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Thomas Johnson

  • CA UNB MG H 74
  • Fonds
  • 1819 - [183-]

This fonds is a daybook detailing Thomas Johnson's business transactions and activities from 6 January 1819 through 11 August 1826. He sold a variety of goods, including: pork, seed, corn, wheat, potatoes, timber, beans, cloth, buttons, pantaloons, codfish, beef, coffee, and newspapers. Johnson also took in letters to be delivered, and recorded the senders and sometimes the recipients. His patrons appear to be locals, and included: George Goodwin, Samuel G. Johnson, John Hawthorne, James Johnson, James Cainey, Edward Austin, Capt. Isaac Lilly, Rev. Freeman Parker, David Clancy, Capt. Jonathan A. Tupper, James Whitman, Julianne Saunders, Louisa Prescott, Jeremiah Goodwin, Benjamin Prescott, Samuel Bridge and Samuel White. Also found in the daybook are two loose sheets of typed paper that appear to be templates for contracts drawn up by the justice of the peace in 1830 and [183-].

Johnson, Thomas

Gilmour and Rankin

  • CA UNB MG H 4
  • Collection
  • 1751-1862, predominant 1828-1843

This fonds consists mainly of correspondence among members of the various branches of Pollok and Gilmour, especially to and from Alexander Rankin of Rankin and Gilmour.

It also includes personal financial records of Alexander and Robert Rankin and North American travel diaries of Allen Gilmour, Jr. and Sr. and William Ritchie, dating from 1828 to 1829, and a report on the proceedings at the Prince of Wales' Challenge Cup competition (1862).

Gilmour and Rankin (firm)

Thomas Dunn

  • CA UNB MG H 70a
  • Fonds
  • [1772?], 1807, 1815

This fonds contains photocopies of three documents pertaining to the life and work of Thomas Dunn.

Dunn, Thomas

Thomas Hazen ledger

  • CA UNB MG H 51
  • Fonds
  • 1825-1835

Little has been discovered about general merchant Thomas Hazen, except that he operated a business in New Brunswick from at least 1825 to 1835.

Hazen, Thomas

John Edgecombe

  • CA UNB MG H 50
  • Fonds
  • 1855-1877

This fonds contains an account book for John Edgecombe's carriage business, 1855-1871, as well as accounts for Miller & Edgecombe Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, 1871-1877.

Edgecombe, John

Saint John, New Brunswick Warehouse accounts

  • CA UNB MG H 68
  • Fonds
  • 1857-1864

These three volumes of warehouse accounts record goods remaining with the warehouse and goods housed. They list the date, name of importer, name and port of vessel, value of cargo, number of packages, type of goods, and quantity of goods.

Saint John, NB, Warehouse accounts, Author

Thomas F. Gillespie

  • CA UNB MG H 30
  • Fonds
  • 1865-1893

This fonds documents Thomas F. Gillespie's business activities relating to his saw mill, foundry, and insurance business, all located at Chatham, N.B. It includes account books and day books for the Chatham Foundry and a time book for the saw mill. The fonds also includes an insurance book, a firewood account book, and two nominal indices of customers.

Gillespie, Thomas Francis

John Falconer

  • CA UNB MG H 37
  • Fonds
  • 1865

This fonds contains a rough account book for John Falconer's mercantile business, dating from January 1865 to February 1865. The record book contains entries of business transactions and the dates of the transactions. Presumably, these entries were to be posted to another account book.

Falconer, John

New Brunswick Merchant Daybook

  • CA UNB MG H 74
  • Item
  • 19 February 1866 - 21 November 1867

This general merchant's day book, lists names of customers, articles purchased, and prices.

Francis Joseph Sherman

  • CA UNB MG L 4
  • Fonds
  • 1871-1938

This fonds documents the literary career of Francis Joseph Sherman. It includes correspondence 1896-1899; a manuscript, 1897; and correspondence concerning Sherman manuscripts, 1934-1938 with Lorne Pierce.

Sherman, Francis

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