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Waterloo (ship) fonds

  • CA PANB MC226
  • 1821-1826, [ca. 1885]

This fonds documents the timber trading activities of the ship "Waterloo" as transacted by its owners John Ward & Sons, of Saint John and their agents, between 1821 and 1826. It consists of a disbursment book that records the purchase of provisons and the hiring of labour for 10 timber voyages. Items and services purchased include foodstuffs, household supplies, insurance, rum, paint, oil, medical attendances, clothing, cartage, surveying, hauling and custom duties. For the most part, the names of the captains and seamen receiving wages, the amounts paid, and the type of labour performed are recorded. Occasionally expenses paid on the seamen's behalf, such as washing, tobacco, and rum are noted. Statements of sales of timber and cargo at Liverpool, statements of profit and loss, and accounts of cargos are also included.

A number of newspaper clippings, [ca. 1885], on a variety of subjects, such as shipping, steamboats, railways, bridges, politics, crime, and charitable organizations, relating primarily to the city of Saint John, were found tucked between the pages of the disbursement book. This material is also included with the fonds.

Waterloo (ship)

Vorie's Seamanship and Navigation Book

  • CA THT 2012.4.2
  • Item
  • 1806

Item is a brown seamanship and navigation book containing information on projection, trigonometry, Gunter's scale, Mercator's scale, winds tides, keeping a ship's log lunar observations and sea terms.

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)

Various Bills & Receipts

  • CA THT IWFFonds-2006.14.03-2006.14.03/60
  • Item
  • 1949-1950
  • Part of Wry Family Fonds

Items are a number of receipts with dates falling between 1949 and 1950. Included are the following: two receipts for water bills; one receipt for an Everyready Battery from Perry Electric and Supply Co.; a car insurance receipt for the Chevy; a lawn swing bill delivered by the Canadian Buffalo Sled Co. Ltd.; a receipt from Alden Hicks for pressing 16 tons of hay; two receipts from Perry Electric and Supply Co. for repairs to the Philco radio; a property tax receipt for 53 Lansdowne Street; one coupon for a pen from Federal Pen in Trois-Riviere, Quebec; and a news clipping about Dr. George J. Trueman, former president of Mount Allison University.

The New Brunswick Genealogical Society Fonds

  • CA CCA MC 969
  • Fonds
  • 2007

This fonds contains items relating to The New Brunswick Genealogical Society. It includes Vol.29 No.2 of Generations, a journal relating to genealogical and historical research that is published Bi-Annually by The New Brunswick Genealogical Society.

New Brunswick Genealogical Society

Stonehaven Wharf

Item is a photograph of ships at the wharf in Stonehaven, NB waiting to load grindstone to be shipped to the New England market.

Stonehaven Breakwater

Item is a photograph of the breakwater at Stonehaven, NB. The railroad tracks running down the breakwater as well as a boat resting at the wharf are visible.

Statement of Expenditure on Roads

Items are papers from the provincial Department of Public Works titled, “Statement of expenditure on Roads, Ordinary”. Willard Wry was listed as the commissioner on the form, and the type of work was listed as “dyking”. Three identical blank forms are also included.

St. Andrews and Quebec Railroad documents

This series consists of Acts (printed in one volume) of the New Brunswick House of Assembly incorporating the St. Andrews and Quebec Railway, as well as a petition of the St. Andrews and Quebec Railroad company for relief from duties on a locomotive and tender.

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