^{FN1 Ch26} Vol. 3, p. 395.

^{FN2 Ch26} Murdoch, vol. 3, p. 548.

^{FN3 Ch26} Grant, Samuel Cunard: Pioneer of the Atlantic Steamship, (London: Abelard-Schuman, 1967), p. 71.

^{FN4 Ch26} Report of Sir John Harvey, October 18th, 1848, as found in "Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1947," p. 40.