Sebastian Zouberbuhler

[2] While in South Carolina, he borrowed a large sum from another Swiss named Samuel Augspurger, promising to repay the money later when he sold land he claimed to have.

He was granted an extension for one year to find more families and returned to Switzerland to continue his recruitment; the Swiss government objected to emigration agents' work, and Zouberbuhler could not fulfil his promise.

[4] Zouberbuhler returned to North America and worked as an agent for Samuel Waldo, who speculated in land throughout South Carolina and Massachusetts.

[5] In 1743, Zouberbuhler and Waldo were found guilty by a committee of the Massachusetts General Court for neglecting German Protestants for whom they helped settle in present-day Maine.

He still traded in Louisbourg by representing Joshua Mauger's businesses, selling ships to French residents, and importing coal into Halifax.

His concerns included the treatment he received from the court's justices and not being paid enough to cover the expenses he accrued from his role.

Zouberbuhler and other merchants signed a memorial supporting the clerk and questioning the conduct of the justices in numerous cases.

[6] In 1753, Zouberbuhler was appointed as a justice of the peace and judge of quorum for Lunenburg,[1][7] and was also given the rank of captain for the town's militia.

[1][9] In December 1753, a rumour spread that Jean Pettrequin received a letter that stated that the British government allotted supplies for the town but they had not arrived.

After several hours of negotiation, Sutherland assured the delegation that Zouberbuhler would remain in the town until the acting governor of Nova Scotia, Charles Lawrence, could investigate the matter.

[18] In August 1762, Zouberbuhler was one of six men tasked by Nova Scotia acting governor Jonathan Belcher to assign tracts of land that were added to the Lunenburg township.

[1] He gave a large donation to build a school in Northwest, Nova Scotia, which began construction in 1771.