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DesBarres Papers, Series 5 (M.G. 23,
F1-5, Vol. 18),
Mary Cannon and E. Barron, Agents, 1774-1796, ff. 3327, 3331-3332
"The establishment and consolidation of DesBarres' position as Governor of Cape Breton had called for large financial outlays and he had relied on the assistance of Samuel Sparrow, a Halifax merchant whom Mary had recommended in 1785 as "a gentleman with whom you may deal with safety. 32 .."
32 Cannon to DesBarres, 28 November 1785, ibid. [DesBarres Papers], vol. 18, pp. 3331
[Source: Lois Kernaghan, "A Man and his Mistress: J.F.W. DesBarres and Mary Cannon." in Acadiensis, Volume 11, 1981, p. 30]