Description 1822 Salt Springs Bridge Petition

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“To the Honourable the members for the County of Halifax convened at their preset siting March 1822.

The petition of the subscribers on behalf of the Saltspring Settlement which is situated between the forks of the West River of Pictou most humbly showeth.

            That these people suffer great inconvenience from the want of a Bridge on one of the branches of the said River as they have no communication with [any] other part of the settlement but by wadeing or rideing the said Branch which is unpassable for several weeks in the Spring ad fall. That the people are in low circumstance consequently can do little themselves that it is a place much frequented and that there is a Salt work in actual operation at the above spring which offers fair to be of great utility to all the Eastern part of the province.

            Your petitioners do humbly pray that your Honour will take these peoples case under consideration and grant them such [president?] ad your petitioners so in duly bound shall win pray.  ---Ebenezer McLeod

 

To the Honourbale
The House of

 

Copy”

 

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“Know all men by these presents that I A.B. of --- in the County of --- and province of Novascotia for diverse good causes and considerations me hereunto moving have made and aimed authorized nominated and appointed and by these presents do make ordain authorise nominate and appoint of A.B. of ---- in the county and Province aforesaid Farmer my true and Lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my own proper use and benefit to ask demand sue for recover and receive of and from all and every person and persons us all such sum and sums of money debts and [damages?] whatsoever which are now due and owing to me or shall here after become due and owing by and from any person or persons and to have use and take all Lawful ways and means in my name or other ways for the recovery there of by attachment [anint?] destress or otherwise and to compound and agree for the same and other [agreetances?] and other sufficient discharges for me and in my name to make seal and deliver and do all other. Lawful acts and things whatsoever in my consuming the premises as fully and every respect as I myself might or could do where I personally present at the [dowing?] them of and [atlornies?] one or more under him for the purpose aforesaid to made and again at his pleasure [revoke?] [raliying?] and conforming and by these presents allowing whatsoever my said attorney in my [ices?] my [ortue?] of these presents In Wittness whereof I have hereof [out?] my hand and seal this in the year of our Lord ----
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of _____
A.B.                                                E.T.    L.S.

C.D.”