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Des Brisay, Mather Byles
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Preface To First Edition
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Preface To Second Edition
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About The Author
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Contents
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Situtation Of The County
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Arrival At Lunenberg
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Town Plot -- Allotments And Registry Of Land
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Councillor Creighton
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Churches Of Different Denominations In The Town Of
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Biographical Notices Of Prominent Persons
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Distinguished Visitors And Public Celebrations
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Kingsburg, Ritcey's Cove, And Adjacent Settlements
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The Ovens, And Gold Discoveries There, With Accoun
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Cross Island, Near The Entrance To Lunenberg Harbo
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Early Settlement At Mahone Bay, With History Of It
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Northfield -- Maitland -- Riversdale -- New Cornwa
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New Germany -- First Settlers -- Churches
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Arrival Of L'Escarbot, French Lawyer And Poet
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British Settlement In The Township Of New Dublin
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Bridgewater -- Its Early Settlement
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Biographical Notices Of Persons Who Have Conducted
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Settlement At Hebb's Mills
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La Have River -- Its Rise, And Course To The Ocean
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La Have Iron-Bound Island
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Settlements And Places Between Getson's Cove And V
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Arrival At Chester From Boston, August, 1759
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Churches Built At Chester -- Clergymen Of Differen
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Biographical Notices Of Persons Who Have Lived At
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Islands In Chester Bay, And Incidents Connected Wi
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Blandford -- Baywater -- Aspotogon -- Deep Cove --
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New Ross -- Its Settlement By Disbanded Soldiers
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Rivers In The Township Of Chester -- Gold Deposits
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Scenery In Different Parts Of The County
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The Aborigines -- Murders And Scalpings By Them
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Diary Of Rev. James Monroe, And Recollections Of S
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Remarkable Instances Of Longevity -- Epitaphs -- O
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Baptisms, Weddings, And Funerals In Early Times
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Education -- Progress Made In Different Parts Of T
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Temperance -- Early And Continued Efforts To Secur
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Geological And Mineralogical Deposits, With Report
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416
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Natural History Of The County -- Mammals, Birds, R
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422
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424
425
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430
Census Returns From Earliest Dates, With Comparati
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Men Returned, Appointed, And Called As Representat
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Agriculture And Horticulture -- Work Done By Men A
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456
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Fisheries -- Kinds And Quantities Of Fish Caught
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Manufactures In The Town Of Lunenberg, With Vessel
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Exports And Imports
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Celebrations At Bridgewater Of The Jubilee Year Of
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Tragical Events Which Have Happened In The County
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502
503
504
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Tales Of Shipwreck Suffered By Mariners And Others
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516
517
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Rescues Of Peersons In Peril On The Sea, And Prese
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527
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History Of The Nova Scotia Central Railway
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538
539
Visit Of New England Journalists To The County In
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543
544
545
Lighthouses -- Rivers And Lakes -- Heights Of Diff
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551
552
Miscellanea
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560
561
562
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Conclusion
Addenda
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Index
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1
2
3
4
Preface To First Edition
6
Preface To Second Edition
8
About The Author
10
Contents
12
13
14
15
16
Situtation Of The County
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Arrival At Lunenberg
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Town Plot -- Allotments And Registry Of Land
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
Councillor Creighton
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
Churches Of Different Denominations In The Town Of
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
Biographical Notices Of Prominent Persons
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
Distinguished Visitors And Public Celebrations
126
127
128
129
130
Kingsburg, Ritcey's Cove, And Adjacent Settlements
132
133
134
The Ovens, And Gold Discoveries There, With Accoun
136
137
138
139
Cross Island, Near The Entrance To Lunenberg Harbo
141
142
Early Settlement At Mahone Bay, With History Of It
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
Northfield -- Maitland -- Riversdale -- New Cornwa
154
155
New Germany -- First Settlers -- Churches
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
Arrival Of L'Escarbot, French Lawyer And Poet
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
British Settlement In The Township Of New Dublin
182
183
184
185
186
187
Bridgewater -- Its Early Settlement
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
Biographical Notices Of Persons Who Have Conducted
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
Settlement At Hebb's Mills
224
225
La Have River -- Its Rise, And Course To The Ocean
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
La Have Iron-Bound Island
237
238
239
Settlements And Places Between Getson's Cove And V
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
Arrival At Chester From Boston, August, 1759
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
Churches Built At Chester -- Clergymen Of Differen
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
Biographical Notices Of Persons Who Have Lived At
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
Islands In Chester Bay, And Incidents Connected Wi
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
Blandford -- Baywater -- Aspotogon -- Deep Cove --
317
318
319
320
New Ross -- Its Settlement By Disbanded Soldiers
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
Rivers In The Township Of Chester -- Gold Deposits
332
333
334
Scenery In Different Parts Of The County
336
337
338
339
340
The Aborigines -- Murders And Scalpings By Them
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
Diary Of Rev. James Monroe, And Recollections Of S
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
Remarkable Instances Of Longevity -- Epitaphs -- O
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
Baptisms, Weddings, And Funerals In Early Times
392
393
394
395
Education -- Progress Made In Different Parts Of T
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
Temperance -- Early And Continued Efforts To Secur
408
409
410
411
412
Geological And Mineralogical Deposits, With Report
414
415
416
417
Natural History Of The County -- Mammals, Birds, R
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
Census Returns From Earliest Dates, With Comparati
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
Men Returned, Appointed, And Called As Representat
442
443
444
445
446
447
Agriculture And Horticulture -- Work Done By Men A
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
Fisheries -- Kinds And Quantities Of Fish Caught
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
Manufactures In The Town Of Lunenberg, With Vessel
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
Exports And Imports
486
487
488
489
490
Celebrations At Bridgewater Of The Jubilee Year Of
492
493
Tragical Events Which Have Happened In The County
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
Tales Of Shipwreck Suffered By Mariners And Others
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
Rescues Of Peersons In Peril On The Sea, And Prese
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
History Of The Nova Scotia Central Railway
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
Visit Of New England Journalists To The County In
541
542
543
544
545
Lighthouses -- Rivers And Lakes -- Heights Of Diff
547
548
549
550
551
552
Miscellanea
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
Conclusion
Addenda
578
579
580
Index
582
583
584
585
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