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Letters patent to Ebenezer Markham

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Description: Grant for tract of land in New York, Clinton County, being part of that set aside for Canadian and Nova Scotia refugees; signed by George Clinton with great seal of state attached.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1790 February 27.
Call number: mssHM 1760
Provenance: Purchased from Grove sale #331, date unknown.
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Nova Scotia : Letters & Documents to Andrew Snape Hamond

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(5 pieces). Hamond was Lt. Gov. of Nova Scotia 1780-1783; he was granted a large tract of land in 1784. Locations: Halifax ; Fort Howe.

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A sketch of Whitehead Harbour taken while searching for building and limestone with some remarks [cartographic material] / By John Marr, engineer

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One of a group of four maps depicting harbors in Nova Scotia made for the attention of General Jeffery Amherst, then Commander in Chief in North America. John Marr was an engineer assigned to British forces in Nova Scotia. John Henry Bastide was the chief engineer at Halifax. This sketch shows Whitehead Harbour, location of rock outcrops, fresh water sources, and other geological features. Colored.

mssHM 15474 map 1

A sketch of Pope's Harbour with some remarks thereon taken while in search of limestone and freestone [cartographic material] / By John Marr, engineer

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One of a group of four maps depicting harbors in Nova Scotia made for the attention of General Jeffery Amherst, then Commander in Chief in North America. The group of maps all have the same scale as stated on the first. John Marr was an engineer assigned to British forces in Nova Scotia. John Henry Bastide was the chief engineer at Halifax. This sketch shows Pope's Harbour, several small islands and rock formations and other shipping hazards and gives the soundings in the harbor. Colored.

mssHM 15474 map 2

A sketch of Beaver Harbour with some remarks thereon taken while in search of building and limestone [cartographic material] / By John Marr, engineer

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One of a group of four maps depicting harbors in Nova Scotia made for the attention of General Jeffery Amherst, then Commander in Chief in North America. The group of maps all have the same scale as stated on the first. John Marr was an engineer assigned to British forces in Nova Scotia. John Henry Bastide was the chief engineer at Halifax. This sketch shows Beaver Harbour, several small islands and rock formations and other shipping hazards and gives the soundings in the harbor. Colored.

mssHM 15474 map 3

A sketch of Country Harbour with some remarks thereon taken while in search of building and limestone [cartographic material] / By John Marr, engineer

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One of a group of four maps depicting harbors in Nova Scotia made for the attention of General Jeffery Amherst, then Commander in Chief in North America. The group of maps all have the same scale as stated on the first. John Marr was an engineer assigned to British forces in Nova Scotia. John Henry Bastide was the chief engineer at Halifax. This sketch shows Country Harbour, several small islands, rock formations and other shipping hazards and gives the soundings in the harbor. Colored.

mssHM 15474 map 4

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A General Report concerning the State of his Majesty's Plantations on the Continent of America Made by the Lords Commissioners of Trade & Plantations the 8th September 1721 :

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Fair copy of the report prepared by the Board of Trade for George I. The report includes the Introduction, chapters dealing with Nova Scotia, New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the Carolinas; "The Consequence of the Plantation Trade, Account of the French Settlements, "Some Considerations for enlarging and improving his Majesty's American Dominions, by Preventing Encroachments, cultivating a good Understanding with the Indians," and by "putting the Government of the Plantations upon a better Foot."

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Letters patent to Ebenezer Markham

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A sketch of Whitehead Harbour taken while searching for building and limestone with some remarks [cartographic material] / By John Marr, engineer

A sketch of Pope's Harbour with some remarks thereon taken while in search of limestone and freestone [cartographic material] / By John Marr, engineer

A sketch of Beaver Harbour with some remarks thereon taken while in search of building and limestone [cartographic material] / By John Marr, engineer

A sketch of Country Harbour with some remarks thereon taken while in search of building and limestone [cartographic material] / By John Marr, engineer

A General Report concerning the State of his Majesty's Plantations on the Continent of America Made by the Lords Commissioners of Trade & Plantations the 8th September 1721 :