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The Reverend William R. Tratt fonds
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MS-2-198
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2 cm of textual records
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(1850-1934)
Biographical history
William R. Tratt was born in England in 1850. After being ordained as a Methodist minister, he and his wife Naomi Ann Tratt (née Heal) immigrated to Newfoundland around 1876. In 1899 they moved to Nova Scotia and served in various churches around the province. In 1914 they settled in Wentworth, Cumberland County, where Tratt died in 1934. He and his wife were survived by their son, Herber.
Custodial history
Donated in 1973 by Grace Tratt, granddaughter of William and Naomi Tratt.
Scope and content
Fonds comprises correspondence and personal papers of William R. Tratt and Naomi Tratt (1890-1932). It also contains Herber Tratt's academic records and financial statements (1908-1910), temperance certificates for Gertrude, Wilfred and Elsie Tratt (1931), and Methodist Church Statistical Returns (1915).
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English
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Preferred citation: [Identification of item], William R. Tratt fonds, MS-2-198, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Mount Allison University. (Subject)