Archives Catalogue

Howard Allen and Co. - General Merchant, Lockeport, N.S.

MS-4-177, Box 16, Folder 12
File
1895-1916

Letters are from and to him, mostly to McMillan. Other letters mention him in some capacity.

Imports to Lockeport; Supplements to Shipping Office Ledger (1857-1858).

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 2
File
[198-?]]

File contains photocopies from the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. From Ragged Island; one is Shelburne, one is Liverpool.

Income Tax Assessments.

MS-4-177, Box 16, Folder 10
File
1914, 1917, 1925

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains photocopies of ship dimensions and a receipt for Amherst Boot and Shoe.

Information about Icelandic settlement in Lockeport ca. 1870

MS-4-177, Box 9, Folder 4
File
1980 - 2001

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

File also contains photocopied materials from the Lockeport Historical Society regarding their activities.

Insurance and Salvage Correspondence.

MS-4-177, Box 16, Folder 9
File
1896-1924

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Contains insurance policy documents. Policies held on various ships and held by companies such as Dale and Co.; Cowie and Edwards; John Strachan; Lunenburg Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.; Portland Marine Underwriters.

Invoices and Correspondence from J.D. Murphy for Salt.

MS-4-177, Box 8, Folder 2
File
1895-1905

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Invoices from Various Nova Scotia Companies.

MS-4-177, Box 20, Folder 5
File
1896-1925

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains interesting looking letterheads and stamps.

Jamaica Sales Accounts with Hope Levy and Co.

MS-4-177, Box 12, Folder 1
File
1895, 1897-1898

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Shipments sent via: Mary C., Ben Bolt, Three Bells, SS Adria and Alpha.

J.B. Foote; W.D. King

MS-4-177, Box 6, Folder 16
File
1911-1914

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

J.C. Allen Dispute with School Commissioners (1841, 1858).

MS-4-177, Box 5, Folder 12
File
1980-2000

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

The pages in this file are photocopies.

Job Brothers and Co. - General Merchants and Agents, Halifax, N.S.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 15
File
1911-1914

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Correspondence relating to Salt shipping.

John Penney and Sons; George Buffet

MS-4-177, Box 6, Folder 17
File
1915-1918

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

J.P. Hupman Livery Stable Register (1874-1883).

MS-4-177, Box 8, Folder 14
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Julian and W. Stedman Archer and Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad.

MS-4-177, Box 7, Folder 8
File
1905-1910

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Majority of letters are concerning the failing business.

Julian H. Archer and Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad.

MS-4-177, Box 7, Folder 7
File
1903-1905

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Telegraphs sent are written in code.

Julian H. Archer and Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad.

MS-4-177, Box 7, Folder 10
File
1900

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Julian H. Archer and Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 15
File
1901-1902

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Contains: receipts, invoices, wires and notes.

Julian H. Archer and Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 17
File
1897-1898

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Letter to friend from Josephine (Sep 25th, 1921)

MS-4-177, Box 19, Folder 7
File
1921

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Mrs. Harding mentioned in letter. Letter is from Shelburne.

Letters to Charles (Elmer, Mush) Stewart

MS-4-177, Box 19, Folder 5
File
1913-1944

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Letters to Edwin Williams from family members

MS-4-177, Box 19, Folder 4
File
1923-1929

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Letters to Evangeline Williams

MS-4-177, Box 19, Folder 3
File
1923, 1928

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

File contains love letters from Earl B. Smith, Herbert Ingram and others.

Letters to Mrs. Charles E. Smith from friends (1883-1895)

MS-4-177, Box 4, Folder 10
File
1883-1895

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

List of Lockeport Vessels (1871-1923).

MS-4-177, Box 7, Folder 1
File
1985

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Contains a list of ships and their vital statistics as gathered by the assistant curator at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

List of Ships Registered at Shelburne (1850's-1930's).

MS-4-177, Box 9, Folder 9
File
1980-1992

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

contains correspondence, and photocopies

List of Ships Sold to Iles Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (ca. 1880-1900)

MS-4-177, Box 6, Folder 7
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Liverpool Customs: Light Duty Goods In and Out (ca.1830's-1890's).

MS-4-177, Box 8, Folder 9
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Locke and Churchill's Letter Book (1833-1835)

MS-4-177, Box 4, Folder 6
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: letterbook deals with the following ships: Greyhound, Acadian, Thistle, Collector, Sable, Reindeer, and Neptune.

Locke and Churchill's Letters to Ragged Island Firms (1862-1865)

MS-4-177, Box 5, Folder 3
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Letters are to Locke and Churchill from Stairs and Morrow and Charles George.

Locke Biographies from the Legislative Library (ca.1850's)

MS-4-177, Box 9, Folder 5
File
[198-?]-1987

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

File contains photocopies, 3 handwritten notes; and 1 letter addressed to Bebb. Also contains Yacht Club flag drawings, newspaper copies, printouts of Locke photographs.

Locke Correspondence to and from Julian H. Archer and Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 9
File
1896

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Locke Correspondence to and from Julian H. Archer and Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 14
File
1895

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: sales records.

Locke Correspondence to and from McDonalds, Emile DeLisle, F. Pinard, S.G. Gordon.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 17
File
1895-1896, 1909

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Some letters addressed to McMillan.

Lockeport and Shelburne Schools.

MS-4-177, Box 15, Folder 6
File
1871, 1928

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

File contains two letters from potential teachers, a poster, and a character reference.

Lockeport Business Research Papers

Subseries
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

This series contains research notes on Lockeport's businesses. It contains notes on letterbooks, account books, daybooks and Dunn's directories. The research notes cover from 1830's to 1920's.

Lockeport Captains - Letters from and about Sea Captains.

MS-4-177, Box 18, Folder 1
File
1896-1923

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains letters to C. Locke, Griffin and Clarke.

Lockeport Charts and Maps (1778-1955).

MS-4-177, Box 5, Folder 16
File
1955; [198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

1955 map of Port Mouton from the Canada Mines and Technical Surveys series. The pages in this file are photocopies.

Lockeport Cold Storage- invoices.

MS-4-177, Box 13, Folder 1
File
1905-1922

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: Hogg's Stage Lines; Fred B. Walls; Atlantic Canning Co. Ltd.

Lockeport Firms and Workers - Correspondence and invoices.

MS-4-177, Box 14, Folder 2
File
1900-1922

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: photocopies of letters regarding the moving of African American women as well as character references for the former; town clerk correspondence.

Lockeport Historical Collection

MS-4-177
Collection
1801-2005

Collection contains documents relating to the mercantile and shipping activities of William McMillan, McMillan was active in the business between 1893 and the early 1930's. Records include receipts, invoices and other material from other merchants he purchased or sold to, correspondence regarding the shipping of those goods, papers regarding the vessels he owned or contracted to sail the material to different parts of the world and correspondence from individuals who ran the ships. Also included are telegram notices, personal correspondence and other material. This collection also contains material from the Locke Family, the Harding Family, all in Lockeport, Nova Scotia. It also contains documents from different individuals in the town of Lockeport.

Part of the material included in this collection is the research of Trevor Bebb. He was working on the shipping history of Lockeport and the surrounding areas and as such has collected a great deal of material. Included in his papers are research notes, photocopies of shipping and customs records, diaries and logs, and printed material.

Bebb, James Trevor

"Lockeport Lockout" articles on Lockeport

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 3
File
1997

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

File contains photocopies of newspaper clippings and a full copy of "The Coast Guard: The Voice of Shelburne County," a local newspaper published on Tuesday, September 16, 1997. The issue has an article on the Lockeport Lockout by Lewis M. Jackson.

Lockeport Ships - National Sea Ships - Lists of vessels

MS-4-177, Box 6, Folder 6
File
1911, 1960's

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Lockeport Co. changed its name to National Sea. Contains list of captains and their vessels as well as Morton Townsend's List of National Sea "Capes", ca. 1960's.

Lockeport Taxes; Department of Public Works.

MS-4-177, Box 17, Folder 2
File
1894-1934

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains receipts and correspondence.

Lockeport Town Papers

Series
1883-1944

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Sousfonds contains correspondence from Captain Charles Smith and his wife; Letters to Edwin and Evangeline Williams; Fred Griffin; Charles Stewart. Sousfonds also contains a history of Allendale, material about schools, municipal tax list, receipt books, material on Lockeport Ships, a list of vessels and a guest book all relating to Lockeport, Nova Scotia.

Loyalist Land Grants in Bahamas Islands (1883, 1915-1916)

MS-4-177, Box 3, Folder 13
File
1883, 1915-16, [198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Contains: photocopies of lists of individuals who received land grants, a note from 1883, 2 receipts from 1915-1916, photocopy of a land grant for Sir Alexander Murray.

Material used for Bebb's book "Quest for The Phantom Fleet", 1992

MS-4-177, Box 9, Folder 18
File
1895-1924, [ca.1980's-1990's]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

McMillan Ships Accounts Ledger - photocopies (1894)

MS-4-177, Box 5, Folder 2
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Contains accounts with the following ships: Ranter, Belle H. McKinnon, Oriole, Myrtle, Lawrence, Sea Slipper, Fleetwing, Horace B., Fish Hawk, Jennie V., Sarah H. Seeton, and General Laurie.

Municipal tax list, receipt book, and credit account book