Series - Personal archives of Carrie Coalfleet

Easter Postcard to Cousin Carrie from Waite Bigelow Christmas Greeting Postcard from Waite Bigelow

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Personal archives of Carrie Coalfleet

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  • 1881-1934, predominant 1920-1930s (Creation)

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4 cm of textual records of textual material + 16 photographs

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Carrie Coalfleet née Bigelow was born 13 April 1849 in Canning, NS, to Ebenezer Bigelow and Waite Bigelow née Sanford. In 1885 she married widower Captain Hiram Coalfleet of Hant's Port, NS. After his death she operated a school for girls. She died in 1931.

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This series contains primarily personal correspondence, some unidentified photographs and a few financial and legal documents. It also contains a photocopied transcript of the diary of Alice Coalfleet, who was Hiram Coalfleet's niece, while aboard the Barque Plymouth, from 1886-1892.

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  • English

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