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O'Brien Family fonds
Fonds
The fonds consists predominantly of correspondence and vessel papers. The fonds also contains records that document the family's business activity, particularly that of Joseph O’Brien. MS-4-242
Laughlan McKeagan fonds
Fonds
Fonds contains a day book, Oct 3. 1882-July 20, 1883, and invoices, 1866-1884. MS-4-240
Oscar Hanson's correspondence and daybook
File · 1847 - 1877
File contains a daybook with entries dating between 1874 and 1877 and one letter. MS-4-239, SF Box 48, Folder 16; OS Box 12, Folder 1
William Himsworth's purchase of the schooner Nince Sisters
Item
Agreement of sale of the schooner Nine Sisters of Shelburne, Nova Scotia from Reuben Clements, John Crosby, Elbanah Clements, John Trask and David Rose and Stephen Rose, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, October 27, 1810 MS-4-215, SF Box 21, Folder 16
Halifax Seed Company fonds
Fonds
The fonds contains business correspondence between the Halifax Seed Company and their associates worldwide as well as two ledger books. Advertisements and printed matter originally enclosed with correspondence provide an insight into the 1960s relevant beyond their connection to the Halifax Seed Company. The company has been in operation for 137 years, yet the collection lacks information before 1956 and after 1965. MS-4-21
Arthur Fordham and Company fonds
Fonds · 1899 - 1967
Fonds contains records documenting Arthur Fordham's leather merchant activities from 1899-1967. Fonds includes miscellaneous early records, 1899-1933; sales and purchases journals, 1921-1953; cash books, 1918-1962; ledgers, 1921-1967; correspondence, 1920-1950; and financial statements, 1933-1964. MS-4-2
MacDonald and Westaway letterbook
Item · 1883 - 1886
Item is a microfilm reel containing a letter book from MacDonald and Westaway, dated 2 August 1883 to 10 April 1886. MS-4-18
Lockeport Historical Collection
Collection · 1801-2005
Collection contains documents relating to the mercantile and shipping activities of William McMillan, McMillan was active in the business between 1893 and the early 1930's. Records include receipts, invoices and other material from other merchants he purchased or sold to, correspondence regarding the shipping of those goods, papers regarding the vessels he owned or contracted to sail the material to different parts of the world and correspondence from individuals who ran the ships. Also included are telegram notices, personal correspondence and other material. This collection also contains material from the Locke Family, the Harding Family, all in Lockeport, Nova Scotia. It also contains documents from different individuals in the town of Lockeport. Part of the material included in this collection is the research of Trevor Bebb. He was working on the shipping history of Lockeport and the surrounding areas and as such has collected a great deal of material. Included in his papers are research notes, photocopies of shipping and customs records, diaries and logs, and printed material. MS-4-177