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1790-1847 (Creation)
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- Durfee, Robert
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1 cm of textual records
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Robert Durfee was a farmer and master mariner. He was born in 1758 in the United States, the only son of Joseph and Ann Durfee. In 1783, Durfee moved to Port Roseway (presently Shelburne), Nova Scotia with his parents and siblings where he helped his father farm the family's land. In 1804, he was appointed Company Captain of the First Battalion of the Shelburne Militia. Durfee also had training as a medical practioner and was doctor on the ship Nelson. Eventually he became a master mariner and spent most of his time commanding his schooner Mayflower on voyages to the Bahamas, to import and export goods. In 1808, Durfee married Elizabeth Sinclair, and they had one son, John Robert.
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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.
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Donated by Bruce Durfee in 1992.
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See also the Joseph Durfee fonds in Shelburne County Museum.