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Date:1766-1812.Reference:R5912-0-5-E, MG23-C1Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:99531Date(s):1766-1812.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:2 microfilm reels negative and positive.
30 cm of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of diaries kept by Simeon Perkins from 1766 to 1812. Subjects include political, military, social and business affairs. Of particular interest is the situation in Nova Scotia during the American War of Independence. This material is located on microfilm reels M-71 to M-72. It is also available in hardcopy.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Perkins, Simeon, 1753-1812 : Simeon Perkins, a Connecticut native, emigrated from Connecticut to Liverpool, Nova Scotia in 1762. He became one of Liverpool's leading citizens, a merchant and shipowner whose boats fished off Labrador and traded in the West Indies, a Colonel of the local militia, Judge of Probate, Justice of the Court Common Pleas and Member of the Legislative Assembly. In his simple Connecticut-style home, Perkins entertained governors, privateer captains and itinerant preachers.Additional information:Location of originals note:The originals of the microfilmed material are held by the Town of Liverpool, Nova Scotia.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG23-C1 -
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