| Content Description | Condolences over the death of the Hon. Mr Monckton [Augustus William Monckton, Commander in the Royal Navy and son of the 5th Viscount Galway, who was lost at sea in H.M.S. Calypso, 1 Feb. 1833]. Discusses a tract of wilderness land near Annapolis Royal [Nova Scotia, now part of Canada] bequeathed to the deceased by the late Mrs Williams. States that the land is not very valuable. Confirmation of the law [in Nova Scotia] regarding inheritance when someone dies intestate.
Endorsed: "Copy of Mr Ritchie's letter to Mr Appleyard with description of the late Mrs Williams land at Annapolis Royal, America". |