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Atlantic Canada Newspaper Survey

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• Newspaper Name: NOVA SCOTIA GAZETTE AND WEEKLY CHRONICLE 
• Newspaper Volume Number: 14 
• Newspaper Issue Number: 925
• Newspaper Page Number: 3 
• Newspaper Column: 3

• Date First Appearance: 20 January 1784

• Subject - General Context: MARKETING, RETAIL; PROPERTY, MOVEABLE; OCCUPATIONS: MERCHANT? 
• Group/Announcement/Type: PRODUCT 

• Product Category Code: DEFFBT; DEPHG 
• Product Sub-Category Code: ALCH; MT; DY; SUG; FD; FRU; COS; LIGHT; HOUSE; FOOT; CL; OUTWR; KITCH 
• Product Transaction: FOR SALE, IMPORTED GOODS 

• Place-Country/Province/State: NOVA SCOTIA 
• Place-Municipality: HALIFAX? 
• Place-County: HALIFAX COUNTY? 
• Place-Street/Address/Landmark: STORE; STREET, HOLLIS 

• Person/Business: SPARROW, MR.; RUNDLE, JOHN-MERCHANT?-ADVERTISER 
• Vessel Name: GENERAL ELLIOTT 
• Vessel Provenance: ENGLAND; LONDON 

• Description: RUNDLE IS LOCATED AT THE STORE LATELY OCCUPIED BY SPARROW ON HOLLIS STREET. 
     
• Food/Feed/Beverage/Tobacco: PORTER LONDON, FRESH, HHDS(SIC), BARRELS, BOTTLED; HAMS; CHEESE; SUGAR, LOAF; ANCHOVIES; PICKLES; FIGS; WALNUTS; ALMONDS; JUICE, LEMON; STARCH; REASONS, JARR 
    
• Personal Household Goods: SOAP; CANDLES; BLUE; SHOES, CALLAMANCO, WOMENS; PUMPS, LEATHER, MORROCCO(SIC), CHILDRENS, RED, BLACK; STOCKINGS, COURSE, VARIETY; MITTS; GLOVES; WARE, GLASS, EARTHEN, QUEEN'S, BOX, CRATE, HEELS, FRENCH 

• Province of Origin: NS 

• Contributor: ATLANTIC CANADA NEWSPAPER SURVEY 
• Cataloguer: DROESBECK, S.A. 
• Transcription Date : 10 August 1983 
• Record Number: 83-3470 
• Unique Record Identifier: 11581

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