Date: 16 September 1835 – December 1835

Extent: 32 pages of textual records; 15 x 10 x .5 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 130

Note: Diary is in good shape, does not have any binding, but is sewn, unstained.

Date: 1 January 1836 – 29 August 1836

Extent: 53 pages of textual records; 17 x 10 x 1 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 131

Note: Diary has several loose pages and is stained.

Date: 26 February 1837 - 31 December 1837

Extent: 78 pages of textual records; 16 x 9 x 1 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 132

Note: Diary has several loose pages which are no longer affixed.

Date: 20 February 1838 – 29 December 1838

Extent: 111 pages of textual records; 16 x 10 x 1.5 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 133

Note: Diary does not have binding, but is sewn, pages are in good shape. There are some pages missing from the diary that appear to have been removed.

Date: 2 January 1839 – 10 October 1839

Extent: 156 pages of textual records; 15 x 10 x 2 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 134

Note: Diary is not bound but sewn together, has several pages no longer affixed. Has an envelope and piece of paper (with a diary entry) placed loose in-between pages.

Date: 10 January 1841 – 10 November 1841

Extent: 106 pages of textual records; 15 x 10 x 1 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 135

Note: Diary is not bound, but sewn. Diary is fragile with multiple pages being loose, ripped and stained.

Date: 1 January 1868 – 31 December 1868

Extent: 53 pages of textual records; 33 x 21 x .5 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 136

Note: Diary is in a bound book similar to an agenda with the day, month and year preprinted on each page. Diary is in fair condition, with the first few pages no longer being affixed. The cover page of the diary is printed with several advertisements. Inside diary is a newspaper clipping and letter (MG 1 volume 794 number 7).

Date: 1 January 1869 – 31 December 1869

Extent: 56 pages of textual records; 33 x 21 x .5 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 137

Note: Diary is bound with “Blackwood’s Shilling Scribbling Diary” printed on the front cover along with a almanac for 1869. Diary also has a newspaper clipping for 1869 placed in between the pages.

Date: 26 April 1870 – 1 September 1870

Extent: 29 pages of textual records; 19 x 16 x .25 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 138

Note: Diary is unbound, and has been hand sewn, pages are fragile with several no longer being affixed, diary is stained and torn in several places and has two pieces of paper placed in between the pages.

Date: 1 January 1871 – 30 December 1871

Extent: 79 pages of textual records; 20 x 14 x 1 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 139

Note: Diary is not bound but sewn together. Several pages are loose and several are stained. A good portion of the middle pages are in excellent condition.

Date: 16 February 1872 – 15 May 1872

Extent: 1 page of textual records ; 20 x 25 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 140

Note: Page removed from a diary.

Date: 9 January 1874 – 17 December 1874

Extent: 29 pages of textual records; 20 x 12 x .25 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 141

Note: Diary is unbound but has been sewn. Exterior pages are damaged, ripped and stained.

Date: 1 January 1881 – 25 December 1881

Extent: 59 pages of textual records; 20 x 13 x 1 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 142

Note: Diary is unbound but has been hand sewn. The exterior pages are no longer affixed, although in good shape. There is a newspaper clipping glued into one of the page.

Date: 1 January 1882 – 29 December 1882

Extent: 52pages of textual records; 20 x 13 x .5 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 143

Note: Diary is unbound but has been hand sewn. Several of the exterior pages are no longer affixed, and several interior pages have been removed.

Date: 1 January 1884 – 25 December 1884

Extent: 47 pages of textual records; 20 x 13 x .5 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 144

Note: Diary is not bound, but has been hand sewn. Several of the exterior pages are no longer affixed and there are several newspaper clippings pressed in between the pages.

Date: 8 January 1885 – 31 December 1885

Extent: 59 pages of textual records) ; 20 x 14 x .5 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 145

Note: Diary is unbound, but has been hand sewn. Several of the exterior pages are no longer affixed.

Date: 8 February 1886

Extent: 3 pages of textual records; 21 x 12 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 146

Note: Pages removed from a diary, they are in poor shape, they are stained and torn.

Date: 7 January 1887 – 31 December 1887

Extent: 54 pages of textual records; 20 x 12 x .25 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 147

Note: Diary is not bound and has been sewn, diary is in good condition with only minor tears.

Date: 1890 and 1891

Extent: 1 page of textual records; 16 x 9 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 148

Note: Page removed from a diary. On the backside of the page are two dates; 10 January 1890 and 10 January 1891.

Date: 2 January 1891

Extent: 70 pages of textual records; 21 x 14 x .5 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 149

Note: Diary is not bound, but has been sewn. The front page has been ripped.

Extent: 6 pages of textual records; 14 x 14 cm.

Reference: Ross Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 volume 795 item 150

Note: Pages have been torn in half with the top half missing. There is no date given, but 1880 is mentioned and the text indicates that it was winter time.