lighthouse, 1794.

1 1795 3 Warrant. Lighting & Keeping Sambro Lighthouse, Jan. 1, 1795.

1 1795 4 Order to pay iron worker at Sambro Lighthouse. Jan. 5, 1795.

Order to pay Lawrence, Hartshorne & Co. for materials to repair 1 1795 5 Sambro Lighthouse, Jan. 5, 1795.

Order to pay amount for timber, planks furnished for Sambro 1 1795 6 Lighthouse. Jan. 5, 1795.

1 1795 7 Halifax Lighthouse duties in account with the Treasurer, 1795.

Warrant for services of Keeper of Light House on McNutt’s Island 1 1795 8 (March, 21, 1795).

Warrant. McNutt’s Island-services of Lighthouse Keeper. (March 21, 1 1795 9 1795)

1 1795 10 Warrant. Sambro Island. Expenses incurred. (April, 1795)

Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Allowance for Lighthouse Keeper. (April 1, 1 1795 11 1795)

Warrant. Lighthouse Keeper’s expense. McNutt’s Island. (April 14, 1 1795 12 1795)

1 1795 13 Warrant. Sambro Island Lighthouse expenses. (June 30, 1795)

Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Allowance for lighthouse Keeper. (June 30, 1 1795 14 1795)

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1 1795 16 Warrant. Sambro Island. For lighting the Lighthouse. (Oct. 1, 1795)

Warrant. McNutt’s Island. For Attending & Lighting the light (Oct. 1, 1 1795 17 1795)

Warrant. For attending and lighting the McNutt’s Island Lighthouse 1 1796 1 (Jan. 1, 1796)

1 1796 1a Warrant. Sambro Island. For lighting Lighthouse. (Jan. 1, 1796)

1 1796 2 Halifax Lighthouse in account with the Treasurer, Feb. 29, 1796.

1 1796 3 Warrant. McNutt’s Island Lighthouse. Attending light.(April 1, 1796)

1 1796 4 Warrant. Sambro Island. Lighting Lighthouse. (April 1, 1796)

1 1796 5 Account for repairing Sambro Lighthouse. Sept. 22, 1796.

1 1796 6 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Attending Light. (Oct. 1, 1796)

1 1796 7 Warrant .McNutt’s Island. Attending Light. Dec. 31, 1796.

1 1796 8 Warrant. Sambro Island. Attending Light. Dec. 31, 1796.

1 1797 1 Warrant. Repairs at Sambro Light house. Jan. 26, 1797.

1 1797 2 Warrant. Repairs at Sambro Lighthouse. Jan. 26, 1797.

1 1797 3 Accounts & receipts regarding Shelburne Lighthouse. 1797.

Warrants concerning Sarnbro Island Lighthouse repairs made, 1 1797 3a lighting. Feb. - July 1796.

1 1797 3b Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Lighting Lighthouse, July 1, 1796

1 1797 4 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Lighting Lighthouse. April 1, 1797.

1 1797 5 Warrant. Sambro Island. Lighting Lighthouse. April 1, 1797.

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Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Making a road & repairs on Lighthouse, April 1 1797 6 11, 1797.

1 1797 7 Receipts for work done on Shelburne Lighthouse, 1797

1 1797 8 Voucher for the Expenditures of repairing Sambro Lighthouse, 1797.

Explanatory Letters by Alex. Cocken on work done on Shelburne 1 1797 9 Lighthouse, Aug-Nov. 1797.

1 1797 10 Voucher for expenditures in repairing Shelburne Lighthouse, 1797.

1 1797 11 Warrant. McNutt’s Island (Shelburne). Attending Light (July 1, 1797).

1 1797 12 Warrant. Sambro Island. Lighting lighthouse. (July 1, 1797).

1 1797 13 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. A1owance for fuel. (July 17, 1797).

1 1797 14 Warrant. Sambro Light house. Allowance for oil, fuel (July 17, 1797)

Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Sunday expenditures for Lighthouse (July 1 1797 15 17, 1797)

Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Attending & Lighting the Lighthouse. Oct. 2, 1 1797 16 1797.

Warrant. Sum for making repairs to the lighthouses as may be 1 1797 17 necessary. (Oct. 10, 1797.).

1798 1 Warrant. Sambro Island. Lighting Lighthouse. Jan. 1, 1798. 2

2 1798 2 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Lighting Lighthouse. Jan. 1, 1798.

2 1798 3 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Lighting Lighthouse. April 2, 1798.

2 1798 4 Warrant. Sambro Island. Lighting Lighthouse. April 2, 1798.

Repairs & expenses at Sambro Island, 1798 : warrants accounts, 2 1798 5 1etter.

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2 1798 6 Warrant. Sambro Island. Lighting Lighthouse. July 2, 1798.

2 1798 7 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Attending & Lighting the light. July 2, 1798.

2 1798 8 Warrant. Sambro Island. Attending The Light. Oct. 1, 1798.

2 1798 9 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Attending the light. Oct. 1, 1798.

2 1799 1 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Attending the light. Jan. 1, 1799.

2 1799 2 Warrant. Sambro Island. Lighting the Light. Jan. 1, 1799.

Papers concerning Sambro Island Lighthouse, 1799: warrants, 2 1799 3 receipts, account of repairs and expenses.

2 1799 4 Warrant. Sambro Island Lighthouse. Lighting. April 1, 1799.

Warrant. McNutt’s Island Lighthouse (Shelburne) Lighting July 1, 2 1799 5 1799.

Instructions on warrant due June 30, 1799 from Alex. Cocken (June 2 1799 6 21, 1799)

Account to John Anderson of mason work done on Government 2 1799 7 bldgs. & warrant to same.

Sambro Lighthouse. Account of repairs and warrant for carpenter’s 2 1799 8 work done on Lighthouse as per account, Oct. 1, 1799.

Warrant. Sum to former Keeper of Lighthouse on Sambro Island for 2 1799 9 his relief. Oct. 1, 1799.

2 1799 10 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. Lighting the light. Oct. 1799.

Warrant. Shelburne (McNutt’s Island) Lighthouse. Sum to Keeper for his .services Dec. 31, 1799. Also letter from Alex. Cocken concerning 2 1799 11 warrant.

Warrant. Sambro Island. Sum for services of Mrs. Phoebe Mordy in 2 1799 12 lighting the light. Dec. 31, 1799.

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Instructions from A. Cocken, March 1, 1800. concerning materials 2 1800 1 needed for Shelburne

Further reminder from A. Cocken concerning materials needed at 2 1800 2 Shelburne. June 26, 1800.

Receipt from Michael Wallace for a sum to be delivered to A. Cocken 2 1800 3 at Shelburne, July 4, 1800.

Letter of instructions regarding warrant from Alex Cocken, March 1, 1800. Warrant to Cocken for services in lighting. Light on McNutt’s 2 1800 4 Island. (March 31, 1800)

Warrant. Sambro Island Lighthouse. to pay sum to keeper for services 2 1800 5 (March 21, 1800)

Warrant. Sambro Island Lighthouse. For lighting Lighthouse. (July 1, 2 1800 6 1800).

2 1800 7 Warrant. For repairs to the two lighthouses. (July 31, 1800)

2 1800 8 Warrant. Sambro Island Lighthouse. To Keeper of Light (July 1, 1800)

Warrant. McNutt’s Lighthouse. For Services of contract of lighting the 2 1800 9 Lighthouse. (Sept. 30, 1800).

Warrant. Sambro Island. Services of contract of lighting Lighthouse. 2 1800 10 (Sept. 30, 1800).

2 1801 11 Warrant. Sambro Island. for lighting Lighthouse. (Jan. 1, 1801).

2 1801 12 Warrant. McNutt’s Island. For lighting Lighthouse. (Jan. 1, 1801).

2 1801 13 Warrant. Halifax Harbour Lighthouse. Lighting. (July 1, 1801).

2 1801 14 Warrant. Shelburne Lighthouse. Lighting. (July 1, 1801).

2 1801 15 Warrant. For lighting Lighthouse on Sambro’s Island. (Oct. 1, 1801)

Warrant. For Glassing lamps at Sambro Island Lighthouse. (July 20, 2 1801 16 1801).

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Warrant. For articles supplied to Shelburne Lighthouse. (July 20, 2 1801 17 1801).

Warrant. For lamps, etc. supplied to Shelburne Lighthouse. (July 20, 2 1801 18 1801).

2 1801 19 Warrant. For lighting McNutt’s Island Lighthouse. (Oct. 1, 1801).

Letters from Matthew Pinnell on glass needed for Sambro Lighthouse 2 1801 20 (Aug. -Sept. 1801).

Letter from Alex Cocken, June 24, 1801, on need for a new road across 2 1801 21 McNutt’s Island.

Accounts for repairs at Sambro Lighthouse, 1801 & receipts of 2 1802 22 payments, 1802.

Letters of warrant concerning funds to erect a lighthouse near the gut 2 1802 23 of Annapolis. (1801—1802).

Warrant. For supporting and lighting Sambro Island Lighthouse. (Jan. 2 1802 24 1, 1802).

Warrant. For lighting the Lighthouse on McNutt’s Island. (Jan. 1, 2 1802 25 1802)

2 1802 26 Warrant. Sambro Island. For lighting the Lighthouse (April 1, 1802).

Warrant. McNutt’s Island (Shelburne)-for lighting Lighthouse. (April 1, 2 1802 27 1802).

2 1802 28 Accounts for the repair of Shelburne Lighthouse. (1802)

2 1802 29 Warrant for lighting the Lighthouse at Sambro (July 1, 1802)

2 1802 30 Warrant for lighting the Lighthouse on McNutt’s Island. (July 1, 1802)

Warrant for sundry materials, repairs, to Sambro Lighthouse, (April 22, 2 1802 31 1802)

Warrant to pay for attending & lighting Sambro Island Lighthouse. 2 1802 32 (Oct. 1, 1802).

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Warrant to pay for attending Lighthouse on McNutt’s Island (Oct. 1, 2 1802 33 1802)

2 1803 34 Warrant. for Lighting Sambro Island. (Jan. 1, 1803).

2 1803 35 Warrant. For Lighting McNutt’s Island. (Jan. 10, 1803)

Warrant. For supporting & lighting Lighthouse on Sambro Island (April 2 1803 36 1, 1803).

2 1803 37 Warrant. Lighting McNutt’s Island. April 1, 1803.

2 1804 38 Warrant. For Lighting Sambro Island. (Jan. 2, 1804).

2 1803 39 Warrant. Lighting Sambro. (Oct. 1, 1803).

2 1803 40 Warrant. Lighting McNutt’s Island. (Oct. 1, 1803).

Warrant. For articles supplied to Shelburne Lighthouse. (Aug. 19, 2 1803 41 1803).

2 1803 42 Warrant. For lighting Sambro Island Lighthouse. July 1, 1803.

Warrant and letter concerning Lighting Shelburne Lighthouse. (July 1, 2 1803 43 1803).

2 1804 44 Warrant. For lighting McNutt’s Island, Shelburne. (Jan. 2, 1804)

2 1804 45 Warrant. For lighting Sambro Island. (April 2, 1804).

Warrant. For lighting McNutt’s Island with accompanying letter, (April 2 1804 46 2, 1804).

2 1804 47 Warrant. For lighting Sambro Island. (July 2, 1804).

Warrant and letter concerning McNutt’s Island Lighthouse (July 2, 2 1804 48 1804).

2 1804 49 Warrant. For lighting Sambro Island Lighthouse. (Oct. 1, 1804)

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Account of the Lighthouse Commissioners for building a Keeper’s House & supplies to the Lighthouse in the Gut of Annapolis (June 20, 2 1804 50 1804).

Order to pay salary to Keeper of Lighthouse at Annapolis Basin (Dec. 2 1804 51 19, 1804)

2 1805 1 Warrant for lighting Shelburne Lighthouse (April 1, 1805).

2 1805 2 Warrant for duties re: Shelburne Lighthouse (July 1, 1805).

2 1805 3 Warrant for lighting Sambro Island (Aug. 17, 1805).

2 1805 4 Warrant for lighting Sambro Island (Aug. 17, 1805).

2 1805 5 Warrant for lighting Sambro Island (Jan. 1, 1805).

Warrant and letters concerning payment for lighting McNutt’s Island (Oct. 1, 1805) and warrant to same gentlemen for lighting lighthouse 2 1805 6 at entrance of Shelburne Harbour (Jan. 1, 1805).

2 1805 7 Warrant for lighting Sambro Island (By contract) (Oct. 9, 1805).

2 1805 8 Warrant for lighting Sambro Island (Dec. 31, 1805).

2 1805 9 Warrant for duties at Shelburne Lighthouse. (Oct. 1, 1805).

Warrant for keeping and maintaining the Shelburne Lighthouse. 2 1805 10 Accompanying letter. (Dec. 31, 1805).

Warrant to pay for sundry disbursements by Commissioners for 2 1806 1 Annapolis Lighthouse (Jan. 31, 1806).

Warrant to pay keeper of Annapolis Basin Lighthouse for services 2 1806 2 (Jan. 31, 1806).

Letter and warrant concerning payment to Keeper of Annapolis 2 1806 3 Lighthouse for year 1805. (Jan. 31, 1806)

Order to pay balance due Wm. Muir on Lighthouse Accounts (Digby, 2 1806 4 March 15, 1806).

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Warrant to pay the above sum due (being the balance of his account 2 1806 5 for supplies to Annapolis Lighthouse). March 31, 1806.

Commissioners order to pay salary to Keeper of Annapolis Basin 2 1806 6 Lighthouse (April 16, 1806).

Order by commissioners to pay Keeper of Annapolis Basin Lighthouse 2 1806 7 (Jan. 22, 1806).

Order by Commissioners to pay Keeper of Annapolis Light (July 15, 2 1806 8 1806)

2 1806 9 Warrant to pay for lighting Sambro (April 10, 1806).

Warrant and letter concerning payment for lighting Shelburne (May 2 1806 10 18, 1806).

Letter concerning warrant for keeping & maintaining Shelburne 2 1806 11 Lighthouse (July 24, 1806).

2 1806 12 Warrant to pay for lighting Shelburne (July 1, 1806)

2 1806 13 Warrant to pay Keeper of Annapolis Lighthouse (July 31, 1806)

Warrant to pay for lighting Sambro Island as per contract (July 1, 2 1806 14 1806).

Letter, receipt and warrant concerning payment for lighting Shelburne 2 1806 15 Lighthouse (Oct, 1806).

2 1806 16 Warrant to pay for lighting Sambro Island per contract. (Oct.1 1806)

Alexander Cocken’s account for repairs & supplies to Shelburne 2 1806 17 Lighthouse (1804-1805).

Jeremiah Vickers account of lamps supplied Sambro Lighthouse in 2 1806 18 1806.

Receipt, warrant concerning payment for lighting Sambro Island (Dec. 2 1806 19 31, 1806).

Letter, warrant concerning keeping & Maintaining Shelburne Light 2 1806 20 (Dec. 31, 1806).

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2 1807 1 Order& account concerning Lighthouse at Annapolis (Dec. 4, 1807)

2 1807 2 Order & warrant to pay for lighting Shelburne (April 1, 1807

2 1807 3 Warrant for lighting Sambro. (April 1, 1807).

2 1807 4 Warrant for lighting Sambro (July 1, 1807).

Warrant for surveying & reporting the existing state & condition of 2 1807 5 Lighthouse at Sambro and Shelburne. (July 10, 1807).

Account for surveying & making estimates of repairs at the 2 1807 6 Lighthouse (July 10, 1807).

Account for advertising contract to build a lighthouse upon Brier 2 1807 7 Island (Oct. 29, 1807)

Account for advertising contracts to build Brier Island Lighthouse 2 1807 8 (Oct. 26, 1807).

Warrant for supporting & lighting Shelburne Lighthouse (July 1, 1807). Accompanying letter of instructions regarding payment from Alex 2 1807 9 Cocken (July 3, 1807).

Receipt and warrant to pay for lighting McNutt’s Island Lighthouse 2 1807 10 (Oct. 1, 1807).

Receipt of Alex Cocken’s for payment to him for repairs, supplies to 2 1807 11 Shelburne Lighthouse (June 10, 1807).

2 1807 12 Treasurer’s account with the Lighthouse (Oct. 31, 1807).

2 1807 13 Warrant to pay for lighting Sambro Island (Oct. 1, 1807).

Orders to pay various persons for services at Annapolis Lighthouse, 1807, and warrant to pay commissioners of Annapolis Lighthouse for 2 1807 14 supplies furnished by them (Oct. 25, 1807).

Letter from Charles Moirir on the subject of a site for a lighthouse on 2 1808 1 Cranberry Island, near Canso.

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Captain Gustanus Stupart's letter regarding feasibility of a Canso 2 1808 3 Lighthouse on Cranberry Island (March 8, 1808).

Account for building & putting up the lantern on Brier Island 2 1808 4 Lighthouse (1809).

Warrant for expense of a Keeper & supplies, etc. on Annapolis 2 1808 5 Lighthouse (March 31, 1808).

2 1808 6 Warrant for lighting Sambro Island (April 1, 1808).

Warrant & order re: payment for land for Lighthouse on Brier Island 2 1808 7 (Oct. 1808)

2 1808 8 Warrant for repairs to McNutt’s Island (Oct. 26, 1808).

Warrant and receipt re: payment for building the Brier Island 2 1808 9 Lighthouse (Oct. 31, 1808).

Warrant and letter concerning payment for lighting Shelburne (April 1, 2 1808 10 1808).

Letter of instructions & warrant to pay for lighting McNutt’s Island 2 1808 11 (July 1, 1808).

2 1808 12 Order & warrant to pay for lighting Sambro Island (July 1, 1808).

2 1808 13 Warrant for lighting the Lighthouse at Sambro Island (Oct. 1, 1808).

John Howe & Sons’ account for Lighthouse advertisements. (March- 2 1808 14 May, 1808).

Duncan Nicolls’ receipt on account of services at Sambro (Oct. 4, 2 1808 15 1808)

2 1808 16 Account against Annapolis Lighthouse (May 10, 1808).

Order to pay James Olliver for services as Keeper of Annapolis 2 1808 17 Lighthouse (April 15, 1808).

Lighthouse in account current with M. Wallace, Treasurer (Oct. 31, 2 1808 18 1808).

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Order to pay James Olliver part of his salary as Keeper at Annapolis 2 1808 19 (1808).

2 1808 20 Order & warrant re: payment for lighting Shelburne (Jan. 1, 1808).

2 1808 21 Warrant for lighting Sambro (Jan. 1, 1808).

2 1808 22 Order & warrant re: payment for lighting McNutt’s Island (Oct. 1, 1808)

2 1809 1 Warrant. Building Brier Island Lighthouse. (Jan.12, 1809).

2 1809 2 Warrant. Repairing McNutt’s Island Lighthouse. (Jan. 13, 1809).

2 1809 3 Warrant & Order. Salary for lighting Shelburne (April 20, 1809)

2 1809 4 Warrant. Lighting Sambro Lighthouse. (April 19, 1809).

2 1809 5 Warrant. Lighting Sambro (July 1, 1809).

2 1809 6 Warrant. Lighting Halifax Lighthouse (Oct. 24, 1809).

2 1809 7 Warrant & Order. Lighting Shelburne (July 1, 1809)

Order to pay for raising frame of house for Keeper at Brier Island 2 1809 8 Light. (Sept. 1809).

Order to pay balance of contract for building Keeper’s House at Brier 2 1809 9 Island (Sept. 1809).

Receipt re: hire of schooners to take materials for repairs to Sambro 2 1809 10 Light. (Aug. 1809).

2 1809 11 Account of cordage of blocks for repairs to Sambro. (Aug. 1809)

2 1809 12 Receipts for labourers’ hire to repair Sambro. (Sept. 6, 1809).

Pay certificate of ten soldier masons employed repairing Sambro 2 1809 13 (Nov. 1809).

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Receipt for hire of schooners to take carpenters to Sambro (Nov. 16, 2 1809 15 1809).

Ceritificate of receipt for pay of two artillery men employed at Sambro 2 1809 16 (Nov. 1809).

2 1809 17 Bill for repairing Lantern at Sambro (Nov. 13, 1809).

2 1809 18 Bill for repairing lamp at Sambro (Nov. 23, 1809).

2 1809 19 Account of Iron work done at Sambro (1809).

2 1809 20 Account of Shingles for repairs at Sambro (Aug. 1809).

2 1809 21 Account of white lead, oil, for painting Sambro (Oct. 1809).

2 1809 22 Account of nails, sheet lead, for repairs at Sambro (Oct. 1809)

2 1809 23 Account of pine boards, for repairs at Sambro (Aug. 1809)

2 1809 24 Account of materials & wages repairing Sambro (1809)

Letter from Jacob Cornewiell on repairs needed at Brier Island, including details of the buildings, particularly the Keeper's house 2 1809 25 (Sept. 29, 1809)

Instructions re: warrant for payment for maintaining Shelburne 2 1809 26 Lighthouse (Oct. 10, 1809)

2 1809 27 Warrant. Lighting Shelburne (Oct. 24, 1809).

Warrant. Building dwelling house for Keeper at Brier Island (Oct. 31, 2 1809 28 1809)

Receipt for sum for work done & labour performed at Brier Island 2 1809 29 (Aug. 4, 1809).

2 1809 30 Warrant for erecting Lantern for Brier Island Light (Oct. 31, 1809)

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2 1809 32 Account for iron work at Brier Island (April 26, 1809).

2 1809 33 Bill for lamps sent to Brier Island (Oct. 23, 1809)

2 1809 34 Receipt for damage at Brier Island Lighthouse (July 12, 1809).

Account for advertisements for contracts to build Light at Brier’s 2 1809 35 Island (Dec. 1809)

2 1809 36 Account for glass & lead for Brier Light. (May 1809)

Report on contracts for bldg. Keepers’ House at Brier Island (Sept. 29, 2 1809 37 1809).

2 1809 38 Account re: building Keeper’s House at Brier Island.

2 1809 39 Account for payment of paint work at Brier Island Sept. 7, 1809.

Account of sheet lead furnished for Brier Island Lighthouse (Oct. 2 1809 40 1809).

Contract for digging a cellar in Keepers House at Brier Island (Dec. 22, 2 1809 41 1809).

2 1809 42 Lighthouse current account to Oct. 31, 1809.

Warrant & letter concerning Payment for lighting McNutt’s Island 2 1809 43 Lighthouse (Jan. 3, 1809).

2 1809 44 Warrant for Lighting Sambro Island Lighthouse (Jan. 3, 1809).

2 1810 1- 3 1-3. Accounts, bills, warrant concerning Sambro Lighthouse (1810)

4-5. Warrants for keeping & lighting Shelburne Lighthouse (Jan. 17 & 2 1810 4 -5 April 9, 1810)

2 1810 6 Warrant for lighting Sambro (April 30, 1810).

2 1810 7 Bill for wire chain furnished to Shelburne Lighthouse (July 30, 1810)

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2 1810 8 Warrant for keeping & lighting McNutt’s Lighthouse (July 10, 1810).

Warrant for one quarter of a contract for lighting Sambro (Sept. 26, 2 1810 9 1810).

Warrant & instructions re” on quarter of contract for lighting McNutt’s 2 1810 10 Island (Oct. 3, 1810).

2 1810 11 Warrant for lighting Sambro (Oct. 3, 1810).

2 1810 12 Bill for Shelburne sand delivered at Sambro (July 1810).

Bill for building a new dwelling house for the repair of Sambro (Oct. 8, 2 1810 13 1810).

2 1810 14-16 Accounts for repairs at Sambro Island, 1810.

Accounts, bills, receipts, etc. Concerning Brier Island Lighthouse, 2 1810 17-22 1810.

Account of the Light Houses of Sambro, Shelburne, Brier Island, Oct. 2 1810 23 1809—Dec. 1810.

Warrant, instructions. Part of contract for lighting McNutt’s Island. 2 1811 1 (April 30, 1811).

2 1811 2 Warrant. For lighting Sambro Island. (Undated).

Warrants for lighting McNutt’s Island (Shelburne) July 4, 1811 and 2 1811 3-4 Sept. 30, 1811.

2 1811 5-7 Warrant. For lighting Sambro light (July, Sept, Dec., 1811).

2 1811 8 Warrant. For lighting McNutt’s Light (Dec. 31, 1811).

2 1811 9 Bill for repairing lamps at Sambro in 1811.

2 1811 10 Bill for repairs to Shelburne Light (Sept. 1811).

2 1811 11-12 Bills concerning Brier Island Light (Jan. 1811— May 1811)

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2 1811 13 Current Lighthouses Account (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1811).

Warrant & instructions concerning payment for contract for lighting 2 1811 14 McNutt’s Island (Jan. 3, 1811).

2 1811 15 Warrant for lighting Sambro. (Jan. 3, 1811).

Warrant, receipt re: payment towards bldg. a lighthouse on Coffins 1812 1 Island, Liverpool. (June 3, 1812). 3 Warrant. For support of Sambro & Shelburne Lighthouses (May 2, 3 1812 2 1812).

Receipt, Order, Warrant for Sum towards completing Liverpool 3 1812 3 Lighthouse (Sept. 5, 1812).

Account for building a new lanthorn upon Shelburne Lighthouse 3 1812 4 (1813),

3 1812 5- 7 Warrants, for lighting Sambro Light. (April, June, Sept, 1812)

Warrants, receipts. For maintaining & lighting McNutt’s Island 3 1812 8 -11 (Shelburne) April—Dec. 1812.

3 1812 12 -14 Brier Island Lighthouse-Orders, bill (March-June, 1812)

3 1812 15 Bill for glass for Shelburne Light. (Oct. 2, 1812)

3 1812 16 Order re: account of Brier Island Lighthouse (Nov. 1, 1812).

3 1812 17 Bill for lamps for Shelburne Light (Nov. 14, 1812).

3 1812 18 Order re: Brier Island Lighthouse (Dec. 26, 1812).

3 1812 19 Current Lighthouses account. (to Dec. 31, 1812).

3 1812 20 Warrant. For Lighting Sambro lighthouse. (Dec. 31, 1812).

Brier’s Island Light house; order, account for supplying the Lighthouse 3 1813 1-6 in 1813.

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Bill for paint & oil (Sept. 15, 1813); building a new lantern (expenses); lighting costs, warrants); bill for putty to glaze a new lantern; 3 1813 7 -14 accounts— Shelburne Lighthouse, 1813

Warrants. For paying sums for lighting Sambro Island (March 31, June 3 1813 15 -17 30, Sept. 30, 1813)

3 1813 18 Current account for Lighthouses, to Dec. 31, 1813.

Coffins’ Island (Liverpool) receipts, warrant for completing Lighthouse 3 1813 19 (July 28, 1813).

3 1814 1- 4 Brier’s Island Lighthouse: orders, accounts (1814).

McNutt’s Island, Shelburne: warrants, receipts, bills, report of James 3 1814 5 -13 Leslie of work done at the Lighthouse (Jan. 21, 1814).

3 1814 14 -18 Sambro Light House (Halifax): warrants for sums of lighting, 1814.

3 1814 19 Current lighthouse accounts to Dec 31, 1814

Brier Island (Annapolis): receipts, accounts for supplies needed, 3 1815 1 -6 warrant for lighting, expenses.

Coffins Island (Liverpool) : warrants for services of commissioners, 3 1815 7 -9 sundry articles, etc.

Cranberry Island (Canso): Receipts, accounts, letter from W.A. Lockwood reporting Cranberry Island as a site for a lighthouse, which 3 1815 10 -14 includes a rough sketch of the island (June 26, 1815).

McNutt’s Island (Shelburne) : orders, warrants, accounts for repairs, 3 1815 15- 26 bills.

Sambro Island (Halifax): four warrants, bills for building additions, 3 1815 27 -37 orders for payments for materials used.

McNutt’s & Sambro Island: warrant to pay commissioners of the revenue the balance of expenses incurred by them for lighting Sambro 3 1815 38 & McNutt’s (Dec. 13, 1815).

Cranberry island: Accounts used in buildings materials used, freight, 3 1815 39 boards, planks, timber.

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Liverpool Lighthouse: Various orders concerning payment for shipping funnel & copper van to lighthouse, cost of oil, rope, etc. Also final account from the Commissioners for furnishing the Liverpool 3 1816 1-5 Lighthouse dated June 28, 1816.

Bill from Patrick Lanigan for labour hire & erecting frame for 3 1816 6 lighthouse at Canso (July-Sept., 1816).

3 1816 7 Sambro lighthouse: account re: freight to Sambro (July 24, 1816).

Halifax: account of sales of sundries by Messrs. Borne & Dublois on 3 1816 8 order of commissioners of the Lighthouse (Sept. 17, 1816)

Halifax: Bill from the commissioner of the lighthouses to Bome & 3 1816 9 Deblois for oil (June 24, 1816).

Annapolis Lighthouse: copy of agreement between the commissioners for re-building the Lighthouse at Annapolis Gut (May 26, 1817); sketches & plan of lighthouse at the entrance to the Annapolis Basin; survey on lumber returns, & receipt warrant; bills for materials used; account of costs towards erecting a building to serve 3 1817 1-14 as a lighthouse to the entrance of Annapolis Basin, 1817.

Canso (Cranberry Island) : Return of workmen’s time at Cranberry Island; account for iron work done; receipts; account of nails supplied, receipts for passage of masons & labourers to & from Canso Lighthouse & for pay as employees; bill for supplies sent to Lighthouse, warrant to pay commissioner for building the Lighthouse; recommendation of Canso; return of articles left at Cranberry Island, Oct. 18, 1817; various receipts for payment of services rendered; P. Lanigan’s report on Cranberry Island, Oct. 18, 1817; Account for ironmongery supplied for Lighthouse in 1817; account of workmanship done; the Province of N.S. in account with Patrick 3 1817 15 -54 Lanigan, Comm. appt’d to build the Lighthouse for Dec. 31, 1817.

Liverpool Lighthouse: Orders to pay for Keepers’ salary; bill; from commissioners to James McLeod; receipt from commissioners. Bill from commissioners to James R. Dewolf; payment for a pulley block for Lighthouse; order to pay sum to James McLeod for attending 3 1817 55-61 Lighthouse (Nov. 20, 1817).

Sambro Island (Halifax) Mostly receipts from various persons paid by 3 1817 62-68 Samuel Cunard for services at Lighthouse.

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Shelburne Lighthouse: Bill re: oil freight costs, instructions regarding payment of keeper’s salary, fuel bill, various payment requests & 3 1817 68a-72 subsequent receipts.

3 1817 73-74 Canso Lighthouse: Accounts, Aug. 1817.

Brier's Island Lighthouse. Order to pay salary for upkeep of 3 1817 75 Lighthouse. Aug. 12, 1817.

3 1817 76 Point Prim (?) Inventory of Materials on hand, Dec. 1817.

The Commissioners of the Lighthouses in N.S.: Accounts, bills, warrants, concerning services rendered and repairs done to various 3 1817 77-100 lighthouses in the province.

Digby, receipts for purchase of boards for. the Lighthouse at the 3 1818 1-3 entrance of DigbyHarbour. Aug. & Sept., 1818.

Cranberry Island (Canso): receipts, orders, report of completion of the 3 1818 4 to 32 Lighthouse by John Douglas, Oct., 1818.

Cranberry Island (Canso) : Bills, accounts for iron work done, supplies for completing the Lighthouse, employee’s wages, transportation. 3 1818 33-52 Some receipts.

Canso: receipt for commissioner re: superintending the building of the 3 1819 1 Lighthouse , April 20 1819

Shelburne: Quarterly returns of Lighthouse duty collected into the 3 1819 2 duties of Shelburne, 1 October 1819 to 1 December 1819

Annapolis Light Houses: accounts of materials (Oil, lime, lumber), 3 1820 1-6 plastering work done, repairing fire places.

3 1820 7 Cranberry Island: Receipt for Keeper’s Salary paid.

3 1820 8 Liverpool Lighthouse: Bill for oil, carrying, lending costs.

3 1820 9 The commissioners of the Lighthouses: account.

Annapolis Lighthouse: Orders to pay for fuel, keeping the Light, 3 1821 1-6 carrying oil & sundry to Lighthouse, Richard Bragg’s account (Keeper).

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3 1821 7-9 Cranberry Island, Canso: receipts for fuel, freight, materials.

3 1821 10-12 Liverpool Lighthouse: receipts for block, freight of oil, paint, nails, etc.

Sambro Lighthouse: Receipts for salary for keeper, freight of oil, cords 3 1821 13-22 of wood, Instructions from keeper re: payment for fuel, salaries, etc.

Papers concerning the commissioners of the Lighthouse of N.S.: various bills for sent oil, transportation, warrants to pay the 3 1821 23-41 commissioners of the Lighthouses for various services rendered.

Bills (no specific location mentioned) for repairing fire places, storage of boys’ oil, making case, storage of lamp, paint, cartons, loads of oil, 3 1822 1-6 bonting fire proof slate.

Warrants to pay commissioners for the support and services of the 3 1822 7-8 lighthouses throughout the province.

3 1823 1-8 Annapolis Lighthouse: receipts, bills.

Brier Island: Orders re: payments for keeper’s services, fuel, coasts, 3 1823 9-11 freight of oil and other supplies.

Canso Lighthouse: Bill, receipts for payment of keeper’s salary, fuel, 3 1823 12-15 other supplies.

Liverpool Lighthouse: receipts, accounts for such expenses as wood 3 1823 13a-16 and carriage, painting the Light house and repairing the lantern.

Sambro Lighthouse: Receipts, bills for freight of oil, boarding and lodging of labourer, carrying stores to Lighthouse, casks of seal oil, 3 1823 17-26 keeper’s salary.

Shelburne Lighthouse: Orders to pay Thomas Crowell for fuel allowance, Keeper’s salary, account of repair done at Lighthouse, bill to Alexander Cocken for various repairs done (painting, glass work, 3 1823 27-32 etc).

The Commissioners of the Lighthouses in Nova Scotia Warrants, bills, accounts of work done at the various lighthouses in 1823, salaries, 3 1823 33-46 receipts.

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Brier’s Island: orders to pay for services in tending the Light, receipt 4 1824 10-12 for payment for fuel costs at the Lighthouse.

Canso Lighthouse: receipt for oil freight to Lighthouse, bill to 4 1824 13-14 commissioners for freight of sundries to Canso.

Cranberry Lighthouse: Bills to Patrick Lanigan for salary of Keeper, miscellaneous expenses such as freight costs, boating down oil to 4 1824 15-17 Lighthouse.

4 1824 18 Liverpool Lighthouse: Account for various expenses.

Sambro Lighthouse: receipts for payments for such things as freight 4 1824 19-22 costs.

Shelburne Lighthouse: Vouchers to Alexander Cocken for fuel allowance, Charlotte Leslie for Keeper’s salary, Thomas Crowell for 4 1824 23-29 Keeper’s salary, Martin G. Black’s salary, account of sundry expenses.

General: The Commissioners of the Lighthouses in N.S.: Bills for freight of oil & other stores from Halifax to Shelburne & Brier’s Island Lighthouses; for making springs and boats(?) and repairing; for casks of seal oil; storage and truckage of oil; pine boards & other materials; receipt for payment of one half year’s salary due keeper’s general accounts for the commissioners for the servicing of the several 4 1824 30-51 lighthouses throughout the province.

Annapolis Lighthouse: Receipts from Samuel Cunard for fuel 4 1825 1-2 allowance payment; for keeping Annapolis Light.

Brier Island: Instructions re: payment to William Wallace, Esq. Orders to pay Charles and Edward Jones for fuel, also purchase of a boat for 4 1825 3-7 the use of the Lighthouse, order to pay keeper’s salary.

Canso Lighthouse: Vouchers to Frances Murray for purchase of seal 4 1825 8-10 oil, sundries for the Lighthouse

Liverpool: receipt for payment of keeper’s salary bill for purchase of pine board, freight charges, carpentry work, carrying out from Harbour 4 1825 11-12 to Lighthouse, wood and truckage, etc.

Sambro Lighthouse: receipts for payment of keeper’s salary, freight 4 1825 13-17 bills, materials bought from Boggs & Hartshorne for the Lighthouse.

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Shelburne: itemized bills for work done on Light and materials 4 1825 18-24 purchased; receipt.

General: The Commissioners of the Lighthouse for N.S.: receipts, 4 1825 25-31 warrant, account.

4 1826 1 Annapolis: Receipt for part of Keeper’s salary.

Brier Island: Orders to pay Messrs. Jones for services keeping the 4 1826 2-4 light; receipt for payment of fuel allowance.

4 1826 5-8 Canso Lighthouse: Receipts, bill.

4 1826 9-13 Liverpool: receipts, bills for repairs, work done.

4 1826 14-16 Sambro Lighthouse: receipts.

4 1826 17-22 Shelburne Lighthouse: receipts, itemized bill.

General; The Commissioners of the Lighthouse; bills, itemized accounts of costs maintaining the several lighthouses in Nova Scotia; 4 1826 23-31 warrant.

4 1827 1-3 Mauger’s Beach: Bills (Itemized) re: materials used at Lighthouse.

General: The Commissioners of the Lighthouse: warrant to pay commissioners for services of the Lighthouses in the province; bill for 4 1827 4-6 hire of boat and repairing same.

4 1828 1 Mauger’s Beach: bill.

4 1828 2-5 Miscellaneous bills and accounts, no specific location.

Mauger’s Beach: Warrant to pay commissioners of the Lighthouses 4 1829 1 for expenses incurred in erecting the Lighthouse.

General: The Commissioners of the Lighthouses: warrants, bills for 4 1829 2-5 repairs, supplies, salaries.

Receipts from Digby, Brier island, Canso, Maugher's Beach, Sambro, 4 1830 1-23 and Shelburne. Commissioners of Light Houses.

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4 1831 24-29 Receipts from Seal Island, Saint Paul's Island, Miscellaneous

Receipts from Annapolis, Brier Island, Canso, Canso island, Liverpool, Louisburg, Low Point, Meagher's Beach, Sambro, Seal Island, 4 1832 30-99 Shelburne, Saint Paul's Island, Miscellaneous

Receipts from Cross Island, Louisburg, Low Point, Pictou, Shelburne, 4 1833 100-161 Miscellaneous

Receipts for Annapolis, Brier island, Canso, Cross island, Liverpool, Louisburg, Low Point, Maugher's Beach, Pictou, Sambro, 4 1834 162-233 Miscellaneous

Receipts for Sambro, Seal Island, Shelburne, Saint Paul's Island, 4 1834 234-289 Miscellaneous

Receipts for Annapolis, Brier Island, Canso, Cross Island, Digby, Liverpool, Low Point, Maugher's Beach, Pictou, Sambro, Seal Island, 4 1835 290-422 Shelburne, Miscellaneous

Receipts for Annapolis, Brier Island, Canso, Cross Island, Digby, Liverpool, Low Point, Meagher's Beach, Pictou, Sambro, Seal Island, 1836 423-510 Shelburne, Wedge island, Miscellaneous 5 Receipts for Annapolis, Brier Island, Canso, Liverpool, Low Point, Maugher's Beach, Pictou, Sambro, Shelburne, Wedge island, 1837 511-621 Miscellaneous 5 Receipts for Annapolis, Barrington, Brier Island, Canso, Cross Island, Devil's Island, Liverpool, Low Point, Maugher's Beach, Pictou, Sambro, Seal Island, Scattarie, Shelburne, Saint Paul's Island, Wedge island, 1838 622-716 Miscellaneous 5 Notes on the inspection of light houses across the province by Jacob 1839 717 Miller 5 Receipts for Annapolis, Brier Island, Canso, Cross Island, Liverpool, Low Point, Maugher's Beach, Pictou, Sambro, Seal Island, Scattarie, 1839 718-811 Shelburne, Saint Paul's Island, Yarmouth, Miscellaneous 5

1839 812-840 Cross Island, Yarmouth, Miscellaneous 5 Annapolis Lighthouse: Receipts, bills for freight of sundries to the 1840 1- 9 Lighthouse, repairing lamp, travelling expenses, etc. 5 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 34 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Brier Island: Orders to pay Charles Jones, Esq. for keeping the Light, for dwelling house being erected; voucher regarding the freight expenses, bill for shingles, nails, hinges, oil and expenses in repairing 1840 10-19 to Lighthouse. 5 Canso Lighthouse: receipts, bills, concerning Keeper’s salary, freight 1840 20-28 costs, painting the Lighthouse, etc. 5 Liverpool Lighthouse: Vouchers, bills for Keeper’s salary, supplying 1840 29-30 wood for the use of the Lighthouse. 5 Maugher’s Beach: receipts, account of work to be done at the 1840 31-34 Lighthouse, bill for wood supplied the Lighthouse, keeper’s salary. 5 Pictou: orders for commissioners to pay keeper’s salary, fuel 1840 35-44 allowance, bills for freight costs, work & materials needed. 5 Sambro Island: receipt, bills for keeper’s salary oil shipment, freight of 1840 45-48 11 empty casks from Sambro. 5

1840 49-50 Seal Island: Freight of barrels, keeper’s salary (Bill) 5

1840 51 Shelburne: bill to pay A. Cocken for keeper’s salary. 5 St. Pauls Island: Voucher, bills, receipts for four goats, superintendent salary, labourer’s salary, fuel allowance, services of labourers, freight 1840 52-84 costs, various sundries needed. 5 Yarmouth: Bills, orders to pay for building contract, repairs, keeper’s salary, furnishing the Lighthouse boat with sails, fuel, sundries 1840 85-96 supplied the Lighthouse and work done at the station. 5 Cross Island: Bills, receipts for keeper’s salary lumber for the use of the Lighthouse, labourer’s salary for three days’ work at the House belonging to the Cross Island Light; freight of 14 casks of oil from 1840 97-101 Halifax to Cross Island. 5 Miscellaneous: bills, receipts, concerning various lighthouses in the province; itemized account of expenses of the commissioners of the Lighthouse for freight of oil, sundries to various Lighthouses and expenses of hire of a vessel making a survey of sites for a lighthouse at the Gut of Canso, also between Canso and Halifax, and the Head of the Bay of Fundy; itemized accounts of expenses incurred at the 1840 102-115 various Lighthouses for the year. 5 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 35 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Canso: bills, orders to pay for advertising contracts for plane, elevations, specifications of a building intended for lighthouse to Canso and Bay of Fundy, letter concerning land for1ighthouse bill for hire of a vessel employed on survey of coasts in Bay of St. George and 1841 1 -6 Gut of Canso for selecting a site for a lighthouse. 6 Liverpool: bill for various necessities; painting the lighthouse, re- 1841 7 glazing and painting the lantern and corridor sashes, etc. 6 The Low Point Lighthouse Establishment; itemized account of work 1841 8 done, labour expenses, etc. 6

1841 9 Parrsboro: Order to pay Miss Ann Grove £25 for purchase of land. 6 Partridge Island: Bills, orders for advertising for tenders for lighthouse 1841 10-16 for framing plans and copies of plans; contract for two Lighthouses 6 Miscellaneous: Payment for lanterns, etc. for advertisement for tenders for two lighthouses and building them at Canso, Partridge Island, itemized account of materials needed, expenses for new 1841 17-19 Lighthouses. 6 Annapolis: receipts for keeper’s salary payment and fuel allowance; 1842 1-3 bill for oil freight costs. 6 Canso: Orders to pay various persons for boat for Lighthouse, labourer’s wages, keeper’s salary, freight of sundries, fuel, freight of oil and stores; itemized account of materials needed for completing gut 1842 4-16 of Canso Lighthouse. 6 Canso and Louisburg: Expenditures for building Lighthouses at Canso 1842 17 and Louisburg. 6 Liverpool: Orders to pay various individuals for supplying wood for the use of the Liverpool Lighthouse, keeper’s salary; receipt from the commissioners a sum being the railing charge to Liverpool and freight to Halifax of a box of lamps & reflectors for the Lighthouses & Royal Mail Steamer, Arcadie; account of materials needed for cleaning the 1842 18-21 lamp, etc. 6

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Louisburg: Bills, orders, to various persons to -such things as purchase of barrels, hire of schooner to carry materials to the Lighthouse; making a buoy for Louisburg beacon, boom, bolt ring, chain, etc. morning stone & shackle, freight of materials needed for Light, itemized accounts of materials needed for completing 1842 22-33 Louisburg Lighthouse. 6 Pictou: Orders to pay for workmen’s salary, Keeper’s salary, fuel 1842 34-37 allowance; bill for freight of oil and stores to Pictou Lighthouse. 6 Sambro: Receipt for conveying from Halifax to Sambro Lighthouse, 1842 38-39 bill for freight of empty casks from Sambro Island. 6

1842 40-42 Seal Island: Orders to pay for Keeper’s salary, freight. 6 Scatarie Island: bills & orders for advertising in the Cape Breton Advocate. Shipment of lamp glasses imported from Boston; Keeper’s 1842 43-49 salary; itemized account of materials needed at Scatarie and costs. 6 St. Paul’s Island: Orders to pay for Keeper’s salary; superintendent’s salary; fuel allowances; lamps for St. Paul’s, truckage and freight of lamps on steamer Colombia; freight of oil and stores; itemized 1842 50-59 account of materials (such as oil) needed for St. Paul’s. 6 St. Paul’s and Scatarie: Receipts for invoices rendered to commissioners of the lighthouses; for ammunition for lighthouses established at St. Paul & Scatarie; account of ammunition needed at 1842 60-62 St. Paul’s & Scatarie. 6 Shelburne: Receipt for payment of keeper’s salary, bills for freight of 25 casks from Shelburne Lighthouse to Halifax, freight of oil and 1842 63-65 stores to Shelburne. 6 Yarmouth: Order to pay Keeper’s salary; for boat furnished Yarmouth Light Station; for repairs at Lighthouse Dwelling House; bills for purchase of such things as working stove and pipe, water casks, repairs to lamps, hauling oil & stores from landing to Lighthouse; 21 days work of carpenters, purchase of shingles, spruce lumber, door 1842 66-72 lock, etc. 6 Miscellaneous papers: bills and receipts for various Lighthouses in the province; itemized accounts of the Lighthouse commissioners for 1842 73-81 the year. 6 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 37 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Annapolis: Receipts, orders to pay for Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, 1843 1-4 expenses incurred by keeper, hauling 3 loads of oil, boards. 6 Brier Island: Order to pay bills, receipts, for Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, freight landed at Lighthouse, for a whale boat, Russian 1843 5-11 Iron, freight of oil. 6 Canso: Receipts, orders to pay for Keeper’s salary; freight of oil & goods to Canso, also full & 16 empty casks; fuel allowances, cost of 1843 12 -18 trucking up the oil; freight of goods and sundries from Halifax. 6 Cross Island: Receipt, Orders for Keeper’s salary, freight of oil & stores 1843 19-22 to light house, fuel allowance. 6 Liverpool: receipts, bills, orders to pay for Keeper’s salary; for finding wood for the use of the Lighthouse for the year 1843, for hauling stores from the Harbour for the Lighthouse; 12 casks oil & stores for Liverpool Lighthouse & 23 empty casks from Lighthouse, shipping 1843 23-29 charges on 5 cows from Halifax, sundry expenses. 6 Louisburg: Orders to pay bills, for advertising for tender at Louisburg; 1843 30-35 Keeper’s salary; freight of sundries. 6 Low Point Lighthouse: receipts, orders for Keeper’s salary; freight of 1843 36-38 oil and stores. 6 Maugher’s Beach: Orders, receipts for Keeper’s salary, supply of wood, freight of oil and stores to the Lighthouse, for sundry jobs at 1843 39-43a Lighthouse cutting out stove pipes, etc. 6 Pictou: Orders to pay for keeper’s salary, freight of oil, fuel allowance, 1843 44-48 freight charge on 12 empty casks to Pictou. 6 St. Paul’s Island: Orders, receipts, bills for Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, freight of stores, fine life preserver lifejackets, itemized 1843 49-63 account of materials needed for Lighthouse. 6 Scattarie: Order, receipts for fuel expenses, salaries, life preserver jackets, freight of sundries food supplies, itemized account of 1843 64-80a expenses & materials needed. 6 St. Paul’s and Scattarie: receipt for payment of sum for services rendered to the commissioners; account of materials used at 1843 81a-81b Lighthouses. 6 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 38 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Shelburne: Orders to pay Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, freight costs 1843 82-88 (of casks, etc.) repairs done at Lighthouse. 6 Sambro: Receipts, bills, for Keeper’s salary, 24 cords wood delivered to Sambro Lighthouse; freight of oil, planks & timber, sundry jobs at 1843 89-94 Lighthouse; freight of 10 casks of oil. 6 Yarmouth. Receipts & Orders to pay for Keeper’s salary, fuel, freight of oil & stores; various materials needed & jobs done at Lighthouse, for 1843 95 -102 carrying casks of oil. 6 Miscellaneous: Various bills, orders, receipts and accounts for the various lighthouses for such things as the coast of sugar, potatoes and eggs, plate glass, life preserver jackets; a boat, keeper’s salaries, labourers’ pay, painting supplies, seal oil, itemized account of the commissioners month by month, for the various lighthouses in the 1843 103-133 province. 6

1844 1-3 Annapolis: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil & stores. 6

1844 4-5 Brier Island: Keeper’s services, fuel. 6 Canso: Keeper’s salary, trucking the oil to the Lighthouse; pine & 1844 6-13 spruce wood; work done to Lighthouse and materials used. 6 Cranberry Island: bolts & nuts, cedar shingles, 23 days’ work by 1844 14-17 labourer; freight of sundries. Keeper’s sa1ary. 6

1844 18-21 Cross Island: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores. 6

1844 22-24 Liverpool: Keeper’s salary; freight of oil and stores. 6 Low Point: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores, supplies furnished 1844 25-32. the lighthouse, 128 days of carpenter work. 6 Louisburg: Keeper’s salary, small boat, sundries for the use of the lighthouse, freight from Louisburg to Halifax; 1300 feet of pine; 1844 33-43 inserting notice of lighthouse at North Entrance in newspapers. 6

1844 44-48 Maugher’s Beach: 127 ft. of spruce, freight of oil, fuel, Keeper’s salary. 6 Pictou: Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, cooking stove for lighthouse, 1844 49-56 labourer’s pay, freight of one stove and pipes to Pictou from Halifax. 6 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 39 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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St. Paul’s Island: Keeper’s salary, boat ‘(Purchase of); fuel allowance for one year; materials needed for lighthouse: sails, cedar shingles; 1844 57-72 spruce & pine wood; timber, anchor; chains. 6 Sambro: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores twelve cords of 1844 73-82 wood, sundry jobs 6 Scattarie: Coal money, fuel allowance, 20 pairs of trousers; medicine chest, lamp glasses, box for packing; a cooking stove, notice of 1844 83-92 trespassers. 6

1844 93-94 Seal Island: Keeper’s Salary, fuel. 6

1844 95-100 Shelburne: Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, repairs & materials. 6 Yarmouth: fuel allowance, Keeper’s salary; screws, hinges, nails, 1844 101-108 portage, blacksmith’s work done; hauling oil and stores from landing. 6 Miscellaneous: Commissioners of the Lighthouses & the various lighthouses in the province:, cost of freight of oil, repairs done, and 1844 109-138 materials needed at same for 1844, current accounts included. 6 Annapolis: For Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, loading bill, eleven 1845 1-3a casks seal oil and other stores. 6 Brier Island: For freight of 30 empty casks, etc. painting the lighthouse and dwelling houses, stove and apparatus furnished to the lighthouse 1845 4-10 and dwelling house, fuel allowance, keeper’s services. 6 Canso, Cranberry Island: Keeper’s salary, boat, pair of oars, sail, shipment of oil, lead, paint brushes, lamp glasses, etc. trucking up the oil and other stores; building the beacon on Hope Island and painting 1845 11-24 the same twice, 21 packages of lamps, reflectors, etc. 6

1845 25-27 Cross Island: Freight for bell, keeper’s salary, fuel allowance. 6

1845 28-31 Liverpool: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores, wood. 6 Louisburg and Low Point: for bolts and rings, smoke pipe, Keeper’s salary and fuel allowance; making a porch and railing for Louisburg Lighthouse; freight of boxes, lamps, glasses; freight of oil and other 1845 32-40 stores. 6 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 40 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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1845 41-44 Maugher’s Beach Keeper’s salary, supply of fuel, freight of oil. 6

1845 45-48 Pictou: fuel allowance, Keeper’s salary, oil and stores. 6 Sambro: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores freight of 24 casks 1845 49-53 of wood to Sambro Lighthouse freight of 32 oil casks from Sambro. 6 Seal Island: Keeper’s salary, two stoves (1 franklin, 1 Cooking), freight 1845 54-58 of oil and stores to Seal Island, other expenses. 6 Shelburne: Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, freight of 20 empty casks 1845 59-62 from Shelburne; freight of sundries to Shelburne; Keeper’s salary. 6

1845 63-86 St. Paul’s and Scattarie: Keeper’s salary, paint, oil, fuel allowance. 6 Yarmouth: fuel allowance, Keeper’s services, seal oil, repairs on 1845 87-97 machinery, etc. for bringing 90 oil casks from Yarmouth. 6 Miscellaneous: papers of the commissioners of the Lighthouses, various bills, orders concerning miscellaneous lighthouses in the 1845 98-119 province. 6

1846 1-160 Records of Miscellaneous Nova Scotia Light Houses 6

1847 1-15 Records of Miscellaneous Nova Scotia Light Houses 6 St. Paul’s and Scattarie, Yarmouth Lighthouses: some expenses 1848 1 incurred. 6

1849 1-4 Warrants to the Commissioners of the Lighthouses. 6 Return of monies received at Afloat for support of light house. 1840 1 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Amherst for support of light house. 1840 2 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Annapolis for support of light house. 1840 3 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Antigonish for support of light house. 1840 4 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 41 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Return of monies received at Argyle for support of light house. 1840 5 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Arichat for support of light house. 1840 6 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Barrington for support of light house. 1840 7 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Brier lsland for support of light house. 1840 8 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Canso for support of light house. 1840 9 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Cornwallis for support of light house. 1840 10 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Digby for support of light house. 1840 11 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Gut of Canso for support of light house. 1840 12 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Gut of Canso for support of light house. 1840 13 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Guysboro for support of light house. 1840 14 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Bays & Coasts for support of light house. Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and 1840 15 tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Halifax for support of light house. 1840 16 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Liverpool for support of light house. 1840 17 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Lunenburg for support of light house. 1840 18 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Pugwash for support of light house. 1840 19 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 42 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Return of monies received at Shelburne for support of light house. 1840 20 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Sydney for support of light house. 1840 21 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Weymouth for support of light house. 1840 22 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Windsor for support of light house. 1840 23 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Yarmouth for support of light house. 1840 24 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7

1841 No Documents for this year. 7 Return of monies received at Shelburne for support of light house. 1842 25 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Westport for support of light house. 1842 26 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Amherst for support of light house. 1843 27 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Annapolis for support of light house. 1843 28 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Antigonish for support of light house. 1843 29 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Argyle for support of light house. 1843 30 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Arichat for support of light house. 1843 31 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Barrington for support of light house. 1843 32 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Canso for support of light house. 1843 33 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7

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Return of monies received at Cornwallis for support of light house. 1843 34 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Digby for support of light house. 1843 35 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Guysborough for support of light house. 1843 36 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Halifax for support of light house. 1843 37 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Liverpool for support of light house. 1843 38 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Londonderry for support of light house. 1843 39 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Lunenburg for support of light house. 1843 40 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Port Hood for support of light house. 1843 41 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Shelburne for support of light house. 1843 42 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Sydney for support of light house. 1843 43 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Tatamagouche for support of light house. Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and 1843 44 tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Brier Island for support of light house. 1844 45 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Weymouth for support of light house. 1844 46 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Wilmot for support of light house. 1844 47 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Windsor for support of light house. 1844 48 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 44 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Return of monies received at Yarmouth for support of light house. 1844 49 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Amherst for support of light house. 1844 50 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Annapolis for support of light house. 1844 51 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Arichat for support of light house. 1844 52 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Canso for support of light house. 1844 53 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Cornwallis for support of light house. 1844 54 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Digby for support of light house. 1844 55 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Guysborough for support of light house. 1844 56 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Halifax for support of light house. 1844 57 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Liverpool for support of light house. 1844 58 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Londonderry for support of light house. 1844 59 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Lunenburg for support of light house. 1844 60 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Sydney for support of light house. 1844 61 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Tatamagouche for support of light house. Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and 1844 62 tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Westport for support of light house. 1844 63 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 45 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Return of monies received at Weymouth for support of light house. 1844 64 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Windsor for support of light house. 1844 65 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Yarmouth for support of light house. 1844 66 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Argyle for support of light house. 1845 67 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Arichat for support of light house. 1845 68 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Cornwallis for support of light house. 1845 69 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Digby for support of light house. 1845 70 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Canso for support of light house. 1845 71 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Halifax for support of light house. 1845 72 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Liverpool for support of light house. 1845 73 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Lunenburg for support of light house. 1845 74 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Pictou for support of light house. 1845 75 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Sydney for support of light house. 1845 76 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Wallace for support of light house. 1845 77 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Westport for support of light house. 1845 78 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7

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Return of monies received at Canso for support of light house. 1846 79 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Return of monies received at Yarmouth for support of light house. 1846 84 Includes name of vessels, their masters, place of origin and tonnage. 7 Annapolis Lighthouse: For Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, freight of 40 casks, landing of freight at the lighthouse, carpenter work, painting, 1850 1-5 etc. 8 Beaver Harbour: Keeper’s salary, painting the lighthouse, freight of oil 1850 6-10 casks, fuel allowance. 8 Brier Island: Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, boat furnished the keeper, 1850 11-18 freight of stores, painting light & dwelling houses. 8 Canso (Gut of): Keeper’s salary, freight of 13 empty casks, trucking up 1850 19-21 oil. 8 Cranberry Island (Canso): Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores, 1850 22-28 freight of 50 empty oil casks, etc. 8 Cross Island: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and Lighthouse stores, one 1850 29-32 flat boat. 8 Liverpool: freight of oil and stores to Liverpool Light, Keeper’s salary 1850 33-34 and fuel allowance. 8 Louisburg: freight of oil and stores, painting lighthouse; building a flat 1850 35-39 boat for the lighthouse, Keeper’s salary and fuel allowance. 8 Low Point: Freight of oil and stores, freight of 34 casks, Keeper’s 1850 40-42 salary and fuel allowance. 8 Maugher’s Beach: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores, fuel 1850 43-47 allowance. 8

1850 48-53 Pictou: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores, fuel allowance. 8 Sambro: 22 1/2 cords wood, freight of oil and stores, t±mber4l9 1850 54-61 barrels sperm oil, keeper’s salary. 8 Seal Island: 13 days labour building chimney for house, keeper’s salary, boatman’s wages, medicines supplied to refit the Medicine 1850 62-68a Chest. 8 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 47 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Shelburne: Keeper’s salary and fuel allowance; freight of oil and 1850 69-73 stores, repairs of boat, etc. freight of oil casks. 8 Yarmouth: Keeper’s salary and fuel allowance, repairs on lamps, etc. 1850 74-81 freight of: oil and stores to Yarmouth. 8 Miscellaneous: Order to pay Keeper’s salary at one of the Lighthouses and general account of the Commissioners of all the Lighthouses in 1850 82-84a the province for 1850. 8 Westport: acquisition of land on which to build a lighthouse, cost of 1850 85-91 tenders, supplies for completing the building. 8 Barrington: painting the lighthouse, one second size Lighthouse clock, on lantern, bolts, nuts, 28 panes thick glass, supplies for completing 1850 92-99 the building. 8 Crichet Harbour Lighthouse: Order to pay a sum for finishing the light 1850 100 beacon. 8 Annapolis, Arichat, Apple River: Keeper’s salary, materials for the beacon at Isle Madame, repairs at Arichat, freight of oil and stores to 1851 1-11 Apple River, Fuel allowance. 8 Barrington, Beaver Island, Brier Island, Black Rock: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores to Barrington, fuel allowance, freight of stores 1851 12-28 and materials to Black Rock. 8 Cranberry Island, Cross Island, Canso: fuel allowance, keeper’s salary, freight of oil and sundries, freight of oil, cooking stove, pipes, box lamps, and empty casks to Canso, trucking up the oil and stores to 1851 29-42 Canso Lighthouse, freight of oil, stores, and lumber to Canso. 8 Devil’s Island: Petition in favour of the erection of a lighthouse on Devil’s Island, March 26, 1851, from merchants, traders and Mariners 1851 43 of Halifax 8

1851 44-49 Guysborough: Keeper’s salary, fuel, freight of oil, sundries. 8 Liverpool, Low Point, Louisburg: Keeper’s salary, freight of oil and stores; painting and repairing boats, pair of oars, finding wood for the use of the Liverpool Lighthouse, freight of 11 empty casks from Low 1851 50-65 Point. 8

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Maugher’s Beach: Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, freight of oil and 1851 66-78 stores, repairs, labour. 8 Peter’s Island, Pictou, Port Medway: Advertising for tenders, keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, freight of oil, stores & lumber, bond & contract for building Port Medway beacon, labour at Port Medway Lighthouse, 1851 79-108 expenses in erecting beacons at Sand Point & Horton Bluff. 8 Sambro, Seal Island, Shelburne: Keeper’s salary, labour, shingling roof of Keeper’s house at Sambro, etc, freight of oil, stores, shingles to Sambro, casks of wood, boatman’s wages at Seal Island, fuel 1851 109-126 allowance. 8 Yarmouth, St. Paul’s Island, Scattarie: Keeper’s salary, fuel allowance, stove pipe furnished Yarmouth Lighthouse, freight of oil and stores. 1851 127-151 Supplies to St. Paul’s Island, repairing roof of lantern at St. Paul’s. 8 152— 1851 154 Westport: Freight charge, keeper’s salary, 262 casks pale seal oil. 8 Miscellaneous: Papers to the Commissioners of the Lighthouses, 155— itemized accounts for the year 1851 of expenditures at the various 1851 177 lighthouses in the province. 8

1852 1 Apple River: Keeper’s salary. 8 Guysborough: Keeper’s salary, supplies, freight of oil & stores, lining 1852 2-7 the inside of the Light Beacon, etc. 8 Abstract of payments made in support of the Lighthouses to Dec. 31, 1852 8 1852. 8 Orders to pay for various services rendered lighthouses in the 1852 9-24 province in 1852, such as Keeper’s salaries and fuel allowances. 8 Petition in favour of lighthouse being erected on Ellingwood’s Island 1852 25 (one of the Tusket Islands), Feb. 9, 1852. 8 Petitions in favour of a beacon in the Bay of Fundy and at Parrsboro, 1852 26-28 Feb. 23, 1852. 8

1852 29-32 Petition for a lighthouse at Pictou Island, Feb. 19, 1852. 8

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1852 35 Petition for Lighthouse at Ragged Island Harbour, Feb. 26, 1852. 8

1852 36-37 Petition for Lighthouse at Margaretville. 8

1852 38 Petition for re—erection of beacon at entrance of Yarmouth Harbour. 8 Letter to Board of Works from Hugh Bell re: using extra funds to supply life boats and other apparatus for the preservation of persons wrecked to places like Sable Island, and the possibility of a Light at 1853 1 Margaree Island 8 Letter from H. Bell to Robert King, May 1, 1854 concerning a 1854 1 proposed meeting. 8 Letter from Enos Brown of Horton Bluff, Sept. 13, 1854, regarding 1854 2(a) absence of Keeper Robert King. 8 New Brunswick expenditures for Brier & Seal Islands; Letter to Hugh Bell from Joseph Mundell re light house at Sand Point, increase to salary and needed improvements to buildings (June 16, 1855); letter to Commissioners from Edward Brown re a petition to be Keeper of Scatterie Light House (September 7, 1855); Amounts due the province and expenditures for St. Paul's and Scatterie; Accounts Current for new Light Houses (Margaree, Ironbound, Fort Point); Letter from H. Bell (Board of Works) to Mrs. Howard of Parrsboro rejecting her request to continue as Keeper of the Parrsboro Light after her 1855 2(b-h)-3 husband's death because she is female (May 29, 1855) 8 Letter from H. Bell to Mr. James Howard regarding retention of 1855 4 services at Parrsboro Lighthouse. June 12, 1855. 8

1856 4a Abstract of amounts paid by Receiver General to December 31. 8

1856 4b Expenditures for lighthouse, Sept. 30-Dec. 31. 8 Share of expenses paid by province of New Brunswick, including Brier 1856 4c & Seal Islands 8 Expenditures for Brier & Seal Islands; St. Paul's and Scatterie Islands receipts and expenditures; net proceeds of sales; payment receipt 1856 4(d-h) between Commissioners for Light Houses and John Monro 8

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Memorialist Joseph Mundell of Canso to Board of Commissioners re an increase in salary (July 9, 1857); Petition of William Cann for position of keeper of Brier Island Light (July 15, 1857); Letter re Keeper at Great Bras Dor (August 20, 1857); letters re Light at Devil's Island, certifying that it is a 'red light' (March 1857); Guysborough 1857 5(a-l) Light 8

1857 6-18 Horton Bluff: Papers concerning removal of Lighthouse Keeper. 8 Parrsboro: two letters concerning arrangements to secure keeper to 1857 19-20 lighthouse. 8

1857 21 List of Lighthouse Keepers’ salaries. 8 Letter regarding share of N.B. in keeping St. Paul’s & Scattarie 1858 1 Lighthouse in 1858. 8 Letter regarding share of Canada in keeping St. Paul’s & Scattarie in 1858; Apple River Light House; selecting site for the light house at 1858 2(a-c) Burnt Coat Head (Hants); letter requesting a situation at Sambro Light 8 Papers concerning miscellaneous house expenses (seven pounds for oil casks, etc.) and petition from inhabitants of Advocate Harbour and 1859 3-6 Three Sisters on improvement of a road. 8 Correspondence to Joseph Howe (Prov. Sec.) concerning installation of fog alarm at entrance of Halifax Harbour, and cost of same; account of Canada’s share in maintaining lighthouse at St. Paul’s and Scattarie; amount of annual grant to Brier Island Light; letter re Apple River Light House and problems the new Keeper had taking 1860 7-11 possession; fog light at Partridge Island 8 Reports of the superintendent of lighthouses for 1861 after visiting all light houses; Nova Scotia’s proportion of the expenditures on the 11(a) - establishment at St. Paul’s and Scattarie for 1861; Cape George Light 1861 13 House, Guysborough 8 Petition to the Lt. Gov. for a fog whistle on Cape Canso (Feb. 7, 1862) , letter from M. D. McKenna, of Board of Works office, Halifax to the chairman, reporting benefits of albertine oil over seal oil in Lighthouse, 1862 14 - 18 memo of lighthouse expenses from the Board of Works. 8

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Returns for Apple River; letter re dissatisfaction of Conservative Party of Pictou at those chosen to fill situation; different oils used at Scattarie Light, letter re the poor state of buildings at St. Paul's; list of 1863 18(a-e) Keepers removed and appointed between 1860-1863 8 Telegram to Charles Tupper, July 20, 1864 concerning tenders to build a new lighthouse; petitions to appoint Keeper to Boer's Head/Petite Passage and the Isle of Arye; letters from people trying to get the Light Keeper's situation for Partridge Island/Parrsboro, including a widow applying for her son because she "does not wish 1864 19 him to go to sea again" 8 Letters to Hon. Joseph Howe concerning the erection of a fog whistle No Date 20 - 21 and a new lighthouse on Cape Sable. 8 Correspondence relating to the installation of a fog trumpet; Light 1865 22-37 Houses Quarterly Reports 8 Amet Island, Annapolis, Apple River, Barrington, Black Rock, Boar’s Head, Beaver Harbour, Battery Point, Beaver Harbour, Bird Island, Brier 1866 1-45 Island, Burnt Coat: expenditures. 8 Cape Sable, Cape George, Chester, Cranberry Island, Cross Island, Devil’s Island, Egg Island, Fish Island, Flint Island, Fort Point, Green 46-157 Island, Gull Rock, Guysborough, Horton Bluff, Iron Bound, Little Hope, (46, 48- Liverpool, Louisburg, Low Point, Maugher’s Beach, Margaretville, 52 Margaree, North Canso, Parrsboro, Pictou, Port Hood, Port Medway, 1866 missing) Port Williams, Pubnico: expenditures. 8 St. Paul’s Island, Sambro, Shelburne, Sand Point, Seal Island, Scattarie, Westport, White Head, Yarmouth. Miscellaneous expenditures by the lighthouse service, Board of Public Works, for 1866 158-259 1866. 9 Amet Island, Annapolis, Apple River, Arichat, Barrington, Battery Point, Beaver Island, Black Rock, Bird Island, Boar’s Head, Brier Island, Burnt 1867 1 -32 Coat: expenditures. 9 Canso, Cape Canso, North Canso, Cape St. George, Chester, Cranberry Island, Cross Island, Devil’s Island, Egg Island, Fish Island, Flint Island, Fort Point, Gull Rock, Green Island, Guysborough, Horton Bluff, Iron Bound, Little Hope Island, Liverpool, Louisburg, Low Point, Margaree Island, Margaretville, Maugher (Meagher’s) Beach, North Canso: 1867 32a-88 expenditures 9 https://memoryns.ca/light-house-papers Page 52 of 55 Nova Scotia Archives – Treasury Papers fonds (RG31-106)

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Parrsboro, Pictou Island, Port Hood, Port Medway, Port Williams, 1867 89-105 Pubnico. 9 St. Paul’s Island, Sand Point, Seal Island, Scattarie, Shelburne, 1867 106-122 Spencer’s Pond. 9

1867 123-128 Westport, Whitehead, Yarmouth. 9 Miscellaneous expenditures by the Lighthouse Service (Board of 1867 129-178 Works) for 1867. 9 April A List of Vessels & Masters who have paid the Light House Tax, 1781- Halifax. Kept by John Newton & Arthur Gould, Esq, Collectors. March Includes where vessels were owned, where they were bound, tonnage, 1782 1 and amounts paid 9 January- A List of Vessels & Masters who have paid the Light House Tax, March Halifax. Includes where vessels were owned, where they were bound, 1784 2 tonnage, and amounts paid 9 A List of Vessels & Masters who have paid the Light House Tax, April-June Halifax. Includes where vessels were owned, where they were bound, 1784 3 tonnage, and amounts paid 9 July- A List of Vessels & Masters who have paid the Light House Tax, September Halifax. Includes where vessels were owned, where they were bound, 1784 4 tonnage, and amounts paid 9 October- A List of Vessels & Masters who have paid the Light House Tax, December Halifax. Includes where vessels were owned, where they were bound, 1784 5 tonnage, and amounts paid 9 Light House Quarterly Account. Includes names of Vessels and their Masters, where they were owned, where they were bound, tonnage, 1792 6 and amounts paid 9 Light House Quarterly Account. Includes names of Vessels and their Masters, where they were owned, where they were bound, tonnage, 1793 7 and amounts paid 9 Light House Quarterly Account. Includes names of Vessels and their 1793- Masters, where they were owned, where they were bound, tonnage, 1794 8 and amounts paid 9

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Light House Quarterly Account. Includes names of Vessels and their Masters, where they were owned, where they were bound, tonnage, 1805 9 and amounts paid 9 Light House Quarterly Account. Includes names of Vessels and their Masters, where they were owned, where they were bound, tonnage, 1807 10 and amounts paid 9 Light House Quarterly Account. Includes names of Vessels and their Masters, where they were owned, where they were bound, tonnage, 1811 11 and amounts paid 9

1824 12 Return of Light Duties 9

10 1827 13 Annapolis Light House, receipts for Keeper's salary and fuel allowance

Brier Island Light House, receipts for Keeper's salary and fuel 10 1827 14 allowance

10 1827 15 Canso Light House, receipts for casks of oil

Cranberry Island Light House, receipts for Keeper's salary and fuel 10 1827 16 allowance

10 1827 17 Digby Light House, receipts for frieght and supplies

10 1827 18 Liverpool Light House, receipts for frieght and Keeper's salary

10 1827 19 Sambro Light House, receipts for Keeper's salary and supplies

Shelburne Light House, receipts for Keeper's salary and fuel 10 1827 20 allowance

10 1827 21-22 Miscellaneous Light House expenditures

Miscellaneous Light House expenditures, including returns primarily 10 1828 23 from the Halifax District

10 1836 24 Miscellaneous Light House expenditures

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1841- 10 1842 26 Miscellaneous correspondence, mostly regarding supplies

10 1844 27 Miscellaneous Light House records

10 1847 28 Miscellaneous Light House records

10 1850 29 Miscellaneous Light House records

10 1854 30 Miscellaneous Light House records

10 1859 31 Miscellaneous Light House records

10 1860 32 Miscellaneous Light House records, including Quarterly Expenditures

Miscellaneous Light House records, including cash expended by J. H. Kendrick on account of the Light House Service, including some New 10 1865 33 Brunswick Lights

Ledger: list of salaries of Light House Keepers, fog whistle 1877- information, accounts regarding the condition of various light 1878 buildings, accounts of supplies Ledger

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