2012-11-292012-11-292012-11-29http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15758A letter dating February 28, 1802 from Captain W. Tonge to Major-General George Stracey Smyth, referencing a system of telegraph used in Nova Scotia. A bound copy of the System of Telegraph and Code Book is held in Special Collections (TK 5743 S5 1802). The book contains instructions given to the directors of telegraphs in Nova Scotia.Nova Scotia--History--19th centuryTelegraph--Canada--HistoryLetter from Captain W. Tonge to Major-General George Stracey Smyth, referencing a system of telegraph used in Nova ScotiaText