 The Archives of Jonathan Steele: A GuideCollection Number: MS-2-70Collection Level DescriptionTitle:
Jonathan Steele fonds Dates:
1864-1912, 1966 Extent:
2 cm of textual records Biographical SketchJonathan Steele was a shipbuilder from Scotts Bay, NS in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Custodial HistoryThis fonds was donated in 1970 by Elwin Steele and Cyrus O. Steele. Return to the Table of ContentsScope and ContentFonds consists of correspondence, financial papers, bills and crew information, some of which relates to a ship called the
"Habitant." Most materials cover the years 1864 to 1912.
Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementRecords are arranged chronologically. Return to the Table of ContentsPreferred Citation[Identification of item], Jonathan Steele fonds, MS-2-70, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives
and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Return to the Table of ContentsFile Level Descriptions Dates:
1864-1912, 1966 Folder - 1.1
Correspondence and Financial Papers
1864-1912
Contains 6 pp. including bills, accounting information, two letters: one from Mrs. Serenia Steele about the disposal of her
money after her death and one about preparations for a sea voyage in 1864.
Folder - 1.2
Accounts Ledger - Vessels built by J. E. Steele
1871-1882
Includes accounts for barques "King's County", "Novascotian", "Bay of Fundy" and ship "Habitant".
Folder - 1.3
Family Correspondence
1872-1897
Consists of letters to Steele's parents.
Folder - 1.4
Accounts and information about the ship "Habitant"
1874-1880, 1966
Contains 14 pp., including information and correspondence about the ship "Habitant", financial calculations, a crew list,
and bills. Also includes 1 typewritten letter dated July 12, 1966, from L.V. Goldwater, a customs officer in Australia, to
C.O. Steele, High Sheriff for the county of Kings in N.S., about a boat named the "Habitant".
Folder - 1.5
Catalogue - Ship, Steamboat and Yacht Fixtures
1874
Contains both descriptions and illustrationsfrom J. Snelling & Co., New York
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