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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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New-Yorkers have settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in numbers sufficient to fill a large street since its first settlement. They are forming the Free New-York Company at Nova-Scotia, inviting others to join and share based on stock brought, and encouraging merchandise shipments with a promise to convert to sterling.
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We have Advice from Halifax in Nova-Scotia, that there is such a Number of New-Yorkers got to that Place, since the first Settlement of it, as will nearly fill one of the largest Streets in the Town, and that they are about to form themselves in one Street, into a Society or Company, by the Name of the Free New-York Company at Nova-Scotia; and that all that shall hereafter come as one of King David's Soldiers, (See 1 Sam. xxii. Chap. 2 Ver.) Shall be permitted to join them, and draw Shares according to the Stock they bring:-- Some of those Gentlemen have wrote to their Friends here, that for their Encouragement to send Merchandize to them, they will engage that whatever they send, they will make it all Sterling.
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Halifax In Nova Scotia
Event Date
September 9
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formation of the free new-york company at nova-scotia; invitation to join and share based on stock; promise to convert sent merchandise to sterling.
Event Details
A large number of New-Yorkers have arrived in Halifax since its first settlement, enough to fill one of the largest streets. They are forming a society or company named the Free New-York Company at Nova-Scotia in one street. Future arrivals likened to King David's soldiers are permitted to join and draw shares according to stock brought. Some have written to friends in New York encouraging merchandise shipments, promising to make all sent items sterling.