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Papers relating to the estate of James MacIntosh
File · 1842
File consists of an account statement and letter from the Pictou Probate Office dated 1842 relating to fees owed on the estate of James MacIntosh, who died in the 1820s. MS-2-141
Deeds for sale of lands in Pictou County to John Ives Meagher
File · 1875 - 1876
File contains two indentures documenting the sale of lands in Pictou County. The first indenture (dated 1875) records a land sale from Robert Moran to John Ives Meagher. The second indenture (dated 1876) records a sale from Alexander and Sarah A. McKenzie to John Ives Meagher. MS-2-145, SF Box 25, Folder 6
Lecture notes of James M. Carmichael
File · 1871 - 1872
File consists of notes from lectures on political economy delivered by Reverend James Ross, Principal of Dalhousie College 1863-1885. MS-2-17, SF Box 13, Folder 13
Notes of Mrs. Gordon Cowan on the Rettie family of Truro, Nova Scotia
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File consists of genealogical notes on the Rettie family of Truro, Nova Scotia, with a particular focus on Captain Alexander Rose Rettie and the wreck of his vessel "Forest Chief." Also included are a family tree, photocopies of research correspondence, and historical newspaper accounts. MS-2-173, SF Box 14, Folder 7
Guest books of Malachy Bowes Daly
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File consists of two guest books (1890-1893 and 1897-1900) printed for Daly and his wife, used during his time as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. MS-2-19, SF Box 14, Folders 1-2
Notebooks of Bertha and Minna Liechti
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File consists of three notebooks (ca. 1887-1894) of lecture notes on geography, advanced German, literature, and psychology. It also includes Mima Liechti's notebook (1866-1869) recording visits made and/or received and lists of members and adherents of Signature Hall. MS-2-37, SF Box 15, Folder 3
Letters from Alfred Austin to Stephen Tobin
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File consists of four letters written to Tobin from Alfred Austin, who was Tobin's schoolmate at Stonyhurst College from 1849-1852 and who later served as Poet Laureate of England (1896-1913). MS-2-74, SF Box 18, Folder 24