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Adams and Knickle Ltd. fonds
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Adams and Knickle Ltd. fonds

  • MS-4-27
  • Fonds
  • 1897-1968
The fonds consists of records which document the business activities and interests of Adams & Knickle Ltd. from 1897 until 1968. Information contained in this fonds provides insight into the company’s role as a major fishing and shipping partner in the fishing and shipping industry in Nova Scotia. Also included in this fonds is information about the company’s international relations with the various agents engaged in this industry; the types and amounts of fish landed, processed, shipped and sold by the company; the many transactions involved in operating vessels; and various events that impacted on the company’s operations. The types of documents include: affidavits, agent accounts, agreements, catch journals, correspondence, damage claims, deeds, employment records, financial statements, fish sales records, fishing contracts, ledgers, notices of protest, port documents, sailing journals, time journals, vessel accounts and journals, vessel certificates, and vessel shares.

Adams and Knickle Limited.

Two sail plans with yardage calculations

File includes a scrap of paper with yardage calculations for both plans as well as the name Charles A McLean, which may have been the name of the boat for which the sails were intended. The Charles A. MacLean was built in 1946 by Mahone Bay Shipbuilding Co. for Atlantic Freighting Co. of Waymouth, Nova Scotia.

Adams and Knickle salt cod barrel labels

File contains a label reading "Bacalao superior el pescador, A empacado por Adams & Knickle Lmited Lunenburg, N.S. 128 lbs. Net." The label features a red and blue bullseye design with the text wrapped around an image of a small fishing boat.

Vessel operations records of Adams and Knickle Limited

Vessel Operations series consists of vessels papers, vessel certificates and sailing journals. Types of documents include captain's correspondence and accounts, agents' accounts, correspondence, port documentation, trip financial summaries, agreements and charters with shipping agents, notices of protest, crew lists, affidavits, insurance records, vessel accounts and logs. Information includes relations between the vessel and Adams & Knickle; business transactions at various ports in the Caribbean, Brazil and Portugal; the salt-cure fish trade; shipping and fishing industry; relations with foreign markets and various shipping agents; and

Legal matters of Adams and Knickle Limited

Legal Matters series consists of Adams & Knickle agreements, legal transactions and vessels related legal matters. Types of documents include articles of association, certificates of incorporation, court papers, deeds, estate settlements, fishermen's articles, fishing contracts, notices of protest, affidavits, and other vessel related legal materials. The information contained in this series includes legal relations Adams & Knickle had with its shipping partners, agents and the vessels used to transport goods and undertake fishing operations. They also document shareholder interests and any events of a legal nature that impacted on business a specific

Financial records of Adams and Knickle Limited

Financial series consists of accounting records, fishing trip financial statements and company financial statements including Clement Fisheries. Types of documents include ledgers, cash books, daybooks, financial statements, stock certificates and accounting papers. The information contained in this series relate to the financial history of Adams & Knickle between 1897 and 1962 and includes transactions with Atlantic seaboard merchants and shipping agents, vessels, insurance companies, port officials, crews, captains, fishermen, vessel accounts, official duties and taxes on materials shipped, revenue, shares and dividends, and other related financial

Correspondence of Adams and Knickle Limited

Correspondence series consists of Adams & Knickle's general business correspondence and business correspondence concerning its fishing, shipping and vessel operations. The information contained in this series relates to fishing and shipping transactions; relations with both local and foreign agents; shipping events and voyages throughout the Atlantic Ocean; maintenance and refitting of vessels; insurance policies; and legal vessel matters. The Vessel Operations series also contain captain's correspondence and shipping agents' correspondence concerning specific transactions with vessels and events relating to Adams & Knickle vessels.
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