The Burial grounds in the late Middle Ages was around the church buildings and the most well off had their plots closest to the building. Those diseased that were not in the good graces of the church could not not be buried near the church as such burials would taint the sacredness of the burial grounds. The bribe for Miss Bailey’s grave was to 1. redeem her sullied reputation and 2. To put her back in the graces of the community and 3. Take her soul out of purgatory.
The British assigned sentries to locations to keep an eye on the locales for latent revolutionary ideas, thus Captain Smith probably headed such a squad, he being the leader..
With nothing to do, Halifax was most loyal to the Crown, Capt Smith ran amuk dallying with the locals to fill his time.
His guilt over deflowering Miss Bailey caused his drinking and most likely was the subsequent cause of the appearance of the ghostly apparition.
Bribing the parson overcame the barrier to finding a location for her grave within the sanctified grounds of the church building, and the assuagement of his conscience.
The Burial grounds in the late Middle Ages was around the church buildings and the most well off had their plots closest to the building. Those diseased that were not in the good graces of the church could not not be buried near the church as such burials would taint the sacredness of the burial grounds. The bribe for Miss Bailey’s grave was to 1. redeem her sullied reputation and 2. To put her back in the graces of the community and 3. Take her soul out of purgatory. The British assigned sentries to locations to keep an eye on the locales for latent revolutionary ideas, thus Captain Smith probably headed such a squad, he being the leader.. With nothing to do, Halifax was most loyal to the Crown, Capt Smith ran amuk dallying with the locals to fill his time. His guilt over deflowering Miss Bailey caused his drinking and most likely was the subsequent cause of the appearance of the ghostly apparition. Bribing the parson overcame the barrier to finding a location for her grave within the sanctified grounds of the church building, and the assuagement of his conscience.