Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Captain John Crosby fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
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Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Reference code
MS-2-525, SF Box 27, Folder 33-34; SF Box 28, Folder 7-11 ;
Edition area
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1827-1923 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
8 pages (7 folders)
Publisher's series area
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Captain John B. Crosby was a master mariner. He was born in 1833 in Chebogue, Nova Scotia, to Abijah Crosby. In 1860 he was married to Mary E. Perry, with whom he had three children, Lemuel Stanley, Annie and Thomas. In 1899 he married the widow, Francis E. Wood, who had two children. Crosby died in 1919 in Tusket, Nova Scotia, aged 85.
Custodial history
Records were donated in 1984 by Paul Kilawee.
Scope and content
Fonds comprises four land deeds, a letter of administration for Abijah Crosby to execute his father's estate, a statement of purpose for the Church of Chebogue, and a letter to Abijah Crosby regarding the payment and installation of a rural postal delivery box.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script note
English
Location of originals
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
Finding aids
Finding aid
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Accruals
No further accruals expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Captain John Crosby fonds, MS-2-525, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.