COLONIAL CORRESPONDENCE

General Account for Repairs done to the Government Houses and Public Buildings at Sydney, Cape Breton, 24 March 1790

Transcribed by Janice Fralic-Brown

List and Description of Six Persons the most Respectable for Property and Character [ca.1792]

Transcribed by Janice Fralic-Brown

Names	Description	Residence
Richard Stout Esqr	A very respectable Merchant the managing partner in the oldest house in the settlement	Sydney
Wm Cox Esqr	A very respectable settler at present Captain Lieutenant in the 21st Regiment	Sydney
David Mathews Junr Esqr	A Young man son of the Attorney General giving every assistance in any Department where his services can be useful	Sydney
Mr. Wm Brenton	Acting Barrack Master	Sydney
Patrick Rooney Nugent Esqr	Has acted as Deputy Surveyor General of Lands, now in England
Jona. Jones Esqr	A Provincial Captain on half pay	Baddeck in the Bras D’or

There are besides in the Island

The Revd. Ranna Cossit	Missionary	Sydney
The Revd Benjn Lovell	Chaplain to the Garrison	Sydney
Mr. Lawe Kavanagh	A respectable man and merchant	Arichat
John Luce	Merchant from Jersey Employed in the Fishery	Chilican?
James Reman	Do Do Do	Dundas Island
John Vol dit Janovin?	Do Do Do	Arichat
Philip Ingouville	Do Do Do	Sydney

W^m Macarmick
L^t. Gov. of Cape Breton

 

Transcriber’s Note: Chilican is probably referring to Chetican, an old spelling of Cheticamp. Thanks to Nancy MacDonnell for this suggestion.

 

Source: Colonial Correspondence, Cape Breton: CO 217, Vol. 108, p. 251

 

Contributed by Janice Fralic-Brown
Page written 5 April 2000