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In 1759, the Governor of Nova Scotia was empowered to give land grants to New England settlers wanting to come to Nova Scotia. Soon after, Charles Morris, the chief land-surveyor for Nova Scotia, came to look at various sites along the Bay of Fundy. He was able to lay out townships and Cornwallis was located in the north side of the Grand Habitant river. The first land grants in the Township were given in 1759 but some were never claimed and so additional new grants were given in 1761. Between 1761 and 1827, the Township of Cornwallis grew to a population of 4,400. Communities within the Township developed basic industries such as milling, blacksmithing, shipbuilding, fishing, and farming. The collection consists of items relating to the Township of Cornwallis, including a record book, information about the Poor House, and information about schools.
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Account
Title
Account
Date Created
1839
Accession Number
1900.282-COR/1
Description
Account by which the Commissioners of the Poor seem to be determining how much money would be needed to support the poor, November 1839. Signed by Wm [Bowlby?], D. Deckey, Wm Henry Chipman, James...
Show moreAccount by which the Commissioners of the Poor seem to be determining how much money would be needed to support the poor, November 1839. Signed by Wm [Bowlby?], D. Deckey, Wm Henry Chipman, James Ilsley, and Peter Wickwire. Note: On verso of the document is written: "New the Baptists Meeting [?] on Monday 2 Nov 1849" and several illegible markings in pencil.
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Cornwallis Township School orders
Title
Cornwallis Township School orders
Date Created
1800
Accession Number
1900.041-COR/1
Description
Cornwallis Township School orders dated 19 November 1800, giving the rules of conduct for pupils. Note: Verso covered with bible verses
Correspondence
Title
Correspondence
Date Created
1857
Accession Number
1900.356-COR/1
Description
Correspondence from William H. Chipman, Clerk of Peace, to the Town Clerk of Cornwallis Township, in which Chipman asks to be informed of the amount of the Poor Rates for the year 1856.
Minutes
Title
Minutes
Date Created
1864
Accession Number
1900.287-COR/1
Description
Minutes of a meeting held in the school house at Cornwallis on 25 October 1864. Those present decided to 'support a school agreeable to the new School law'. Also contains a list of the 'rateable...
Show moreMinutes of a meeting held in the school house at Cornwallis on 25 October 1864. Those present decided to 'support a school agreeable to the new School law'. Also contains a list of the 'rateable inhabitants of School Section 57' Note: Verso contains three letters [1864?] in which Leander Rand, Major commanding the 1st Regiment Kings County Nova Scotia Militia, attests to the training of three of his men.
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Petition
Title
Petition
Date Created
[1839?]
Accession Number
1900.357-COR/1
Description
Petition signed by John Coldwell (Caldwell?) and George Parker, requesting the appointment of a committee to study the need for the establishment of a Poor House in 'the Town'. The suggested...
Show morePetition signed by John Coldwell (Caldwell?) and George Parker, requesting the appointment of a committee to study the need for the establishment of a Poor House in 'the Town'. The suggested committee members were: John Coldwell, W. H. Chipman, Nathan Parker and Dr. C. C. Hamilton.
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Record Book
Title
Record Book
Date Created
1795-1862
Accession Number
1911.001-COR/1
Description
Record book of transactions or proceedings of the meetings of the inhabitants of the Township, April 1795 - November 1862, by Ward Eaton, the Town Clerk. Early records deal almost exclusively with...
Show moreRecord book of transactions or proceedings of the meetings of the inhabitants of the Township, April 1795 - November 1862, by Ward Eaton, the Town Clerk. Early records deal almost exclusively with the Overseers of the Poor. This item has been partially transcribed by Majorie Wickwire in file 1978.004-WIC/1. A note by M. Wickwire included in the file reads: "The Reports of meetings from 1818-1845 have not been typed. The writing gets worse and so much of it is repetitive. Enclosed a poor transliteration of meetings from 1795-1818; 1846-1862."
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