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Research notes on "The Sarah Croker Case"

Research notes on "The Sarah Croker Case"

Item consists of annotated typescript notes compiled by Thomas Raddall from multiple sources (including Roy Laurence's testimony), around the death of Sarah Croker Giberson, in preparation for a chapter on Sadie Davenport in his publication "Footsteps on Old Floors", published in 1968.

From title page: "Sources: personal conversations with Halifax lawyer (later Judge) M.B.Archibald, who represented the Salvation Army in the case: personal conversations and complete copies of the court documents supplied by lawyer Roy A. Lawrence
of Annapolis, who represented Blanchard Giberson in the case."

Research notes from an interview with "Loon Doon Abbott"

Research notes from an interview with "Loon Doon Abbott"

Item consists of handwritten notes drafted by Roy Laurence on January 9, 1936, during an interview with Lorna Doone (marked "Loon Doon") Abbott, daughter of Sarah Croker. Item is "Enclosure 5" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Research notes regarding Sarah Croker's marriages

Research notes regarding Sarah Croker's marriages

Item consists of typed research notes, likely drafted by Roy Laurence in 1937, about Sarah Croker's marriages to Harry Croker and Blanchard Giberson. Item is "Enclosure 6" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
In the Probate Court. In re Estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Halifax, Thursday, June 18, 1936, 10...

In the Probate Court. In re Estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Halifax, Thursday, June 18, 1936, 10.30am, before the Registrar, Robert F. Yeoman, KC

Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted Thursday, June 18, 1936, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes Blanchard Giberson, W. Turney Giberson, and Carolyn A. Bishop as witnesses. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
In the Province of Nova Scotia. In the Court of Probate Halifax. In the estate of Sarah Giberson ...

In the Province of Nova Scotia. In the Court of Probate Halifax. In the estate of Sarah Giberson (Croker) deceased. Index to hearing held on September 11, 1936

Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted September 11, 1936, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes [Lorna Doone] Abbott, [Blanchard] Giberson, and [Melissa] Green [sic, Greene] recalled as witnesses, plus further argument of Counsel. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
In the Probate Court. In the estate of Sarah C. Giberson, deceased. Halifax, Wednesday, January 1...

In the Probate Court. In the estate of Sarah C. Giberson, deceased. Halifax, Wednesday, January 13, 1937, 10am, before Robert F. Yeoman, KC, Registrar

Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted Wednesday, January 13, 1937, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes Almon E. Hilchey, Major T.H. Mundy, and Harry Croker as witnesses. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Diary, May 15, 1923-September 23, 1932

Diary, May 15, 1923-September 23, 1932

Item is one volume of the diary of Thomas H. Raddall from the dates May 15, 1923 to September 23, 1932 with accounts from Milton and Queens county as well as record of a local election.
Diary, February 15, 1945-June 5, 1945

Diary, February 15, 1945-June 5, 1945

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from February 15, 1945 to June 5, 1945 containing war updates, weather patterns, anti-conscription riots, rations, and world news including demonstrations in Rome.
Diary, August 5, 1951-March 8, 1953

Diary, August 5, 1951-March 8, 1953

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from August 5, 1951 - March 8, 1953 containing accounts of weather, family visits, a royal visit, and peace negotiations in Korea.
Diary, May 11, 1954-August 22, 1955

Diary, May 11, 1954-August 22, 1955

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from May 11, 1954 - August 22, 1955 containing accounts of personal events, writer's block, weather, newspaper clippings, and other news.
Diary, August 23, 1955-October 30, 1956

Diary, August 23, 1955-October 30, 1956

Item is one volume of a diary of Thomas H. Raddall, dating from August 23, 1955 - October 30, 1956 containing accounts of personal and local events, weather patterns, Eagle Lake, and paper mills.
Diary, June 7, 1980-September 19, 1985

Diary, June 7, 1980-September 19, 1985

Item contains one volume of a diary from Thomas H. Raddall dating from June 7, 1980 - September 19, 1985. Entries contain accounts of daily life, weather, and visits from friends and family.
Diary, September 19, 1985-February 20, 1991

Diary, September 19, 1985-February 20, 1991

Item contains one volume of a diary from Thomas H. Raddall dating from September 19, 1985 - February 20, 1991. The diary contains accounts of weather and everyday life. Entries end on page 144.
"Irish Settlers in Queens County"

"Irish Settlers in Queens County"

Item consists of Thomas H. Raddall's typed research notes (with handwritten annotations) related to Irish emigration to Queens County, likely compiled in the early-1950s.
"Chanties and Other Songs of the Sea" : [manuscript]

"Chanties and Other Songs of the Sea" : [manuscript]

Item is a collection of transcribed sea chanties, as sung aboard vessels out of Liverpool, Nova Scotia in the 1870's, 1880's, and 1890's, and recalled in whole or part by William H. Smith, of Liverpool, N.S. (born 1867). The words were taken down and prepared in typescript by his son T. Brenton Smith, in the year 1940. Includes the following chanties: "The Loss of the Emma-Jane," "Lay Out, Tack Sheets and Haul," "Bound to Rio," "Blow the Man Down," "Old Hoss," "Screwing in Song," "Way Down in Tennessee," "The City of Baltimore," "Around the World and Home Again," "Old Mother Head's," "Sauer Kraut," "Arriving back at Liverpool," "The Mary," "Brigantine Scrocco," "The Big Five Gallon Jar," "Shiloh Brown," "Shanadore [Shenandoah]," "What You Going to do with a Drunken Sailor," "Goodbye, Fare Ye Well," "Say Old Man," "Harbour Grace," "Liverpool Packet," "Fire in the Foretop," "Sailor's Burial at Sea," "On the Banks of the Sacremento," "Rolling Home to Merry England," "Then Turn out You Jolly Tars," "Whiskey for my Johnnie," "The Banks of Newfoundland," "Hangman Johnnie," "On the Plains of Mexico," "We'll Pay Paddy Doyle for his Boots," "Isle of Fugi," "Old England's Gained the Day," and "Walking in de Middle of de Road." Includes annotations about the chanties, some of which are handwritten and by Thomas H. Raddall.
From W. L. Fillmore, Amherst, Nova Scotia, to Thomas Head Raddall

From W. L. Fillmore, Amherst, Nova Scotia, to Thomas Head Raddall

Item is seven pages of correspondence. Includes a four-page letter dated March 3, 1969 from W. L. Fillmore to Thomas H. Raddall, a six page letter dated March 3, 1969 from W. L. Fillmore to John MacQuarrie (contains annotations), and one card dated December 1968 from H.O. Maddens to W. L. Fillmore.
"From Biplanes to Jets, Pioneer Knew Them All," Clipping Halifax Chronicle Herald (January 1970) ...

"From Biplanes to Jets, Pioneer Knew Them All," Clipping Halifax Chronicle Herald (January 1970) and "Donald W. Saunders," Dalhousie Alumni News (March 1970)

Item is a two-page copy of a newspaper article title "From biplanes to jets, pioneer knew them all" dated January 8, 1970 from the Halifax Chronicle Herald and a short obituary for Donald W. Saunders from Dalhousie Alumni News dated March 1970.
"Documents in the case of the King vs. Daniel Hurley, Liverpool, N.S. 1816-17"

"Documents in the case of the King vs. Daniel Hurley, Liverpool, N.S. 1816-17"

Item is eight pages of documents used in the case of the Kind vs. Daniel Hurley, Liverpool N.S., 1816-1817. A note on the front page reads "Copied from the original documents in the possession of William Shepherd, former Prothonotary of Queens County. They were copied for the Canadian Archives at Ottawa by Charles Warman in 1918, according to pencil notes on each document. In 1960 Shepherd turned the documents over to Jones & Milford, lawyers, Liverpool."
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