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military law. This is evident from the following notice issued by James White in his capacity as a Justice of the Peace:

Whereas complaint hath been made to me by the Commanding Officer of the King's Troops at this place that several irregularities have lately been committed here by his Troops, proceeding from the quantity of Strong Liquors sold them by the inhabitants; to prevent any disturbance for the future, I publickly forbid any person or persons at this place selling Strong Liquors under the penalty of the law made and provided in such cases, except by those who have Licence or Permits from authority for that purpose. Given under my hand at Fort Howe this third day of July, 1781.

James White, J. P.

The Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the County of Sunbury and Province of Nova Scotia continued to meet regularly at Maugerville, and James Simonds and James White were generally in attendance. Benjamin Atherton of St. Ann's was Clerk of the Peace. Some of the proceedings of the Court are yet extant.[1] Sheriffs were not appointed in Nova Scotia until the year 1784. Up to that date John Fenton acted as Provost Marshal for the entire province, and had deputies in the various counties who were known as deputy sheriffs or deputy provost marshals; James White and David Burpee were deputies in the County of Sunbury.

While gathering up the threads of the story of Portland Point a few words may be added with regard to one or two of the more prominent persons whose names have been incidentally mentioned.

Hugh Quinton was one of the pioneers who came to St. John with Captain Francis Peabody and James Simonds in 1762. He was born in Cheshire, New Hampshire, in 1741. Being of an adventurous spirit he, while yet a lad in his teens, served in one of the provincial corps at Crown Point during the French war. His

  1. ↑ For example, on the second Tuesday in October, 1781, the Court gave a license to Philip Newton to keep a public house of entertainment and to retail spirituous liquors at or near the Harbour of St. John.
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