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CA BI MG 14.195 · Fonds · 1883-1996

Fonds consists of administrative, personal, and miscellaneous papers from Morrison's General Store Ltd. in St. Peter's, Richmond County, Nova Scotia. The majority of the records are administrative and include operational purchase ledgers, payroll and inventory books. The materials also reflect store owner Alex A. Morrison's political activities such as voters' lists, election records and correspondence related to local politicians. Papers also include records related to the Department of Indian Affairs; it is possible that either Morrison's General Store or the D.Y. Stewart & Sons store served as a depot for agents who worked for Indian Affairs. A series of correspondence from A.J. Boyd as well as other Indian Agents in Cape Breton and mainland Nova Scotia are included in the records

Morrison's General Store
Purchases
CA BI MG 14.195-B-5 · Subseries · 1883-1996
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

Sub-series consists of ledgers detailing company and customer purchases for Morrison's Store.

CA BI MG 14.195-B-5-2-1 · File · 1883-1909
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of eight customer purchase ledgers. A file list is available below.

A. June 1883 - July 1895
B. July 1899 - May 1907
C. July 1903 - Dec. 1904 (Oversized)
D. Dec. 1903 - Nov. 1904
E. Jan. 1905 - March 1906 (Oversized)
F. Feb. 1905 - Feb. 1908
G. June 1907 - Feb. 1908 (Oversized)
H. Oct. 1909

School Ledger
CA BI MG 14.195-D-6 · File · 1899-1930
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of a single account book ledger, relating to the activities of the Trustees of the MacDougall School Section, St. Peter's. Includes some loose correspondence, some of which are job applications.

Accounts
CA BI MG 14.195-B-1 · Subseries · 1901-1995
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

Subseries consists of company accounts, customer accounts, bank accounts and account journals.

CA BI MG 14.195-B-1-3 · File · 1901-1968
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of Morrison's Store bank books detailing financial institution accounts and transactions regarding Morrison's Store. A file list is available below.

A. Aug. 1901 - July1903
B. (1.) July 1941 - Nov. 1944 (2.) Nov. 1944 - 1948
C. Nov. 1950 - May 1953
D. (1.) Aug. 1956 - May 1958 (2.) May 1961- May 1962 (3.) Dec. 1963 - July 1965 (4.) Dec. 1966 - 1968
E. Nov. - Dec. (no dates, Monthly Time Book)

Correspondence
CA BI MG 14.195-B-2 · Subseries · 1904-1976
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

Subseries consists of correspondence relating to the administrative operations of Morrison's General Store in St. Peter's.

CA BI MG 14.195-D-5 · File · 1907-1926
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of school memorandums for the Trustees of the MacDougall School Section, River Bourgeois. It is likely that D.Y. Stewart was a trustee for MacDougall School.

MG 14.195-A-1-4 · File · 1919-04 - 1919-08
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include funds given by the Department to band members, a report on Indian Schools in Nova Scotia, the care of children, requisition and purchasing of supplies, road repair, and a letter regarding the election of Gabriel Silliboy of Whycocomagh Reserve as "tribal chief," succeeding the late John Denny of Eskasoni Reserve.

MG 14.195-A-1-6 · File · 1919-11 - 1919-12
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include monetary and material relief, school repairs, medical care, purchasing of supplies, a letter regarding the Soldier Settlement Act, and a report on the families living on the Sydney Reserve.

MG 14.195-A-1-7 · File · 1920-01 - 1920-02
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include medical care, house repair, monetary and material relief, child care and family affairs, land inheritance and sale, and various concerns regarding Indian Day Schools.

Correspondence - March 1920
MG 14.195-A-1-8 · File · 1920-03
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include child care, monetary and material relief, supply requests, medical care, land rights and trespass, and band membership.

Correspondence - April 1920
MG 14.195-A-1-9 · File · 1920-04
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include child care, material and monetary relief, Indian Day Schools, dog bylaws and tax, medical care, farming, and supply requests.

Correspondence - May 1920
MG 14.195-A-1-10 · File · 1920-05
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include property management, monetary and material relief, child care, farming, a Report of Indian Schools in Nova Scotia, a report on Indian Affairs in Nova Scotia for the year 1919-20, and road repair.

Correspondence - June 1920
MG 14.195-A-1-11 · File · 1920-06
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include monetary and material relief, band membership, farming and livestock, medical care, child care, road repair, and property management.

MG 14.195-A-1-12 · File · 1920-07 - 1920-08
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include band membership, property management, monetary and material relief, farming, road repair, child care and family affairs, and Indian Day Schools.

MG 14.195-A-1-13 · File · 1920-09 - 1920-10
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include Indian Day Schools, material and monetary relief, medical care, construction and repair, childcare, and road repair.

MG 14.195-A-1-14 · File · 1920-11 - 1920-12
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include childcare, farming, correspondence regarding returning soldiers and solider settlement, medical care, construction and repair, Indian Day Schools, and material relief.

MG 14.195-A-1-16 · File · 1921-01 - 1921-02
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include material and monetary relief, Indian Day Schools, medical care, childcare, the appointment and management of Indian Agents, farming, and correspondence regarding a request for the replacement of an artificial foot dated January 12 and January 24, 1921.

MG 14.195-A-1-15 · File · 1921-03
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of a single letter dated March 14, 1921, from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. It includes discussion on the appointment of an Indian Agent for the Yarmouth band as well as concerns regarding the condition of the reserve from potentially unauthorized excavations. The letter also contains mention of widespread poverty in Kings County and finishes with a discussion of the position of an Indian Agent in Kings County.

MG 14.195-A-1-17 · File · 1921-03 - 1921-04
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include child care, band membership, monetary and material relief, Indian Day School and the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of a teacher, medical care, agriculture and farming supplies, and housing.

MG 14.195-A-1-18 · File · 1921-05 - 1921-06
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include material and monetary relief, housing, agriculture and farming supplies, medical care, Indian Day Schools, child care, and a "Report of Indian Affairs in Nova Scotia for the year 1920-21."

MG 14.195-A-1-19 · File · 1921-07 - 1921-08
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include housing and construction, material and monetary relief, band membership, employment, Indian Day Schools and teacher applications, child care, medical care and road repair.

MG 14.195-A-1-20 · File · 1921-09 - 1921-10
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include material and monetary relief, housing, Indian Day Schools, child care, medical care, band membership, and hunting.

MG 14.195-A-1-21 · File · 1921-11
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include medical care, housing, material and monetary relief, Indian Day Schools, child care, employment, and agriculture.

MG 14.195-A-1-22 · File · 1921-12
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include child care, material and monetary relief, medical care, Indian Day Schools, and housing.

MG 14.195-A-1-23 · File · 1922
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists 2 letters of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Dated January 5, 1922 and January 6, 1922, the letters pertain to a request for a loan towards the purchasing of a horse.

MG 14.195-A-1-24 · File · 1922-01 - 1922-02
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include material and monetary relief, child care, Indian Day School, band membership, housing, medical care, and employment.

MG 14.195-A-1-25 · File · 1922-03 - 1922-04
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include monetary and material relief, medical care, farming, fishing, Indian Day Schools, child care and family affairs, band membership, and housing.

A letter dated April 26, 1922 provides follow-up on a request for an artificial limb from January 12 and January 24, 1921 (MG 14.195 A.1.16).

Correspondence - May 1922
MG 14.195-A-1-26 · File · 1922-05
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include housing, material and monetary relief, farming, medical care, fishing, and Indian Day Schools.

Letters dated May 2, May 13, May 19, and May 30, 1922, contain information regarding the election of Ben Christmas as Chief/Captain elect for the Sydney band.

A letter dated May 30, 1922, provides follow-up on a request for an artificial limb from January 12, 1921, January 24, 1921 (MG 14.195 A.1.16), and April 26, 1922 (MG 14.195 A.1.25).

Correspondence - June 1922
MG 14.195-A-1-27 · File · 1922-06
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include farming, material and monetary relief, medical care, housing, property disputes, fishing, Indian Day Schools, and child care.

MG 14.195-A-1-28 · File · 1922-07 - 1922-08
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include material and monetary relief, medical care, land leasing, Indian Day Schools, housing, and road repair.

MG 14.195-A-1-29 · File · 1922-09 - 1922-10
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

File consists of correspondence from the records of Indian Affairs Superintendent, A.J. Boyd. Topics include monetary and material relief, Indian Day Schools, child care and family affairs, land and Treaty rights, medical care, road repair, and employment.

A letter dated September 2, 1922 provides follow-up on a request for an artificial limb from January 12 and January 24, 1921 (MG 14.195 A.1.16), April 26, 1922 (MG 14.195 A.1.25), and May 30, 1922 (MG 14.195 A.1.26).

Personal Records
CA BI MG 14.195-C · Series · 1923-1963
Part of Morrison's Store, St. Peter's

Series consists of personal miscellaneous correspondence and records pertaining to Alex A. Morrison's political involvement with the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party and the 1956 Nova Scotia general election.