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of substance, owners of valuable vessels, both fishing and coasters. 
Others, however, fishermen and farmers, needed transportation and 
some allowance of provisions. John Doggett, formerly of Boston, was 
actively concerned in this settlement. As early as 1757 he had through 
Governor Lawrence become greatly interested in Nova Scotia, and 
had conceived the design of establishing a township, and for this purpose 
travelled through New England as one of Lawrence’s agents. During 
the year 1760, and subsequently, he devoted his attention to the settle- 
ment of Liverpool. Many of the settlers arrived there poor, and he 
was sometimes obliged to keep open doors and supply and shelter them 
in his own house. He had the general oversight of the township and 
charge of Government business, and in recognition of his services £40 
was voted him in March, 1761. Lawrence wrote to the Lords of Trade, 
in June, 1760, “The settlers now arrived at Liverpool consist of seventy 
heads of families who, besides live stock of every sort, brought with 
them thirteen sail of fishing schooners and at once entered upon the 
business of the fishery on the Banks in expectation of making 10,000 
quintals of fish during the present season.” The people on shore were 
busily engaged in the erection of their houses. In order to expedite 
their building operations they had brought with them the machinery 
for three saw mills, which they erected on the very fine river running 
through the township. The valley of the river proved to be fertile, 
abounding with oaks and white pines, free from underwood and capable 
of being cultivated with little labour. Liverpool’s natural advantages 
caused it to develop rapidly and ere long it ranked next to Halifax 
among the towns of Nova Scotia. Governor Lawrence visited it 
during the summer, and wrote the Lords of Trade that the new settlers 
had a flattering prospect of being able at once to engage in farming, the 
lumber trade and the fishery, and, as they were possessed of means 
and industrious, he entertained the highest hopes of their prosperity. 
Charles Morris visited the new townships during the spring and 
early summer, proceeding first to. Liverpool, then to Annapolis, and 
then to Falmouth, Horton and Cornwallis. A very interesting account 
of his tour of inspection will be found in his letter to the Governor, givea 
in full in the Appendix to this paper. [See Appendix No. 7.] The 
letter tells of the coming of the first settlers and of their subsequent 
proceedings. 
The majority of those who settled in Horton and Cornwallis came 
from the eastern counties of Connecticut, a few from Massachusetts and 
Rhode Island. New London was the principal port of embarkation. 
The settlers and their effects were conveyed up the Bay of Fundy to the 
Basin of Minas in the Snow Halifax, the province brig Montague and 
