Corporal Edwin Carter, Rifle Brigade, 1916
From the Star, 25 November 1916.
William Dobree, bankrupt, 1754
November the 2nd 1754 ex parte John de Sausmarez, Henry Brock, Matthew de Sausmarez: In the matter of William Dobrée a bankrupt. From Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery: in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke. [1736-1754], Volume 1. William's debts would today be in the region of, at the minimum, ten million pounds, but as he was in effect a banker, the amount could feasibly be multiplied by ten.
Lieutenant-Colonel Elkington and the retreat from Mons, 1916
'How an Old Elizabethan made good: the stirring story of Lieutenant-Colonel Elkington.' The Star's take on a notorious incident, published in September 1916.
The will of Jean Moorhead, 1688/9
From the Ecclesiastical Court records, transcribed from the original (which can be seen on microfilm in the Library), by Edith Carey in her Wills and Legacies notebook.
The will of Suzanne L'Homme, 1668
Transcribed by Edith Carey from the original (copy on film in the Library) into her Wills and Legacies notebook (41).
Lost things: Laine's store, 1951
'Demolition and rebuilding of one of the oldest houses in St Peter Port is to take place shortly. The house is one belonging to the Guernsey Savings Bank and stands opposite the Berthelot Street Restaurant.' An article by (probably) Carel Toms published in the Guernsey Press November 15 1950; photographs of the demolition and rebuilding are in the Toms collection at the Library.
Les Paysans and Le Lorier
From Report and Transactions of the Societe Guernesiaise 1892; Report of the Archaeological Section, by J James Carey.
Our old house in Berthelot Street
Notes from Dr Hoskin's MSS. The de Rozel, Lihou, and Knapp families.
Old house in Berthelot Street: legal documents
MSS of Dr Hoskins, notes on his old house in Berthelot Street, transcribed by Edith Carey.
Laine's warehouse in Berthelot Street
'MSS belonging to Mr Laine of High Street, respecting his store in Berthelot Street (behind and touching the present Savings Bank), and the Savings Bank itself, formerly 'La Maison Briard.' Names and dates; the transcriptions of these interesting vues de justice, where the jurats visited properties about which there was a dispute and sought witnesses, may be consulted at the Library. The photograph is from the Carel Toms' Collection in the Library and accompanied an article he wrote about the demolition and rebuilding of this house in 1950-51.
Rental of Andre Monamy, Jurat, 25 January 1564
Notes taken by Edith Carey from the De Guérin MSS and the Lee MSS.
Old Guernsey: Origin of Contree Mansell
From The Star c. 1890.