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Researching the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
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An Event Chronology Based on Louisbourg Accounts Not Available in the Archives of the Fortress of Louisbourg, By Eric Krause, Krause House Info-Research Solutions, 2004 - Present

1773

[November 29, 1773]

The Governor laid before the Council Several Charges and Informations taken on Oath before George Dawson, One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, against Lawrence Kavanagh Merchant at Louisbourg, setting forth that he had at several times pulled down the Publick buildings there, and taken away Boards, Timber, Iron, Lead and other Materials, and Carried them to his own Dwelling, and converted them to his own use.

And the said Lawrence Kavanagh, having been called on to Answer the said Charges in his Defence, said, that he had removed the several materials as set forth in the several Charges, but that he had converted them to the use of repairing several of the Publick buildings which were then in a ruinous condition.

And the Governor ordered the aforesaid several charges and Informations to be referred to the Attorney General for his Opinion thereon.

[Minutes of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, November 29, 1773]

[December 8, 1773]

The Governor laid before the Council the memorial of Lawrence Kavanagh, Mercht. and Trader at Louisbourg, complaining and setting forth that Lieutenant Dawson, of his Majesty's Navy, and Commander of an Armed Vessell stationed at and about Louisbourg, and had unjustifiably press'd seamen belonging to Vessells Wherein he Was concerned, and had at other times under pretence of his power as a Custom House Officer stopped and Detained his Fishing and Trading Vessells, and as a justice of the Peace that he had lately Solicited the Deposition of several Persons to the Testimony of many false and Scandalous Assertions tending to Caluminiate the Memorialist and hurt his Reputation.

And several papers in support of said Charge having been produced by the Memorialist it was Ordered that said Memorial and Papers, should be laid before Admiral Montague.

[Minutes of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, December 8, 1773]

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