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MC300-MS22 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description (page 179)
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“This series contains sixty-one items that were produced as essays on a topic or the notes used to write an essay. These “notes” include typescripts of original documents made for research purposes. ‘Provenance’ dictates that the typescripts be placed by themselves rather than with the original. The series measures approximately 15cm.”
1 Biographical sketches of the eight Fathers of Confederation from New Brunswick: via John H. Gray, John M. Johnson, Charles Fisher, Peter Mitchell, Samuel L. Tilley, Wilmot, Edward Chandler, and William H. Steeves; n.d.
2 Two typescript copies of an essay about John Dryden, by W. Bliss Carman, University of New Brunswick; December 2, 1879.
3 “The Spirit of ’67: The Life and Times of New Brunswick in The Confederation Era, 1850-1875”, being a New Brunswick Summer Exhibit at the New Brunswick Museum, Saint John. This typescript contains a brief history of New Brunswick life in 1867 and notes on the New Brunswick Fathers of Confederation.
4 Pamphlets and correspondence of The United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada, 1931-33, and a Bill to Incorporate the New Brunswick Loyalists Society; n.d.
5 Part of an essay on the history of the Congregational Church, Sheffield, with biographical sketches of Rev. Archibald McCallum and Rev. Jacob Whitman Coy; n.d.
6 Typescript on the Legislative Library, Fredericton; n.d.
7 Typescript about Major Frank Atwood Good, 1866-1942.
8 Letter from Alec D. MacLean to a Mrs. MacKinnon giving biographical information on Sir John D.S. Thompson including an extract from History of Canada by Withrow; Iona, January 9, 1959.
9 Typescript of the Royal Commission to Governor Carleton, August 16, 1784 and typescript of the “Royal Instructions to Governor Carleton Respecting the Customs, Trade and Navigation”, August 18, 1784.
10 Typescript of a letter to Dugal Campbell ordering him to lay out a town on St. Anne’s Point; April 12, 1784.
11 Typescript of a dispatch from Viscount March to the Earl of Carnarvon concerning the proposed union of the British North American Provinces; Quebec, September 25, 1866.
12 Typescript list of young men and women who attended Sheffield Academy, Sunbury County, 1867-1874.
13 Copy of a note on “The Arms of New Brunswick”, from the Ontario Historical Society Papers, Vol. XLV, pp. 144-145; n.d.
14 Copy of a summons to various individuals to testify to the trial of Isabel Carr for the murder of Mary Clark; September 20, 1930.
15 Transcriptions of historical documents addressed to Gabriel De Veber and the Reverend Rapier Milner. [1766-1830]
16 Typescript and handwritten notes on the cannons placed in Officers Square, Queen St., Fredericton; August 11, 1969. Pictures of the cannons from A.A. Dodge transferred to MS44/221.
17 Typewritten notes on Artillery commands of the 17th century. [c. 1848]
18 Copy of an essay by “Bill” Simcock titled “Down Memory Lane”, in the bulletin of the Fredericton Legion, Branch No. 4; May, 1956.
19 Typescript of an essay on the 104th Regiment, including a list of its members.
20 Typescript of orders to Lieutenant Dixon from Jeff. Amherst of New York; November, 1763.
21 Copy of an essay on the military history of Fredericton and York County; n.d.
22 Photocopy of the “Reminiscences of Hannah Ingraham“. [1772-1868]
23 Notes and history of the Carleton and York Regiment (1787-1946); December 20, 1978.
24 Typescript in French with handwritten translation of the “Ratification of the Concession of a Terrain between Medoctec and the Long Sault on the St. John River in favour of Sire Rene D’Amours of Clignancourt.”; May 24, 1689.
25 Handwritten essay on “Reaction to Confederation in New Brunswick, 1864-1866”; April 1, 1975.
26 Copy of a News Release of an address by Prof. D.C. Harvey, Nova Scotia archivist, on the life of Jean Pierre Roma, who established a base for the development of the Gulf of St. Lawrence fisheries; Sept. 7, 1936.
27 Handwritten notes on Lucifer matches and grain cradles by Wm. H. Moore; [1948]
28 Typescript of an interview with Miss Margaret Wilkinson re. her early life in Baie de Vin; 1969.
29 Typescript of notes on the Queen’s Rangers; n.d.
30 Typescript of an essay “A Legend of the St. John River” or “A Night With the Lord Bishop of Oromocto”; March 15, 1884.
31 Typescript of information on the pre-Confederation history of railway construction and transportation and coal mining in Nova Scotia, prepared primarily for the descendents of George Taylor and James Hudson; n.d.
32 Notes on Railway Engines by Mrs. S.S. Miller; n.d.
33 Typescript of an essay “Steamboat A-Comin'” by Fred H. Phillips; [mid. 1930’s]
34 Typescript of “Survey of River St. John” – excerpt from the Journal of the House of Assembly; Nov. 12, 1849.
35 Handwritten notes on the steamboat “Aberdeen” by Russell T. Morrison; Aug. 14, 1963.
36 Handwritten notes and typed Narration Manuscript of the Historical Pageant of Fredericton – a project by the students and staff of the Devon School (1603-1939); [c. 1950’s]
37 Typescript of “Some Railway History of New Brunswick” by Major C.W. Anderson; n.d.
38 Typed notes on Alma Balmain, Indians, Gagetown and Jemseg; August 2nd and 4th, 1962.
39 Essay on “Folksongs of the Miramichi” by Susan Grattan; March, 1970.
40 Typescript of notes on “The McGinn Model” Locomotive by C. Warren Anderson; May 8, 1954.
41 Handwritten essay on “The Fredericton Fire Brigade, 1800-1900”; April 20, 1983.
42 Essay on “The Changing Nature of the Fredericton Medical Profession”; April 12, 1983.
43 Notes on “Medical History of Fredericton – Victoria Public Hospital”, Mary Myles, R.N.
44 Essay on “The Loyalists: Who Were They?”; March, 1974.
45 Essay on “The Military Career of a Virginia Loyalist: Captain John Saunders 1776-1782”; May 1, 1972.
46 Handwritten essay on “Lumbering on the Miramichi River”; March, 1975.
47 Copy of a paper presented at ACI Colloquiam: “Interiors: Cultural Patterns in the Atlantic Canadian Home” by T.G. Dilworth on Thomas Nisbet, 19th century N.B. cabinetmaker; Sept. 25, 1981.
48 Essay on “The St. John River”; March 26, 1974.
49 Typescript of a list of vessels built and registered at Miramichi in 18609 and 1862, as published in the Journals of the House of Assembly, 1861 and 1863.
50 Handwritten essay on “The Story of the Chestnut Canoe Company”; n.d.
51 Handwritten essay on “New Brunswick – A Province of Unrest”, by (Miss) Sherry Parks; n.d.
52 Essay on Water Pollution in New Brunswick by Sandra Dunham, 1969.
53 Essay “Growth of an Institution” on the history of schools in Fredericton; March 23, 1970.
54 Essay on “The New Brunswick Schools Question and the Caraquet ‘Riots’: Their History and Significance”; March, 1971.
55 Essay on “A Study of Responsible Government in New Brunswick From 1848-857”; April 2, 976.
56 Essay on “Fredericton Bridge Study”; April 1, 1975.
57 Essay on “New Brunswick and Confederation: A Conflict of Interest”; n.d.
58 Essay on “Merchant in Planter’s Clothing: A Motivational Study of Captain John Saunders, Virginia Loyalist” by Robert Rankin; April, 1975.
59 Essay on “The Amalgamation of Fredericton and Devon 1944-1945”; n.d.
60 Handwritten Essay on “The Boundary Dispute of the St. Croix”; March 23, 1970.
61 Typescript of C.B.C. Radio drama “The White Empire”, script #2; #6; #11; Nov. 21, 1945, Dec. 19, 1945, Jan. 23/46.
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