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Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada
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
[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
[December 8, 1773]
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]