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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

Schooners Ida M. Clarke and Springwood - correspondence and invoices.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 1
File
May-Oct. 1908

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: insurance cards for each ship.

Schooner Nellie J. Banks -Telegrams.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 10
File
1916-1918

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: telegrams in handwriting.

Schooner Ohio - Invoices.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 11
File
1917-1920

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: newsclipping from 1920 regarding sinking of ship.

Schooner Ida M. Clarke - Correspondence and invoices.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 12
File
Bulk, 1906

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Schooner Ida M. Clarke- Correspondence.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 13
File
1909

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: correspondence regarding the insurance of the Ida M. Clarke.

Schooner General Laurie - Correspondence with Captain W. Matthews.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 14
File
1911-1913

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Schooner Ida M. Clarke - correspondence and invoices (February-December, 1902)

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 2
File
1902

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Schooner General Laurie - correpondence.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 3
File
1909-1910

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: correspondence relating to the repairs of the ship.

Schooner Ida M. Clarke - Invoices and correspondence.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 4
File
Bulk, 1907

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Contains: mainly invoices; 1 letter dating from 1905.

Schooner General Laurie - Correspondence (August-December 1908)

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 5
File
Bulk, 1908

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Contains: 1 item dated 1907.

Schooner Ida M. Clarke - Correspondence and invoices, (April-December, 1903)

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 6
File
1903

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Schooner Ida M. Clarke - Correspondence and invoices, (April-December 1904)

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 7
File
1904

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Schooners Ida M. Clarke and Harry Nickerson; Death of Captain Clarke - Correspondence.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 8
File
1910-1920

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: letters from Mrs. Clarke regarding Capt. Clarke's death; receipt of sale of the Harry Nickerson.

Schooner General Laurie - Correspondence.

MS-4-177, Box 1, Folder 9
File
1912-1915

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Schooner Ella M. Rudolph - Invoices and Correspondence.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 1
File
1912-1913

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Wieting and Richter; Pickford and Black; J. Peregrine Watson.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 10
File
1897-1909

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

T. Geddes Grant. - Shipping Merchant, Halifax.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 11
File
1904-1923

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Trinidad Sales Accounts with Julian H. Archer and Co.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 12
File
1896

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Shipments sent via ships Ben Bolt, Josephine, Taymouth Castle, Three Bells, Mary C., Garnet, Alina, Jersey Lily, Duart Castle.

Trinidad Sales Accounts with Julian H. Archer and Co.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 13
File
1897

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Shipments sent via ships Josephine, Garnet, Taymouth Castle, Duart Castle, Ben Bolt, Lottie A. Burns, Cedola.

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.

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.

Gordon, Grant and Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 16
File
1903-1913

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

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.

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

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

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

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

"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.

Records of Captain Charles Smith

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 4
File
1889-1896

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Contains insurance information, lists of ship's cooks, invoices, postcards, emephera, library card.

History of Allendale

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 5
File
n.d.

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

File contains 15 photocopies.

Coal Shipments Aboard Various Schooners

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 6
File
1915-1916

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Schooners named are: Gladys E. Whidden, Gladys R. Smith, Beatrice L. Corkum, Percy C., Rosalie Belliveau. Letters and invoices are from a number of different individuals.

Schooners Eva L.H., Lizzie A., Ronald B., Oliver, Reginald R., Togo, Buena, Evan B. - Invoices and Correspondence.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 7
File
1912-1914

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: Lockeport map.

Email Printout Regarding Ship Possibly Named H.M.C.S. Starling.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 8
File
1996

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Email originally from Gordon Kelly.

W.W. Kenney, Superintendent at Victoria General Hospital.

MS-4-177, Box 10, Folder 9
File
1915-1919

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

1 Letter is from McMillan asking Kenney to please send more nurses to help tend the sick during the Spanish Flu.

Trinidad Sales Accounts with Julian H. Archer and Co.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 1
File
1894

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Shipments sent via Mary E. Harlow, Josephine, Three Bells, Mary C.

Research notes from the Log of the schooner "Gazelle" (1863-1864).

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 10
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Partial Log of the Hattie F. Rich (ca. 1886-1887).

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 11
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

File contains 8 photocopies. Also contains some undated newspaper clippings.

Research notes from Partial Log of the "Maggie Page" (1881).

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 12
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Trinidad Ship Registry - Ships sailing from Shelburne to Trinidad, (1843-1886)

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 13
File
[198-?]

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Due to the fact the pages are photocopied, most likely this is part of Bebb's work, however, nothing can relate it to him--there is no handwriting on the pages, or letters to Bebb in the file.

Pickford and Black - Steamship Owners Agents & Brokers, Halifax, N.S.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 14
File
1894-1922

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

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.

Salt Shipping with Various Firms.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 16
File
1905-1918

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Firms included are: N &M Smith; Seaboard Trading Co.; Eastern Salt Co.; Halifax Cold Storage; Kursteiner; C.W.Hackett; Joseph Salter's Sons, L.B. Currie, George C. Cook, A. Whitman.

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

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

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

G. Alston and Co. - General Merchant, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 18
File
1898, 1905-1916

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Hanschell and Co. - Ship and Insurance Agents, Commission Merchants, Barbados.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 19
File
1902, 1912

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Trinidad Sales Accounts with Julian H. Archer and Co.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 2
File
1895

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Shipments sent via Josephine, Alina, Mary E. Harlow, Garnet, Three Bells, B.M. Thorburne, Mary C.

Various Barbados Firms.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 20
File
1904-1915

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Firms include Leacock and Co.; Gardiner Austin; DaCosta and Co.

Various Trinidad Firms.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 21
File
1901, 1903, 1905, 1911, 1913, 1923

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Firms from Port-of-Spain include: Ackrill; Carranza, Rae and Salazar Ltd; Smith, Robertson and Co.; P.H.N. Pampellonne and Co.; Scott, Boyd and Co.; J.A. Pavillon; Joaquim Ribero; Robert Warren.

Charles Levy and Co.; Hope Levy and Co. - Merchants, Jamaica.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 22
File
1896-1899, 1900, 1903-1904

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Also contains: Levy, Isaacs and Co.; Lacelles de Mercado and Co.; E.G. Orrett; G. Eustace; Burke and Bro.; Delgado Bros.

Business correspondence to William McMillan, Lockeport, regarding confirmation to ship goods, and receipt of shipments

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 23
File
1922

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

File contains business correspondence addressed to William McMillan and Fred Giffin (with a few written by McMillan), Lockeport, between June 1922 and September 1922, regarding receipt of shipment of goods to be sold in McMillan's general store, or confirmation of goods to be sent overseas.

File contains both typed and handwritten correspondence and balance orders from the following brokers:
Acadia Gas Engines (Bridgewater), Brenton M. Acker (Birch Town), C.R. Banks (Torbrook Mines, NS), G.E. Barbour Company (Saint John), Barrett Company (Halifax), Beaver Company (Thorold, ON), J.T. Bell (Montreal), C.E. Bentley (Truro), W.R. Brock Company (Montreal), Brock & Paterson (Saint John), Buffalo Specialty Company, Canada Cement Company (Montreal), Canada Feed & Oil Limited (Halifax; regarding outstanding accounts after plant closure), Canada Wire and Cable Company (Halifax), Canadian Drug Co. Limited, Canadian General Electric Company (Halifax), Canadian National Railways, Canadian Oil Companies (Toronto), Cloverdale United Farmers Limited (Springfield), Congoleum Company (Montreal), H.S. Cook & Co. (formerly Burrell-Johnson, Yarmouth), M.P. Cook & Company (Yarmouth), Craven & Speeding Bros. (Sunderland), H.H. Crosby (Hebron), Crude Oil Engine Company of Canada (Montreal), Davis & Fraser (Halifax), Dixon & Corbitt and R.S. Newall & Co. (Gateshead-on-Tyne), Andrew Doane (Ingomar), Dominion Molasses Company (Halifax), Dominion Rubber System (Maritime) Limited (Halifax), Dustbane Mfg. Co. (Ottawa), Emerson & Fisher (Saint John), Enterprise Foundry Co. (Sackville, NB), Frank Fales & Sons (Saint John), Gibson Bros. (Halifax), Gloria Light Company (Chicago), M.W. Graves & Co. (Bridgetown), Charles Hagar (Roseway), Trueman Hager (Round Bay), W.B. Hamilton Shoe Co. (Toronto), A.W. Hebb (Bridgewater), Fletcher Hebb (Bridgewater), J.W. Hebb, Lakeside Farm (Hebb's Cross), J.C. Hemeon (Liverpool), E.S. Hendry (Milton), Hunt Brothers (London, ON), Imperial Oil Limited (Halifax), J.B. Jones (East Jordan), Lake of the Woods Milling Company (Saint John), John Lockett & Son (Bridgetown), T. McAvity & Sons (Saint John), Avery MacDonald (Lower Port Joli), McDonald Tea Co. (Saint John), Manchester Robertson Allison (Saint John), Maritime Brokers Limited (Halifax), Willett Martin (New York), Martin-Senour Co. (Halifax), Miner Rubber Company (Halifax), G.P. Mitchell & Sons Limited (Halifax), J.E. Morse & Co. (Halifax), J. & M. Murphy Limited (Halifax), National Drug and Chemical Company of Canada (Halifax), New Germany Fruit Co. Limited, F.F. Nicoll (Clyde River), Northern Aluminum Company (Toronto), Palmolive Company (Montreal), Parker & Sawyer (Halifax), Parker Broom Company (Ottawa), Parrish, Phillips & Co. (New York), Peabody's Limited (Walkerville, ON), Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Co., Quaker Oats Company (Halifax, via Peterborough), Rafuse & Eisenhauer Limited (Bridgewater), Frank Reardon Limited (Halifax), Retail Merchants Association of Canada (regarding the Sales Tax Act, among other topics), E.K. Spinney (Yarmouth), Wm. Stairs, Son & Morrow Limited (Halifax), Sterling Materials Co. (Montreal), T.C. Swaine (Barrington), A.E. Thorbourn (Gunning Cove), W.H. Thorne & Company (Saint John), John Tobin & Co. (Halifax), Walker Bros. (Milton), Yarmouth Fruit Co., among others.

Trinidad Sales Accounts with Julian H. Archer and Co.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 3
File
1898

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Shipments sent via Three Bells, Taymouth Castle, Duart Castle, Cepola, Garnet, Springwood, Alina, Jersey Lily.

Trinidad Sales Accounts with Julian H. Archer and Co.

MS-4-177, Box 11, Folder 4
File
1900

Part of Lockeport Historical Collection

Shipments sent via Springwood, Lottie A. Burns, Helene, Alina, Ocamo, Trader, Tyrian, Alice M. Gordon. S.S. Orinoco, Oruro, Tiber.

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