Finding Aids and Inventories Not Available 
at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Taken from : FINDING AID FOR LOUISBOURG MATERIALS IN THE MARYLAND STATE ARCHIVES
Extracted by Eric Krause, Krause House Info-Research Solutions, February 6, 2002 Louisbourg Library Report 2002-09

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References to Louisbourg (Louisburg, Louisburgh, Lewisburg, Cape Breton, etc.) found in the OCR version have been extracted and re-formatted as below.

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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly,
May 10, 1748 - December 14, 1751,
Volume 46

The forty-sixth volume of the Archives of Maryland series was published in 1929, with J. Hall Pleasants as the editor, under the direction of the Maryland Historical Society. This volume covers the Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly from May 10, 1748 to December 14, 1751. The appendix contains the Calvert Papers from 1748-1751.
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• Volume 46, p. 422 ... — 843 05 —— 174 85 17485 ‘74 85 — 58 29 — 58 29 29 1 5 2915 — 2915 319154 49428 261 12 6 174 8 5 [L. H. J.] when you consider, as appears by the Account, that this Province Liber No. 47 May 23 will be obliged to pay in Proportion beyond any other Government; as the greatest Part of the Charge of the Europeans and other un certain Persons, both in this Vessel, and another sent to Louisburg, will fall upon them. I am, Sir, Your Honour's most humble, and Most obedient Servant, S. Phips. The Charge of the Ship La Vierge de Grace amounted, as appears by the Contract, to 10,000 Livres; each Livre being valued at ten Shillings of the Currency of New England, makes the Sum of 5000 l. The Proportion of each Concern, or Interest, in said 5000 1. is as follows. 59 Massachusetts Bay 2180 48 16 The same taken at Nova-Scotia, J 29 New-York, 6 New Hampshire, 6 Pennsylvania, 6 Rhode Island, 2 Connecticut, 2 New Jersey, 1 Bermuda, 1 Shirley Galley, — 1 Annapolis Royal, 9 Maryland, 17 European, 11 Taken in Nova Scotia, 6 Uncertain, — 172 £. 5000 0 0 Per J. Wheelwright, Commissary General. Boston, New England, Sept. 12, 1749. [p. 59] A List of Prisoners, which arrived at Boston from Quebeck, in the Ship La Vierge de Grace, belonging to the Province of Mary land; viz. Thomas Craige, Joseph Chew, Henry Smith, Thomas Hailey, James English, Martin Winyard, Robert Aotrice, Thomas Archer, Edward Lloyd. Col. Colvill delivers to Mr. Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act to enable George Catto, of Cæcil County, Gentleman, and Araminta his Wife, Executrix of William Alexander, late of the County aforesaid, her former Husband, deceased, to sell Lands; which was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table. The House adjourns ‘til 2 o'Clock. ...

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