Thomas Bartlet, Autograph Letter Signed to to Oliver St. John by BARTLET, Thomas & ST. JOHN, Oliver (d1831) - 1823

1823. Autograph Letter Signed (ALS), 2 pages. Hole near the ancient red seal. Bare Need, Newfoundland, May, 8th, 1823 to Oliver St. John, Justice of Peace, Harbour Grace, Surrogate Court.

On the valuation of a boat owned by Mr. Hall for a Court judgment. Oliver St. John, Esq., was a employee in that district in the service of Government, progressively as Clerk of the Peace, Chief Magistrate, Surrogate judge for the District of Conception Bay, (until the introduction of the Judicatore Act), and finally as one of the Bench of Magistrates.