Fonds - Amherst Body of Marsh fonds

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Amherst Body of Marsh fonds

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9 cm of textual records

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The Amherst Body of Marsh was established on 18 January 1882, at Amherst, Nova Scotia. Thirty proprietors gathered to propose to the government a project to reclaim a large body of marshland located between what was then known as the Township of Amherst and the Township of Fort Lawrence. The marshland encompassed hundreds of acres of land owned by several dozen people. The proprietors were owners of two-thirds of the marshland, and their corporation was established to improve the drainage of the marsh, which would benefit all who owned sections of the marsh. Their proposal was passed and they worked jointly with the Hon. Hiram Black, Commissioner of Sewers of Cumberland County, to repair the existing dyke system and to perform continuous maintenance. Thomas Lusby of Amherst was appointed the first clerk. Interest in the upkeep of the dyke appears to have waned in the 1910s, and died out by 1923.

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Fonds consists of two ledgers which served as day books, letter books, and account books. They contain membership lists and traces the evolution of the company. The fonds also contains two day books which were used to record the work done on the dyke. Also included are several pieces of correspondence, a survey done by the government to gauge the benefits of the project to all marsh land owners, and a copy of the 1928 Cumberland Sewers Act.

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Donated to the CCMA in 1982 by Dorothy Trueman of Amherst.

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RG 2 82-11

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