genealogist. Soon after he settled in Sussex he became interested in the history of Kings County, and began to collect data concerning old families and early settlements. Had he been less conscientious about his work he could have published more than he did, but he always refused to give any historical matter to the press until he was satisfied that he had established all the facts beyond question. This unwillingness to publish incomplete records was rather unfortunate, as absolute correctness and finality is impossible in historical inquiry. No one else can now make as good use of Mr. Allison's memoranda as he could himself, but it is understood that he made such disposition of these papers that they will be available for others working in the same field of inquiry.
A good example of the thoroughness and care with which Mr. Allison conducted his historical research is shown in his published biography of Rev. Oliver Arnold, the first Rector of Sussex, and in the history of the Indian school, established in that town a century ago. Several papers read before the New Brunswick Historical Society were contributed by him. But the greater part of Mr. Allison's historical work was never published.
He began some ten years ago to collect documents relating to Sir William Fenwick Williams, the hero of Kars, and in later life governor of his native province of Nova Scotia. General Williams was connected with the Arnold family of Sussex, and many letters of his were at the time that Mr. Allison began his researches in possession of relatives in this province and in the west. This material was evidently not in the hands of the writers of the standard biographies of General Williams, and Mr. Allison, by making a careful study of the published memoirs, as he did in the early stages of his enquiry, hoped to be able to
