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Trinity United Church (Shelburne, N.S.) fonds
Fonds · Photocopied in 1996
Fonds consists of three registers used to record Methodist, later United, baptisms, marriages and burials. Also included is one notebook used to record the members of the Shelburne Methodist Circuit, which was comprised of churches serviced by the Shelburne minister. The book is organized by congregation and includes the following: Birchtown, Cape Negro, Jordan Bay, Jordan Ferry, Jordan River, Lockeport, Lockes Island, North East Harbour, Ohio, Raffed Island, Roseway, Sandy Point, Shelburne and West Shore.
Stephen Skinner fonds
Fonds · 1791-1806
Fonds consists of land deeds from Black Loyalist settlers, and Skinner's will.
St. Thomas Parish fonds
Fonds · Photocopied in 1991
Fonds consists of one register used to record marriages, one death register and one baptism register.
Shelburne Club fonds
Fonds · 1918-1952
Fonds consists of two minute books, one account book and a copy of the 1929 by-laws.
Robert R. Thompson fonds
Fonds · 1784, 1832, 1869-1876
Fonds consists of certificate appointing Thompson Lt. Col. in the Reserve Militia; correspondence, accounts, deeds (including one from Robert's father to Mrs. Jennet Black), and one page torn from a municipal marriage register signed by Thompson.
Robert Durfee fonds
Fonds · 1790-1847
Fonds consists of a lease agreement for property in Yarmouth, an indenture, an account and ship clearance certificate for Durfee's schooner Mayflower to ship goods to Boston, a sailing license for schooner Nancy to sail in the Bahamas, directions for sailing between the Bahamas Islands, and a petition against the repeal of the navigation laws in Liverpool.
Purney Family fonds
Fonds · 1784-1972; predominant 1877-1972
Fonds consists of deeds, indentures, land grants, mortgages, and wills. These records relate mostly to Charles and George Purney, with the most recent records pertaining to Arthur and Robert Purney.
Peter Kaufman fonds
Fonds · 1881-1902
Fonds consists of one account book for a general store operated by Kaufman at Shelburne, N.S.
Kelley Family fonds
Fonds · 1785-1903
Fonds consists of licence of occupation, indentures, land grants, court of probate, wedding invitations, and wills. The majority of the records relate to Hugh Kelley and Samuel D. Kelley.