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Return to Shelburne After Fire Devastation
A narrator recalls returning to Shelburne at great risk to secure safety for families as the town faced destruction. Lungs injured by travel through fire, concerns rise for distressed residents lacking crops to endure the Nova Scotia winter. Funds are needed, with 400 to be drawn from the General Treasurers to furnish the preacher and support the household through winter.
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Shelburne
Nova Scotia
Halfax