| Description | Letters from J. R. Knowles [James Rattray Knowles, manager of the Andros Fibre Company], H. Frith, Charles Albury and Reverend Matthews [Rector of Andros].
The file contains the following items:
/1-19: Letters from Knowles to Chamberlain. The letters mainly relate to the Andros Fibre Company plantation at Mastic Point, but some other topics are also included, such as planting and growing of sisal plants and their current state; sales of sisal fibre; the weather and its effects on work and the plants; building of a wharf; employees at Mastic Point; visitors to Mastic Point; arrivals and departures of ships; clearance and weeding of land; his thoughts about the business; the finances of the business; correspondence received by Knowles; politics and other news from Britain; cleaning of sisal and about machinery used; surveying of land; poultry kept; Knowles' family; building of John Edden's house. 1892-1895.
/20: Photocopy of letter from Chamberlain to Knowles giving an account of his voyage from Andros to Britain. 18 June 1896
/21: Photographs of Nina Gertrude Albury Knowles [wife of J. R. Knowles] and Arthur Neville Knowles [son of J. R. Knowles and Nina Knowles].
/22: Manuscript copy of letter from Chamberlain to H. Frith, Nassau, Bahamas regarding the sale of his land at Mastic Point [includes description of the property]. 26 March 1897.
/23: Letter from Charles [E. ?] Albury, Nassau, Bahamas to Chamberlain regarding the death of 'Jimmie' Knowles leaving his children orphaned [his wife had died earlier] and requesting help for their support. 8 February 1901.
/24: Letter from Reverend Matthews, All Saints Rectory, Andros, Bahamas to Archdeacon Wakefield regarding: a new church having opened; Webb; Mastic Point having 'opened its door to us at last' which he feels is due to Neville Chamberlain; Matthews' wishing to build 'a kind of Ch[urch] Hall' at Mastic Point; the development taking place at Mastic Point; discussion of other places on Andros Island and Matthews' church work; talk with Bishop about compulsory confession. The end of the letter is missing. A note by Anne Chamberlain relating to the letter is also included. 28 February 1894. |