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Journal of the House of Assembly
of Prince Edward Island

Miscellaneous entries in the Journals of Assembly for Prince Edward Island making reference to Newfoundland 15th to 21stGeneral Assemblies Printed 1840-1862

JOURNAL YEAR	MONTH	PLACE	DESTINATION	VESSEL NAME	TONAGE	SURNAME	ITEM
4th Session of 15th General Assembly for Prince Edward Island, Printed in 1841
1840		PEI					First reading of "An Act to prevent the bringing persons convicted of Felonies and Misdemeanours to this Island, from the Island of Newfoundland, or elsewhere in America" (transcriber's note: this act was read a second time, committed and reported, and agreed to and returned to Council in 1840)
1840		PEI				Mary CLUNY	Presented "by Mr. W. Dingwell- A Petition of Mary Cluny, of Birch Hill, Bay Fortune Road, setting forth- that she has been deserted by her husband, and, praying an aid to enable her to return with her childlren to Newfoundland, where her friends reside." a subsequent entry for the Petition of Mary Cluny, "praying pecuniary aid to enable her and her children to return to Newfoundland". Sum granted. and thridly, a Resolution of money paid to Rev. Robert Douglas, for relief of the following persons - "to Mary Cluny, to pay her passage to Newfoundland, Five Pounds"
1st Session of 17th General Assembly for Prince Edward Island, Printed in 1847
1846	April	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Catherine	56		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	May	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Fly	31		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	May	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Willing Lass	49		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	May	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Barbara Ann	72		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	May	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Rob Roy	37		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	June	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Hannah Gray	68		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	June	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Lively	39		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	June	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Francis	64		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Willing Lass	49		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Elizabeth	55		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Barbara Ann	72		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Jane	111		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Ring Dove	48		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Spray	29		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Mary Ann	63		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Brothers	28		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Hannah Gray	68		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Crusader	111		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	July	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Petrel	60		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	August	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Euphemis	56		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	August	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Rob Roy	37		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	August	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Lively	39		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	August	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Barbara Ann	72		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	August	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Venus	67		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	August	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Willing Lass	49		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	August	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Orion	110		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	September	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Robert	44		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	October	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Brothers	107		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	October	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Madonna	52		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	October	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Willing Lass	49		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	November	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Pandora	135		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	November	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Catherine	56		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	November	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Terra Nova	110		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	November	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Zealous	53		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	November	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Flirt	97		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	December	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Dove	98		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
1846	December	Charlottetown	Newfoundland	Maria	100		Customs House report re Light Duty Collected at the Port of Charlottetown for year ended 31st December, 1846
3rd Session of 17th General Assembly for Prince Edward Island, Printed in 1849
1849		Murray Harbor, PEI				Thomas BOYLE	"Resolved, That the sum of Five Pounds Four Shillings be granted and paid to the Chairman of the Board of Health at Murray Harbour, to defray the expenses incurred for the relief of and medical attendance on Thomas Boyle, a sick and destitute immigrant from Newfoundland, last December."
5th Session of 18th General Assembly for Prince Edward Island, Printed in 1853
1853		PEI		HMS Sappho		Commander COCHRANE	Report that "Early in the summer, and afterwards in the autumn, Her Majesty's Ship Sappho was here. Commander Cochrane was desired to communicate with me, and authorised to shew me his instructions; their object was the protection of the fisheries, - the duty is a delicate and difficult one. His cruize embraced the Gut of Canso, Labrador, Newfoundland, Gaspe and to the westward. The sloop of war, I imagine, traversed not less than 6,000 or 7,000 miles, and the idea therefore of protecting the Fisheries in this vacinity was quite absurd; and futher, it is impossible to protect them without a steamer being stationed here for five months..."
1853		PEI				Michael REARDON	Listed under "Lunatics" for the Asylum Annual Report : age 23; place of birth Newfoundland; single; 21 yrs insane; probable cause of Disease was listed as "Terror"
1853		Colville Bay	Newfoundland	Mary	150	Master FLYNN	included in "An Account of Light Duty collected at Colville Bay during the half year ended 31st December, 1852" as submitted by W.S. MacGowan, Collector: Mary, 150 Tons, Flynn Master, bound for Newfoundland, and remark "new vessel going to market"
3rd Session of 20th General Assembly for Prince Edward Island, Printed in 1857
1857		Cape Race, Newfoundland					report that " a Lighthouse is, by and with the consent of the Legislative authority of the Colony of Newfoundland, now being erected on Cape Race, in the said Colony:"
4th Session of 21th General Assembly for Prince Edward Island, Printed in 1862
1862		Lot 39, PEI					Report by John Jardine " The land on this Township appears to be, about one-third first quality, and nearly two thirds second quality. The Township possesses the advantage of good roads - with the exception of the new settlements. The markets mostly resorted to by the inhabitants are Charlottetown city, Mount Stewart Bridge, and country traders who export to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and St. Pierre. The Township is upwards of twenty miles distant from Charlottletown, and six to twelve miles from Mount Stewart Bridge:"
1862		Newfoundland					Imported articles from Newfoundland (in Birish Vessels) to PEI for 1861: Cod, Herrings, Cod and Seal Oil and 2 casks of other kind of oil, and wine
1862		Newfoundland					Ports where duty were paid on articles coming from Newfoundland: Georgetown (Herrings); St. Peter's (Olive Oil-2 kegs, Molasses -15 gal, Tea and Sugar)
1862		PEI					Exported to Newfoundland in British Vessels from PEI for year 1861: Cattle, Horses, Boards and Lumber, Butter, Corn (barley, oats), Eggs, Hams and Bacon, Leather (upper), Oysters, Oatmeal, Pork, Potatoes, Turnips
1862		Georgetown, PEI					Exported to Newfoundland in British Vessels from Port of Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, for year 1861: Beef, Butter, Corn (Oats, Oatmeal, Flour), Eggs, Potatoes, Turnips, Pork, Wood (Boards, Plank, Shingles, Timber), Sheep
1862		Malpeque, PEI					Exported to Newfoundland in British Vessels from Port of Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, for year 1861: Oats, Potatoes, Animals (Cattle), Lumber (Birch Plank)
1862		Cascumpee, PEI					Exported to Newfoundland in British Vessels from Port of Cascumpee, Prince Edward Island, for year 1861: Beef, Butter, Eggs, Geese, Oysters, Oats, Potatoes, Pork, Socks (24 pairs), Turnips
1862		Crapaud, PEI					Exported to Newfoundland in British Vessels from Port of Crapaud, Prince Edward Island, for year 1861: Animals (Cattle, Sheep), Corn (Oats), Potatoes, Wood (Plank, Scantling, Shingles)
1862		Pinnette, PEI					Exported to Newfoundland in British Vessels from Port of Pinnette, Prince Edward Island, for year 1861: Oats, Potatoes, Turnips
1862		Murray Harbor, PEI					Exported to Newfoundland in British Vessels from Port of Murray Harbor, Prince Edward Island, for year 1861: Wood (Plank, Boards, Shingles)
1862		Grand River, PEI					Exported to Newfoundland in British Vessels from Port of Grand River, Prince Edward Island, for year 1861: Oats, Potatoes, Turnips, Pork, Beef, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Hardwood Planks, Hardwood Staves, Scantling, Boards, Firewood, Geese, Timber
1862		St. Peter's, PEI					Exported to Newfoundland in British Vessels from Port of St. Peter's, Prince Edward Island, for year 1861: Animals (Calves, Cattle, Sheep), Eggs, Barley, Oats, Potatoes, Turnips, Pork, Beef, Mutton

Page Transcribed and Contributed by Linda Elkins-Schmitt (2005 11)

Page Last Modified March 06, 2013 (Craig Peterman)

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