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In spite of the many different measures you'll see, the British Engineers laid out the Town of Shelburne on a precise grid.
In the town today a standard lot is still the same size as it was then 60' x 120'.
But one has to ask if they did it right?
Check out our Imperial Units of Weights, Measures and Lengths and if you do you'll see that a Chain - which is what the surveyors like Benjamin Marston used was 66 feet long and so shouldn't a lot be 1 chain by 2 or 66 feet by 132 feet?
I know, sorry, couldn't resist it - but here comes a really bad pun:
Guess the Loyalists were Short-Chained!
But seriously if there's a reason or if you have a comment, idea or factual reason why the standard Surveyor's Chain was not used as the basic lot measure - they lopped 6 feet off every measurement - Please let us know.
The British System of Pounds, Shillings and Pence is explained here but what did the Loyalists actually get for their money?
For the buying power of £sd back then we are indebted to Stephen Davidson for some insight; see his Pounds, Shillings and Pence article.
In spite of the many different measures you'll see, the British Engineers laid out the Town of Shelburne on a precise grid.
In the town today a standard lot is still the same size as it was then 60' x 120'.
But one has to ask if they did it right?
Check out our Imperial Units of Weights, Measures and Lengths and if you do you'll see that a Chain - which is what the surveyors like Benjamin Marston used was 66 feet long and so shouldn't a lot be 1 chain by 2 or 66 feet by 132 feet?
I know, sorry, couldn't resist it - but here comes a really bad pun:
Guess the Loyalists were Short-Chained!
But seriously if there's a reason or if you have a comment, idea or factual reason why the standard Surveyor's Chain was not used as the basic lot measure - they lopped 6 feet off every measurement - Please let us know.
The British System of Pounds, Shillings and Pence is explained here but what did the Loyalists actually get for their money?
For the buying power of £sd back then we are indebted to Stephen Davidson for some insight; see his Pounds, Shillings and Pence article.
Loyalist Life.
The reality of life for most Loyalists was that it was hard although mostly borne with stoicism, resignation but also inventiveness and sometimes with humour.
As one recent comment made in response to a request for recipes ("receipts" as they were then known) from Loyalist times was that "the original Loyalists had little use for recipes as there was almost nothing to eat anyway"!
While this was true for many of the poorer Loyalists both black and white, in the Maritime settlements there is also abundant record of Loyalist "receipts" and foods. Based on these records we have reprinted a few really tasty modern recipes courtesy of Eleanor Robertson Smith from her book "Loyalist Foods in Today's Recipes".
With that in mind we are going to provide some information, some of which may be known, some not, some whimsical and hopefully all interesting.
As one recent comment made in response to a request for recipes ("receipts" as they were then known) from Loyalist times was that "the original Loyalists had little use for recipes as there was almost nothing to eat anyway"!
While this was true for many of the poorer Loyalists both black and white, in the Maritime settlements there is also abundant record of Loyalist "receipts" and foods. Based on these records we have reprinted a few really tasty modern recipes courtesy of Eleanor Robertson Smith from her book "Loyalist Foods in Today's Recipes".
With that in mind we are going to provide some information, some of which may be known, some not, some whimsical and hopefully all interesting.
The Union Flag
The flag we know as the "Loyalist Flag" is the Union Flag also known during the American Revolutionary War as the King's Colours.
In 1603 James VI of Scotland became James I of England (and Wales although Wales was not recognized individually, I know, Cymru am Byth!) thus uniting the two countries for the first time although both remained independent states. It was a "Union of Crowns" only.
In 1606 a new flag recognizing the union was specified in a royal decree.
The new flag was made up of the English cross of St George and the Scottish cross (or saltire, a diagonal cross) of St Andrew.
This flag was flown on ships and not until 1707 did it become the official flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain after the Acts of Union combined England and Scotland into one political entity under one sovereign. This is the flag under which the British forces fought in the American Revolutionary War.
In 1801 with the Act of Union and the addition of Ireland the saltire of St Patrick was added to form the modern UK Union Jack.
In 1603 James VI of Scotland became James I of England (and Wales although Wales was not recognized individually, I know, Cymru am Byth!) thus uniting the two countries for the first time although both remained independent states. It was a "Union of Crowns" only.
In 1606 a new flag recognizing the union was specified in a royal decree.
The new flag was made up of the English cross of St George and the Scottish cross (or saltire, a diagonal cross) of St Andrew.
This flag was flown on ships and not until 1707 did it become the official flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain after the Acts of Union combined England and Scotland into one political entity under one sovereign. This is the flag under which the British forces fought in the American Revolutionary War.
In 1801 with the Act of Union and the addition of Ireland the saltire of St Patrick was added to form the modern UK Union Jack.
Cross of St George (England)
Cross of St Andrew (Scotland)
Union Flag
Loyalist Flag
King's Colours
Loyalist Flag
King's Colours
Cross of St Patrick (Ireland)
Unitied Kingdom
Imperial Currency, Weights and Measures
By kind permission of Eleanor Robertson Smith we have a few recipe excerpts from her book "Loyalist Foods in Today's Recipes" available from the Shelburne County Archives and Genealogical Society
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