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E. Allison MacKay fonds

  • CA PANB MC509
  • Fonds
  • 1905-1941

This fonds consists primarily of the professional business records of barrister, solicitor and civil servant, E. Allison MacKay of Fredericton, New Brunswick. It consists of business correspondence, legal documents, receipts, memoranda, and statements of account. Much of his legal work related to property transactions, the settling of estates (probate), debts, bankruptcy, immigration, and civil suits. A Presbyterian, he accepted several legal cases involving the Presbyterian Church of Canada, notably, Ferguson et al v. McLean et al, a dispute arising in the congregation of St. James Presbyterian Church at Newcastle, N.B. over union with the United Church of Canada.

The fonds also includes correspondence, circulars, minutes of meeting, and notes relating to MacKay's work as secretary of the executive committee of the Children's Aid Society, chaired by W. J. West, that facilitated the placement of evacuated British children in the homes of York and Sunbury County residents during World War Two.

Also included are a few pieces of personal correspondence, as well as documents, correspondence and other material pertaining to his work with, or membership, in the Independent Order of Foresters, the Knights of Pythias, and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

MacKay, E. Allison

Milltown Soldiers' Comfort Association fonds

  • CA PANB MC415
  • Fonds
  • 1917-1918, 1940-1944

This fonds consists of two minute books of the Milltown Soldiers' Comfort Association, dating from the First World War, 1917-1918 and from the Second World War, 1940-1944.

Milltown Soldiers' Comfort Association (Milltown, N.B.)

York Constituency Council, New Brunswick Section, CCF financial report, May 31, 1947

  • CA PANB MC414
  • Fonds
  • 31 May 1947

This record is the financial report of the York Constituency Council of the New Brunswick Section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, dated 31 March 1947. It sets out the Council's receipts, disbursements, and assets for 1946-1947 and is signed by R. L. Bright, of McAdam, New Brunswick, secretary-treasurer.

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. New Brunswick Section. York Constituency Council

Venus (schooner) log book : [1884-1885]

  • CA PANB MC413
  • Fonds
  • Photocopied [ca. 1980]

The captain's log fills most of the log book and gives sailing dates of the "Venus", weather conditions, departure points, and ports of call. The rest of the volume contains accounts in several different hands.

Venus (Schooner)

Jacob Ellegood letter : [1791]

  • CA PANB MC412
  • Fonds
  • Photographed 1981

Collection contains a photographic copy of a letter written in 1791 by Jacob Ellegood to James Parker, his brother-in-law, while Ellegood was in Saint John, N.B. The letter relates the decision Ellegood made to settle in New Brunswick and the details of the land and properties that he purchased in Fredericton, N.B., some of which were in the possession of Benedict Arnold. Ellegood complains of failing eyesight and a desire for comfort and security in his old age. He also outlines the plans he has for a modest investment in some unnamed business. Also consists of an original letter from Benedict Arnold to Ellegood regarding the sale of Arnold's furniture just prior to his departure for London in 1791.

Ellegood, Jacob

Robert Reid letter

  • CA PANB MC411
  • Fonds
  • 1785

The letter from Robert Reid to Adam Smith is a record of Robert Reid's experiences and recollections as he travelled overland from Baie des Chaleur to Halifax, Nova Scotia in mid-winter in the company of some aboriginal people.

Reid, Robert

Colin Campbell fonds

  • CA PANB MC410
  • Fonds
  • 1787-1794

This fonds consists of bills and receipts for household and personal expenses of the Colin Campbell family. Most are for food, clothing, hairdressing, furnishing, painting, "the girls" schooling, and funeral expenses for "our dear little boy." There are also a few legal and financial papers.

Campbell, Colin

Association of New Brunswick Land Surveyors fonds [1953-1984]

  • CA PANB MC402
  • Fonds
  • Microfilmed 1995

This fonds consists of the administrative records of the Association of New Brunswick Land Surveyors, dating from the time of its formation. It includes copies of by-laws, listings of articled students, and copies of minutes of the Board of Examiners (1953-1982) and of the Council (1954-1982). Also included are copies of membership registers (1954-1982), annual reports (1957-1984) and 2 newsletters (1965-1966)

Association of New Brunswick Land Surveyors

Rothesay Collegiate School fonds

  • CA PANB MC401
  • Fonds
  • 1891-1981

This fonds consists of administrative and printed records of the Rothesay Collegiate School, now known as RCS Netherwood.

There are five student registers, covering the years 1891-1978, as well as issues of the school's magazine, "Blue and White," for most years between 1906-1981. Also include are photocopies of the Reverend W. R. Hibbard's and William Thompson's correspondence pertaining to the history of the school. The student registers are available on microfilm.

Rothesay Collegiate School (Rothesay, N.B.)

Maternal Association of Milltown St. Stephen fonds

  • CA PANB MC399
  • Fonds
  • 1836-1846, 1879

This fonds consists of a minute book which contains minutes of meetings of the Maternal Association of Milltown St. Stephen, as well as lists of members and their children and a copy of the constitution.

A number of pages have been removed from the book. The final entry, dated 1879, concerns the death of an unnamed woman.

Maternal Association of Milltown St. Stephen (Charlotte County, N.B.)

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