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1788-1840 (Creation)
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- Patterson, James, ca. 1761-1857
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7 cm of textual records
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James Patterson was born ca. 1761, the second son of Squire John Patterson, one of founders of the Town of Pictou, Nova Scotia. Squire John and his family had arrived in Pictou aboard the vessel Hope, which transported six families from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia in 1767. In 1790 Patterson married a Miss Lowden, the daughter of Captain William Lowden, who was a prominent merchant trader in Pictou. James's sister Sarah, who also arrived in Pictou on board the Hope, married prominent Pictou merchant and politician Edward Mortimer. James Patterson died on 14 May 1857.
Custodial history
Mrs. Lorne Clarke received the daybook from the estate of Judge Frank Patterson, in 1977. The custodial history for the remainder of the fonds besides daybook is unknown.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of a daybook, receipts, correspondence, account records, legal documents, agreements, promissary notes and personal correspondence. Business records are in relation mainly to the sale of rum, grocery and sundry items. Accounts are often with prominent Pictou businessmen such as Edward Mortimer, Thomas Davison and other members of the Patterson family.
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The daybook was donated by Mrs. Lorne Clarke
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Use of the scrapbook is restricted. A photocopy is available for use by researchers.
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A list of the contents of the scrapbook is available.
Associated materials
See also Marguerite Sutherland Collection and the Edward Mortimer fonds, Pictou County Genealogy and Heritage Society.