
Although A Geography and History of the County of Digby does not have an index, the Table of Contents is a guide to the researcher. The Chapter summaries give an indication of the scope of Isaiah's History.
INTRODUCTION	ix-xv
CHAPTER I General Description of Nova Scotia - Ancient County of Annapolis -- Digby included in its limits -- Boundaries of latter County-- Geography -- National History -- Climate	1-14
CHAPTER II Earliest Historical References and Descriptions -- French Explorations	15-20
CHAPTER III Aborigines and their Footprints -- Acadians and their Entrance within the County -- Notes and Relics of Ancient Settlements	21-33
CHAPTER IV Earliest Land Grants in the County -- Primary English Settlers -- Inducements to emigrate thither -- Locations and Sufferings -- Grants to Acadians	34-43
CHAPTER V Loyalist choose Conway as their Home -- Their Locations, Conditions and First Experiences	44-51
CHAPTER VI Mode of Allotting Lands to the Loyalists -- Progress of the Settlements --Miscellaneous	52-63
CHAPTER VII Township and other Grants -- Discontent concerning the Allotment of lands -- Further Arrivals -- Early Notes and Improvements	64-86
CHAPTER VIII Public Worship -- Earliest Clergymen -- Churches erected	87-91
CHAPTER IX First Educational Efforts	92-96
CHAPTER X Clare formed a Township -- Hillsburgh included with Clements -- New Settlements	97-103
CHAPTER XI Commercial Progress -- Fisheries -- Religious Changes	104-106
CHAPTER XII Court of Sessions established at Digby -- Improvements in Highways -- Grant of Confirmation Issued -- Confidence Restored -- Dissenters becoming Numerous and Influential -- Efforts to retard their Progress -- Miscellaneous Notes	107-119
CHAPTER XIII War of 1812-14 -- Its Effects on the County -- Militia and Defences	120-130
CHAPTER XIV Further Land Grants -- The Interior Settled -- Clare devastated by Fire -- Emigration to Upper Canada -- French locate at Marshalltown, Gilbert Cove and elsewhere	131-155
CHAPTER XV Visit of Governor Sir James Kempt to Digby -- Steam Communication with Annapolis and St. John, N.B. -- Loss of Packet Caroline -- Digby County Established -- Hillsburgh and Weymouth Townships Defined	156-172
CHAPTER XVI Political Notes -- Clare accorded a Member in the House of Assembly -- Appearance of "Potato Blight" -- Court of Sessions raised in Clare - Education Encouraged	173-178
CHAPTER XVII Masonic and other Benevolent Institutions -- Temperance Organizations and their Results -- Miscellaneous Notes	179-242
CHAPTER XVIII Ecclesiastical History, Continued -- Visit of Governor Falkland -- Schools and General Literacy Advancement -- Sequel of Introduction of New Education Act -- Centennial Celebration in Clare	243-264
CHAPTER XIX Additional Political Notes -- Confederation -- Shipping and Commerce	265-276
CHAPTER XX Farming and Agricultural Societies -- Judicial History	277-284
CHAPTER XXI Sporting and other Amusements	285-286
CHAPTER XXII Western Counties' Railway	287-292
CHAPTER XXIII Nova Scotia Electric Telegraph and its success -- Domestic Steamers and Telephone Lines	293-295
CHAPTER XXIV Biographies of General Conway and Admiral Digby -- Sketches of Prominent Early Settlers	296-379
CHAPTER XXV Miscellaneous Notes -- Valuable Documents -- Our Future -- How to make it Prosperous -- Results of such Efforts -- Conclusion	380-382
APPENDICES Copies of Valuable Documents -- Roll of Clergy, Government Officers and Parliamentary Representatives -- Municipal and Town Councils -- Census Statistics	383-471

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