Diary of Simeon Perkins 1810-12

THE DIARY OF SIMEON PERKINS
(Extracts)

By Muriel M. Farquhar Davidson   The following “Extracts” are a  combination of  research by Lt.Col. Robert Ford Kirkpatrick, USAF (Ret’d)  with  1992  research  by  above writer. The original entries will be marked by  **  preceding the date and form of writing has been matched to the diary and original copy.    The  genealogical  data  in  THE DIARY OF SIMEON  PERKINS  is  very valuable, contains much of the history of the  Proprietors who founded the  Township of  Liverpool,  Nova  Scotia in 1759.  Readers  will  be familiar with many of the surnames listed in the  entries, descendants of the first  families  of the Township of Liverpool  and nearby areas still reside there, but often the surname spelling has changed.
The original books,  contained in  Volumes I,  II,  III,  IV and V, list many of the schooners and other forms of shipping  plus extensive data of weather, tides, encountered hardships and a verbal  picture of life in the early days as found  by the Proprietors of the Township of Liverpool. Readers are grateful these records were kept.

1810

**18 Jan  Thur : I agree   with  Frederick  Remby of Petite Riviere to sell him my 30  acre  lot,  in letter H, * *  (denotes  location  of a lot).   26 Jan Fri   : I send  Peter West & James  Piggott to  Henry  Hupman to see if his horse will be suitable for me. ** 8 Feb  Thur : I take a ride with my wife in Mr.  Heater’s  slay  to see old Mrs. Gorham at William  Dunlop’s.  She appears very infirm, we make a short visit at Col. Freeman’s.  (This  entry  would  place  the Dunlop home somewhere near Milton, NS, and not Sable River as has been stated, earlier, in print).  [Mrs. Gorham died Sept. 14, 1811].
**24 Feb  Sat  : My  birthday.  Have  now  completed 75 and enter 76th year.
** 4 Mar  Sun  : Jacob  Rude’s  child that has always  been sickly and
deformed, about 11 years of age, died yesterday morning, was buryed by
Mr. Bamford in the Chapel burying ground * * . This is the first corps laid there. ** 5 Mar  Mon  : Mr. Joshua  Brother  came passenger in the Brig. from Lunenburg, he reports that William Taylor, Esq., and old Mr. Prescott,
lately died in Halifax.  It is reported  that  Mr. Taylor of Shelburne
is dead. ** 4 Apr  Wed  : I hear Rufus  Cole’s  wife died about 12 o’clock last night.  She was lately  delivered of a child and it is said not skill- fully managed by the midwife. She was a daughter of Christopher Cotman (Jane — See NICKERSON FAMILY, Pg. 348). **16 Apr  Mon  : I hear  William  Puttum  (Putnam)  has a little  girl missing  since  last  evening,  supposed  falled  from  the  wharf and drowned,  her bonnet  was found on the wharf.  The  widow  of  Charles Murray, Sr., dec’d (Hope Freeman) called on me with a paper drawn * *. The  little  daughter of  William  Puttum  is found under the wharf of Elisha  Calkin, Esq., * * another  melancholla  accident has happened. Mr. Robert  Slocombe  had three sons in a boat loaded with clay.  Boat sunk and one of the boys (Zenas) was drowned  near opposite Mr. Simeon Gardner’s. **17 Apr  Tues : Mr. Slocombe’s  boy  that  was  drowned  yesterday is found near place he drowned.  Buryed at  Methodist Burying Ground,  on 18 Apr 1810,  Mr. Payzant & Harding. **21 Apr  Sat  : Robert Freeman sails for Halifax and Manchester, then to Cabaroos.  Doc. Stickel & his woman go with him.  Stickel is on the lookout  for a place to settle.  Mr. Geoffrey Cook & wife and Mr. John Newton also go passengers for Manchester. **29 Apr  Sun  : Mr. James DeWolf, of Horton, son of Elisha DeWolf, is married  by  Elisha  Calkin,  Esq.,  to  Elizabeth  Margaret  Freeman, daughter  of  Joseph  Freeman, Esq., a great  wedding.  Said  to be 90 guests,  principally relatives. ** 2 June Sat  : The  Bell  Tolls for  a death.  I hear it is a  young woman by name  Fraser  (Mary)  at Mr. Simon Fraser’s and a relation of his from  Shelburne.  She  has  been sick some time * * Mr. Fraser and wife are gone to  Halifax. * * * from Passamaquoddy,  in  Mr. Little’s shallop.  Ebenezer  Harrington  is  come  with them.  He went pilot or assistant  in a vessel  last fall and had not been  heard of in a long time.  I understand he has been the whole time at Penobscot. ** 3 June Sun  : Funeral of Mary  Fraser is attended, 5 o’clock, P.M., at Chapel,  Mr. Newton and Rev. Mr. Payzant. ** 6 June Wed  : * * Hallet  Collins,  Esq.,  came  with him.  He has received at Halifax,  the melancholla tidings of the death of his son
Samuel Collins at Crooked Island,  one of the Bahamas. He had been at
Jamaica & I understand took salt at Crooked Island. **20 June Wed  : The Bell  Tolls.  I hear that Thomas Leslie,  son of Jasper Leslie of Port Mouton,  is dead of the Common fever. **21 July Sat  : The Bell Tolls * I hear it is John Godfrey at Herring Cove, a son of the late Enoch Godfrey * * a very  promising young man, lately  married  to a daughter of the late James  Dolliver.  Buryed 22 July 1810 in Common burying Ground. (See NEHGREG. 127/45, and DOLLIVER by Lawrence Dolliver for further background). ** 9 Aug  Thur : (Lengthy  report  on  the murder of  Samuel  Allen at Blueberry  Cove  (West Berlin, NS)  by one Patrick Holland,  and lists sundry witnesses, justices, etc., i.e.:  Conrad  Wolf,  Leonard  Teal, John Teal,  William  Smith  and  John  Baker,  all of Blueberry — Mr. Newton,  Mr. Calkin — of  Liverpool — also  Wheeler  Minard & Robert Harlow, Jr. — of Milton — and Mr. Thomas,  also Liverpool.  Minard & Harlow  were at  Conrad  Wolf’s  home  at  Pudding Pan, NS  (now  East Berlin).  Incidentally, Holland  was  eventually pardoned). **17 Aug  Fri  : A Black woman,  Caesar’s daughter Jane died this day, it is said of feaver.  She washed the clothes of John Godfrey  (see 21
July 1810 entry)  lately  died.  Some people think she took the feaver from them cloaths. **24 Sept Mon  : George Boyle  found not guilty of rape charge by Anne Leslie,  wife of John Leslie, Jr. ** 2 Oct  Tues : An awful  sudden  death  happened in the night, Capt. Joseph Atkins * * nearing the Fort, taken with bleeding in his stomach and  expired,  it is said, in fifteen minutes ** 33rd year of his age, left widow and children. ** 4 Oct  Thur : Capt. James Barss arrived from Boston.  He brings the mellancholia  news of the death of  Mr. Robert Foster,  on his passage from Southward.  It is reported that in a fit of insanity,  he  jumped out of the  cabin  window * * given to drink at times.  He  married  a daughter of Capt. John West, and it is remarkable that four sisters of them are all widows. Funeral of Capt. Atkins is attended.  Mr. Payzant preaches sermon at his meeting house.  John  McKenzie is returned with Barss, they report that Mrs. Smith, late Mrs. Tinkham,  has buryed her daughter that was here with her. It was her youngest, I believe, Mary, had been married about a year, and died in childbed. ** 9 Oct  Tues : * * and the funeral of  James Knowles Collins, son of Mr. Benjamin Collins, age about 5 years.  He died in the night between
Saturday and  Sunday last.  Major Tupper  took up William Murray (Jr.) for breach of the peace. Beating his wife and threatening and striking at Major  Tupper with a large stick * * a poor  man,  and,  at  times, appears to be insane. **13 Oct  Sat  : John  Mullins  belonging  to  schooner  POLLY, Nathan Tupper, Jr., late master,  arrived in the night,  or this morning.  He reports  that 3 days after they left St. Croix, Capt. Tupper was taken
with the black  vomit  and that he lived only  three  days after being taken. **18 Oct  Thur : About  five  o’clock,  I hear that the (2nd.) wife of Hallet Collins, Esq., is dead (Martha).  Funeral 21 Oct 1810.    5 Nov Mon   : Simeon (his son) writes to Mr. Bishop (Daniel Lothrop Bishop)  by  Capt.  Seth Huskins via Boston that we shall not send the BRITTANIA to New York as she is not ready. ** 9 Nov  Fri  : Another  daughter  of  Caesar  Bradly,  Blackman,  is buryed.   15 Nov Thurs : The  Courts  sit.  They  try the  indictments — John Ward was committed an indictment  against  Richard  MenHall  (Mulhall) for  putting  lime in a black  boys’ eye.  He  was  cleared.  (Richard Bartholomew Mulhall, s.o. Richard Mulhall, Loyalist, married Hepzibeth d.o. Jesse & Esther Torrey (Cheever) Atwood — died Nov 1873 ae. 81). **17 Nov  Sat  : * * William  Chandler,  Charles  Stuart  and  Caspar Raynard, paid me 20 Pounds cash for my 200 acre lot Letter  D/4. I am to give them a deed.    7 Dec Mon   : A sloop appears in the  harbour,  said  to  be  Seth Huskins from Boston. **27 Dec  Thur : Mrs. John Godfrey says her brother Donald McLeod left Ruth Freeman’s  (Mrs. Elkanah  Freeman) last Monday,  and that she was sick and her daughter Lucy.  Mr. John Gorham & others from Cabaroos in Mr. Knaut’s shallop arrived * * 10 in number. That settlement seems to be broken up, at least the settlers from Liverpool. I believe that all but Capt. Samuel Man have quitted the place.

1811

1 Jan Tues  : New Year’s Day. Jesse Atwood is very sick and thought to be near his end. ** 2 Jan  Wed  : Jesse  Atwood died this morning about 2 o’clock (his) funeral is attended.  Mr. Bamford prayed at the house. Tryal of Lewis, a blackman,  for theft * * sentenced to 25 lashes * * he  received the
lashes,  while  it was  executing  Alexander  Watson  of  Petit  River interrupted the execution and made an affray.  The  Sheriff  committed him to jail.    3 Jan Thurs : The funeral of Jesse Atwood — see Jan. 2, 1811.
**16 Jan  Wed  : I hear the vessel  cast away at Indian Island (5 Jan.
Saturday, 1811) was Capt. Hillyard of Halifax,  and that he and mate & cabin boy were lost. The mate was Edward Fitzjarrel * * . (Fitzgerald)   19 Jan Sat   : Capt. James Barss in  Schooner CONSOLATION  sails for West Indies,  loaded principally with dry fish.   21 Jan Mon   : Pleasant morning. We are unloading the LARK. The corn is a good quality but does not appear to be northern.    27 Jan Sun   : The Brig LADY WARREN,  Samuel Parker,  master, sails for the West Indies with a large cargo of fish. **29 Jan  Tues : I understand  Doc. (Andrew)  Webster is married this evening to Miss Ann Barss,  daughter  of Joseph Barss, Esq. (Ann d.o. Joseph & Elizabeth (Crowell) Barss,  born Aug 21, 1787 at Liverpool.   31 Jan Thurs : I have heard the BRITANNIA sailed this day from New York for Demarary (Demarara).
** 2 Feb  Sat  : I hear in the evening  that  Mrs.  Moriah  Wiggins,
alias   McLeod,  died this afternoon,  she had been a long time in a declining state. She was a daughter of the late Lieut. Donald McLeod, member of  King’s  Orange  Rangers.  (Maria born at Liverpool 11 June 1782. On 10 Aug 1800 she married Charles Wiggins of Wiscasset, Maine). ** 4 Feb  Mon  : Funeral of Moriah Wiggins  attended,  a sermon at the Chapel.  She was buryed in the Common  Burying  Ground tho she and her family are  Methodist.  I conclude  the reason was that her father and mother were buryed there. **15 Feb  Fri  : Mr. Mahley,  the German  gentleman  that  boards with Mrs. Hopkins * * is from Bishoprick of Oznaburg * * * *. **23 Feb  Sat  : * * he also brings news that  Simeon  Atwood,  son of late Jesse Atwood,  was lost overboard on the 6th this month returning from West Indies, * * . **24 Feb  Sun  : My birthday — now  completed  seventy-six years * *. Aschah Nickerson, daughter of John & Aschah (Crowell) Nickerson, died this morning,  having been six or seven months in a meloncholla state of mind and declining * * her death not expected so suddenly, she was able to walk  the room  in the  evening.  Funeral 26 Feb 1811,  their Meeting House, Mr. Payzant, Psalms 46/1 (New Light Church).  [She was the 2nd or 3rd daughter named Aschah.].   26 Feb Tues  : Funeral of Aschah Nickerson attended (see Feb. 24).   27 Feb Wed   : Mary Collins is very low (d.o. Paul & Hannah (Parker) Collins, born Liverpool 15 Aug 1789, died 3 March 1811). ** 2 Mar  Sat  : SPEEDWELL  sails for Halifax, * * Mr. Pahley  (entry of 15 Feb 1811 says Mahley)  is now bound for Europe, * * . ** 3 Mar  Sun  : Miss Mary Collins,  2nd daughter of Mr. Paul Collins died this morning between 1 & 2, * * Deaths  have  been  frequent for some days past * * 3 children have died since  (last Sunday).  Simeon Freeman’s child buryed * * . ** 4 Mar  Mon  : Mr. William O’Neill calls to tell  me  that  Richard Wilson, a blackman, that lived on my  son’s  place at  Indian  Harbor, died this morning.  Funeral of  Miss  Mary  Collins  attended  at  her father’s house.  Mr. Payzant preached.  Revelations 14/13. ** 7 Mar  Thur : Mr. Bamford  informed  me  that  the  Rev. Mr. Israel Cheever died this morning,  he is said to be 89 years of age. ** 8 Mar  Fri  : Stephen  Smith, Jr.,  grandson-in-law to the late Mr. Cheever,  invites me to attend the  funeral  to-morrow at 2 o’clock as pall bearer. (For Cheever). ** 9 Mar  Sat  : I attend  funeral of Rev.  Mr. Cheever.  Mr.  Payzant preached in New Light meeting house. **20 Mar  Wed  : * * a hired  servant of Mr.  George  Collins * * pre- tended some  magic  art by which he found some of the goods * * he did not implicate anyone but a son of Mrs. Farmer’s — James Taylor — * * **31 Mar  Sun  : I hear that  Isaac  Kinney  died last night,  at  his brother Sam Kinney’s.  Funeral 1 Apr 1811.    2 Apr Tues  : Capt. Samuel Freeman sails for Passamaquoddy.   11 Apr Wed   : I  attend  the  court — presented  included  Michael Hupman for adultery.  (Son of Michael & Anna Margaretha (Howe) Hupman, married Widow Margaret  McGowan May 5, 1792.  In 1813 records state he purchased the land on which Hunt’s Point is situated,  an earlier deed is from his brother Conrad to Andrew Hagen, former Tarleton’s Legion). **15 Apr  Mon  : * * and Jacob Jones  with  him * * I  conversed  with Jacob Jones,  he says he lives at Hamden, about 30 miles above Castean
on Penobscot River,  is married and in the blacksmith business * *. **25 Apr  Thur : I hear a  pardon  (of  murder)  has  come for Patrick Holland.
**26 Apr  Fri  : John  Pigot  tells  me  he expects to leave me in two
weeks.  I conclude he is to be married to  John Luther’s daughter.   27 Apr Sat   : Henry  Hupman  is  about petitioning the Governor for some land in the British/Tarleton’s Legion grant near Broad River.  He brings  John  Hupman & John McKay to depose that the land is not being occupied except  the marsh fenced  by Drew  Ridley & what  Hupman  has occupied.  (John Hupman married Elizabeth, d.o. Donald & Alice (Spade) McKay,  fisherman,  died old homestead in Summerville  [Broad  River]. Drew Ridley had family of 3 at Port Mouton in 1787). ** 3 May  Fri  : Bell  Tolls  for  the  death  of  the  wife  of James McLannen (McClearn). Died last night 8 o’clock,  in  child  bed.  Left living child & daughter.  She was daughter of Mr. Ichabod  Darrow, 25 years  of age,  and 3rd wife of Mr. McLannen * * small  pox  being on board * * of which  James  Fraser,  one of his seamen,  died the 25th Feb.**. ** 4 May  Sat  : Funeral of Mrs. McLannen. Mr. Bamford preached.
8 May Wed   : Mr. More arrived from Lahave,  has  No  Sale  of  his
leather  shoes,  so has  not raised any money to  repay me what I lent
them. (Alexander,  s.o. John & Martha (Cobb) More,  born Liverpool, NS
4 Jan 1796,  lost at sea in the privateer ROLLA.) **10 May  Fri  : The  Schooner  ROVER,  Benj. Freeman,  master,  sails for the West Indies  loaded with fish,  Prince W. Snow, mate * * poles missing,  he understands it is done by Hopkins boys,  Black Bill, son-in-law to Peter Prentice & Joseph Buxton,  son of Scipio Buxton, black **13 May  Mon  : I hear lately there has been a murder or manslaughter at Chester;  the man  killed  was Allen,  grandson to Ambrose Allen of Lunenburg,  the murderer was _blank_____. **19 May  Sun  : Mr.  Bamford  baptizes  an  infant of Stephen Smith’s (Stephen III).
**20 May  Mon  : Mrs.  Ruth  Freeman, with  all  her  children  except Patty and Elkanah, arrive;  she quitted Lunenburg principally for want of a house to live in;  Elkanah with Docr.  Harley,  Patty  is at Col. Creighton’s….Mr. Seth Huskins  arrived from Lunenburg in a vessel he has bought or chartered.
**31 May  Fri  : Capt.  James  Knowles sails for  Montreal,  Mr. Alex-
ander Stevenson (teacher) and family are passengers. * * The SPEEDWELL
Hugh McLarrin, skipper, sails for fishing  (s.o. Robert & Sarah (West)
McLarren or Mclearn, born 16 Jan 1782,  married Esther Matthews, 1805,
collector of rates,  died 26 Sept 1811). ** 6 June Thur : The wife of  Robert  Freeman died this day.  Interred Methodist Burying Ground 7 June 1811 (Catherine).   16 June Tues : John  Wallace  mows  all the street lot.  (Born  Port Medway,  married Mary Eliza,  d.o.  Israel  Wharton — he and his wife went to South-West Port Mouton,  farmer, fisherman. ** 1 July Mon  : Mr. Black  attends the  funeral of an i nfant of John Godfrey’s (see also 28 July 1811). ** 3 July Wed  : Mr. Thomas Barss marries Miss Amelia DeWolf. ** 4 July Thur : Hallet  Collins,  Esq.,  arrived in McLeod’s shallop, his bride — late  Mrs. Eagleson — from Lunenburg, with two daughters and a niece Miss Head * * . **28 July Sun  : Towards evening at Mr. Payzant’s meeting,  a child of John Godfrey’s is buryed. ( Note also 1 July 1811 entry). ** 4 Aug  Sun  : The  Rev.  Mr.  Case,  the  Baptist  minister,  after service  baptized Mrs. Lydia Dexter,  widow of Ebenezer Dexter, who, I expect,  is upwards of seventy years of age. ** 9 Aug  Fri  : I hear that the Widow  Hannah  Freeman,  Col.  Nathan Freeman’s widow,  died suddenly last evening — appeared to be as well as usual * and was walking  acrost  the room when she fell dead on the floor * * . Interred in Common Burying Ground,  10 Aug 1811, Mr. Black preached. **12 Aug  Mon  : Doctor Harley,  of Lunenburg, came to town yesterday; he has an account against Ruth  Freeman * * he  states  a  balance  of 311 Pounds, * * he also has a complaint  against  her  for taking away her  son  Elkanah,  who  she  had  bound  to him to learn the trade of apothecary * * . **26 Aug  Mon  : A child of Enoch Freeman is buryed. ** 3 Sept Tues : Brig. NATASHKWEN  James Freeman late master,  arrived in harbor last evening  and this morning we have the  melincholla news that Capt. Freeman, John Chadsey,  mate and most of the crew are dead. She traded  at  Guadeloupe * * loaded for home when Mr. Chadsey & some of the crew were seized  with a  malignant  fever * * Boucher was left alive; Mr. Chadsey died, was buryed in the sea near Montserrat; Samuel Smith of Port Mouton, I understand,  died also on board.  They stopped at St. Kitts,  Capt.  Freeman  went on shore sick to the house of John Robinson, Esq.,  and died there in 24 hours;  an  English  lad  and  a Portugese lad died there also, so there was one of the crew remaining, a Creole, * * *.    3 Sept Tues : I am requested to write a memorial from the merchants and traders of this place  to  the  Committees  that  have  arrived at Halifax  to  regulate the  customs,  etc.,  stating  that we have been informed that the officers of the Customs in  Shelburne  have  applied
to get Liverpool annexed to Shelburne … and signifying our wish that
we might not be annexed to that collection. ** 9 Sept Mon  : Mr. Atkins  that  married  Harriet Allen came in here Saturday night, he sails today & carries Mrs. Jane Alline,  his wife’s mother with him. **10 Sept Tues : Overseers of the Poor * * bound  Solomon,  black boy, son of Sam, late dec’d. to Abel Chadsey,  and  Joseph  Buxton,  son of Cipio Deceased, to Ambrose Allen * * . **11 Sept Wed  : The Bells Toll.  I hear Mr. William  Cahoon Senr. is dead and Mr. Black is gone  to preach  a  funeral  sermon.  (At  Port Medway, Queens County, NS). **14 Sept Sat  : * * the ancient Mrs. Gorham,  widow of Jabez  Gorham, died this forenoon;  said to be 81 years of age.  I conclude  that she and Mr. William Cahoon, who died a few days ago, were nearly as old as any that are left — if not older.  Funeral, 15 Sept 1811.
**27 Sept Fri  : The Bell Tolls,  I hear Mr. Hugh McLarren (McClearn),
eldest  son of  Mr. Robert McLarren,  died last night about 8 o’clock.
Funeral 29 Sept 1811 at the Chapel.  (His  name  erroneously  given as
McLannan on his gravestone in old cemetery,  Liverpool, NS). **20 Oct Sun   : This  evening  Joseph  Freeman, Esq., is  married  to Mrs. Ann  Parker,  daughter  of  Mr. James Rogers and  widow of Thomas Parker;  married  by  John  Thomas, Esq.  Mr. Freeman had a particular license.   30 Nov Sat   : Finley McIntosh arrives from Halifax. **26  Oct Sat  : We hear  that  William  Dunlop  of  Port  Medway died yesterday of a feaver and a young child of his also the day before. He was the only son of Alexander  Dunlop.  His  father  and  mother  very infirm. **25 Nov  Mon  : Mr. Benjamin  Parker  died  about  2 or three o’clock this morning.  Interred 27 Nov 1811 from the house. ** 2 Dec  Mon  : CONSOLATION,  McPherson master,  with colours at half mast * * I hear that Benjamin Kinney, one of the seamen, has been lost overboard on the homeward  passage,  he was a son of Samuel Kinney and said to be main dependence of the poor family. **22 Dec  Sun  : Mr.  Smith  Jones is married to Miss _______ Chadsey, by Rev. Mr. Payzant. (Mehitable). **25 Dec  Wed  : The widow of the late  Rev’d Israel Cheever died this morning, or in the night.

1812

**21 Jan  Tues : * * there  is a  topsail  schooner  on shore at Broad
Cove * * she is ashore near Peter  Clottenburg’s. **24 Feb  Mon  : My  birthday — now  enter  my  seventy-eighth  year, almost 50 of which  spent in this  place.  (His  last  birthday  anni- versary). **27 Feb  Thur : Miss Mary Mayhew died  yesterday,  a little past four o’clock, P.M.,  in the 70th year of her age.  She was a sister of Mrs. Thomas and  has  resided  there many years * * (Daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wetherell) Mayhew of Plymouth, Ma.  For  further  data  refer to THOMAS FAMILIES of Plymouth County, Mass., by J. M. Raymond, 1980). ** 1 Mar  Sun  : Funeral of  Miss  Mayhew  at  the  Chapel.  Mr. Black preached a sermon.  Mr.  Payzant  attended  and  made the last prayer. (Early ecumenical service: Methodist preacher and New Light minister). ** 8 Mar  Sun  : My family also  receive  letter from my daughter Mary at New York — my daughter Lucy Bishop has a daughter 7 weeks old when they wrote; they now have 2 sons & 2 daughters. ** 9 Mar  Mon  : I ride  out  with  him to  further Beach Hill * * Mr. (Robert)  Freeman  has a child there at nurse with Peggy Hupman (Peggy or Margaret, d.o. Michael Hupman, Sr.). **11 Mar  Wed  : * * * about half past one P.M.,  when her spirit took its flight (Ruth Freeman). **14 Mar  Sat  : The funeral of Miss Ruth  Godfrey  Freeman,  daughter of late Elkanah  Freeman and  granddaughter to my wife,  was  attended from the house of my son John Perkins. **20 Mar  Fri  : The  boat  returns  from  Lunenburg  and I understand Joseph Freeman, Jr., died there last Saturday, the 14th inst., and was buryed. I afterwards heard he died on Friday night. **21 Mar  Sat  : The  remains of  Rufus  Cole,  who died last Thursday night about 12 o’clock, were buried.   13 Apr Mon   : Samuel  Dexter  arrives  from  Halifax,  Snow Parker, Esq., and Mrs. John Barry are passengers — they saw the  PACKET today near Ashmetogan.

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