At a Council holden at Halifax on the 11th day of July 1778-
Present
The Honorable The Lieutenant Governor1
The Honorable Bryan Finucane
In Order to provide men for the better Service of the Batteries Erected for the defence of this Harbour. It was Resolved for the present; that no Trading Vessels shoud be permitted to depart this Harbour
D, CaNSHP, Nova Scotia Minutes of the Executive Council, 2 Jan. 1775–6 Oct. 1783.
1. Rear Adm. Mariot Arbuthnot.