Planters

Checklist of secondary sources for Planter studies / compiled by Daniel C. Goodwin and Steven Bligh McNutt.

Collection: Acadiana Collection - Special Collections

Description: v, 75 leaves ; 28 cm.

Creator: Goodwin, Daniel C. (Daniel Corey),1962-

Type: book

A Checklist of secondary sources for Planter Studies

Collection: Acadiana Collection - Special Collections

Description: iv, 64 leaves ; 28 cm

Creator: Goodwin, Daniel C. (Daniel Corey),1962-

Type: book

Memoir

Collection: Chipman family

Description: Volume contains genealogical information about the Chipman family, written by Handley Chipman

Accession Number: 1931.005-CHI/4/1

Description: Item is a letter written by Handley Chipman from Cornwallis, Kings Co., N.S. to Rev'd. Messrs. Daniel Cock (1717-1805) and David Smith (1732-1795) of Truro and Londonderry, N.S. The letter is dated June 30, 1777 and describes the issues the Cornwallis Church was having with Reverend Benijah Phelps, the divisions within the Church and the arrival of Henry Alline in Cornwallis, N.S. Includes a…

Accession Number: 1931.005-CHI/2

Memoir

Collection: Chipman family

Description: Volume is a memoir written by Handley Chipman. Cover states: "A part of the memoir of Handley Chipman Esqr. Cornwallis N.S. Written 5 and 6 years before his death in April 1799. Property of Zachariah Chipman, D[ied] 1854." This inscription was obviously written by someone who had the book sometime after Chipman's death on 27 May 1799 and who was mistaken about Chipman's month…

Accession Number: 1931.005-CHI/4/2

Correspondence from William Chipman

Collection: Chipman family

Description: Letter to "my very dear Brother", sent to Alfred Chipman by William Chipman 23 January 1861.

Accession Number: 1923.001-CHI/8

Correspondence from Alice Shaw

Collection: Chipman family

Description: Undated letter, sent to Alfred Chipman.

Accession Number: 1923.001-CHI/8

Township of Horton land survey

Collection: Township of Horton

Description: Plan of Horton Town, surveyed and laid out in June 1760, by Charles Morris, Chief Surveyor. Includes the names of those who were given each lot. Inscription, "Plan of Horton Town Surveyed and laid out in June 1760 By. Chas. Morris, Chief Surveyor".

Accession Number: 1900.355-HOR/001

Type: map

Horton Township record book

Collection: Township of Horton

Description: A record book for the township of Horton. Includes records for crops, births, deaths, and marriages, as well as information about cattle marks and earmarks. Note: There are several blank pages that have been left in certain sections to allow for the addition of further records. The ledger also includes at least three poems and a sketch of the authors grandmother. Inscription, "Book of…

Accession Number: 1972.002-HOR/001

Type: textual record

Index

Collection: Township of Horton

Description: Volume is an index to record book entitled "Book of marks for the Township of Horton 1846," arranged alphabetically.

Accession Number: 2015.004-HOR/001

Type: textual record

Articles of association

Collection: Kings County Agricultural Society

Description: Included in the first record book, these 15 articles and mandate form articles of incorporation for the Kings County Agricultural Society. Includes signatures for members who voted on the articles.

Accession Number: 1900.119-KAS/001

Type: textual record

The Parrsboro Township Record Book

Collection: Township of Parrsboro

Description: The Parrsboro Township Record Book was a handwritten record of births, deaths and marriages which occurred in the area between 1786 and 1822. It is also a record of livestock markings used by local farmers to identify their animals. Some business transactions are also noted. Thomas Shreve is identified on the first page of the book as the first town clerk. He later became the Rector of Parrsboro…

Accession Number: 1900.031/001

Type: textual record