Correspondence of Sir Andrew Snape Hamond [manuscript] 1781-1787.

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Correspondence of Sir Andrew Snape Hamond [manuscript] 1781-1787.

Transcripts of correspondence to and from Hamond as governor of the province of Nova Scotia and a dispatch from Lord Sydney (Thomas Townsend, First Viscount Sydney), regarding Hamond. Topics include the appointment of Hammond to the Council of Nova Scotia, tax exemption for imported rum, estimates for supporting the civil government of Nova Scotia, defense of the province, loyalty of the inhabitants and a town meeting regarding measures to repel the enemy.

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