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Carbonear

Some time before 1830, a Slade firm was established at Carbonear. When, in 1838-39, the firm was liquidated its style was Slade, Biddle & Co., the partners being Robert Slade Sr., Mark Seagar, Robert Major and Rolles Biddle. Within a few years before that, there had been three Carbonear firms styled respectfully (a) Slade & Elson, (b) Harrison, Slade & Co., (c) Ledgard & Slade. It is very probable that the founder was Robert Slade Sr., and that he was the same Robert who founded the Trinity firm, and that these successive firms carried on business on the one set of premises at Carbonear. The Slade premises at Carbonear were purchased about 1839 by John Rorke.