The Archives of J. Borden Marsh: A Guide Collection Number: MS-2-48

The Archives of J. Borden Marsh: A Guide

Collection Number: MS-2-48

Finding aid created by Leanne Kinnear, December 2007

Finding aid edited and electronic version prepared by Kathryn Harvey, March 2008


Collection Level Description

Title:
J. Borden Marsh fonds

Dates:
1878-1886

Extent:
1 cm of textual records


Biographical Sketch

J. Borden Marsh was a Master Mariner from Economy, NS.

Custodial History

Donated to the archives by the Archibald MacMechan estate in December 1970.
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Scope and Content

Fonds consists of an account book of J. B. Marsh with the barque Vibilia and owners September 12, 1878 - June 3, 1882 as well as papers for the barque and a charter for the Ellerslie (1886).

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Related Material

Other shipping-related papers can be found at http://www.library.dal.ca/DUASC/FindingAids/ShippingTransport/.
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Access Restrictions

All records are open.
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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], J. Borden Marsh fonds, MS-2-48, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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File Level Descriptions

Dates:
1878-1886

Folder - 1.1
Notebook and papers for the barque Vibilia
1878-1881, 1886
The notebook and papers for the Vibilia cover the period 1878-1881.
The file also contains a charter dated September 21, 1886 for the ship Ellerslie.

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