| Background: |
Charlotte Winslow was a direct descendant of Edward Winslow, a prominent Loyalist who settled in New Brunswick, and Governor Edward Winslow of the Plymouth colony. Her father, John Norman Wentworth Winslow (1860-1942), who married Ella Gertrude VanWart (1865-1955), was the son of John Coffin Winslow (1826-1896) and Charlotte Lusby O'Donnell (1838-1928). Charlotte Winslow was born and educated in Woodstock, New Brunswick, attended the Provincial Normal School in Fredericton, and taught in the Woodstock elementary schools for her entire career. |
| Contents: |
The reel contains five items which have been microfilmed in the following order: documents concerning the estate of the late Samuel D'Embree, a Loyalist, 1804; a letter from Sarah Hyatt to her son Nathaniel Hyatt of Amherst, Nova Scotia, urging him to return to White Plains, New York, 1791; a letter written by Edward Winslow defending his use of public funds in the performance of his official duties, Kingsclear, New Brunswick, 1802; a letter from James Fraser of Halifax to Edward Winslow, Kingsclear, New Brunswick, concerning business matters, 1812; and a personal letter from Edward Winslow to his daughter Mary in Saint John, New Brunswick, 1792. |
