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Wingfield correspondence
CA ON00380 1 · Series · 1877 - [ca. 2005] predominant before 1900
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of letters from members and relations of the Wingfield family addressed to George Wingfield (largely before his assumption of the additional surname Gordon). Gordon was himself a Wingfield and arrived in Canada with other members of the family represented in this series.

Correspondents particularly well represented include Gordon's mother, Eliza Park Reid, her husband, Henry Nottage, and a cousin, Charles Wingfield. The letters exchange personal and family news of daily life in locations such as Allensville, Utterson, and Port Credit (all in Ontario) in the nineteenth century. The series includes several letters from children and youths. Envelopes are included for most letters.

This series was maintained under the title "Wingfield letters" in a binder by George W. Gordon's granddaughter, Sandra Moore nee Gordon. Moore transcribed (with annotations) many of the letters; these transcriptions have been included in this series, with files of transcriptions immediately following the originals to which they pertain. It is not immediately clear how some of the correspondents are related to the Wingfield branch of the family, but as Moore included their letters in this grouping, they have been retained here.

Moore compiled an inventory of these letters (see Series 7, File 104) but occasionally letters are missing which are present in her inventory.

In Moore's research material (see Series 7) Eliza Park Reid Wingfield is identified as George W. Gordon's mother. However, she addresses herself to him as an aunt. This oddity may be related to Gordon's illegitimacy, a fact with which his descendants (including his daughters and granddaughter) wrestle throughout these records.

Gordon professional records
CA ON00380 10 · Series · 1891 - 1960
Part of George W. Gordon family fonds

Series consists of official records created or collected by George W. Gordon in the course of his duties as justice of the peace or magistrate of Port Credit and apparently personally retained by him. Records include two registers of marriage licences, completed marriage licence forms (administered in collaboration with Rhena Gordon in her capacity as a Commissioner for the Taking of Affidavits) correspondence with defendants (many of whom were objecting to being charged with speeding), correspondence with officials of the Toronto Hamilton Highway Commission, completed forms used in the administration of justice and police court system (such as summons, information statements from witnesses, subpoenas. recognizance of bail) and associated sworn witness, defendant, and plaintiff court statements. Charges represented in court documents include, among others, assault, theft, liquor-related offences, making threats, threatening to commit suicide, trespassing, traffic offences, indecent exposure and assault, desertion, and firearm-related offences.

CA ON00380 1991.028 · Collection · [ca. 1900] - 1983

Collection consists of 287 post cards from communities throughout Peel, collected by Richard L. Frost. While assembled from a variety of sources by Frost as a private citizen, he was then the Chief Administrative Officer for the Region of Peel.

Specifically pictured in the selection are Alton, Belfountain, Bolton, Brampton, Caledon Township, Caledon East, Cataract. Cheltenham, Churchville, Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Eldorado Park, Erindale, Forks of the Credit, Huttonville, Inglewood, Lorne Park, Malton, Meadowvale, Mississauga, Port Credit, and Streetsville. Limited postcards from outside Peel are included, showing Norval, Owen Sound, and Port Hope.

Main St, Brampton, Ont.
CA ON00380 1991.028-006 · Item · ca. 1905
Part of Richard L. Frost postcard collection

Item consists of a photographic postcard of downtown Brampton, showing the British Union Jack, Canadian Red Ensign, and a coat of arms. Inscribed "Copyrighted by Atkinson Bros. 1905".

Atkinson Bros.
CA ON00380 1991.028-009 · Item · ca. 1910
Part of Richard L. Frost postcard collection

Item consists of a photographic postcard of 14 members of a Brampton lacrosse team, likely the Brampton Excelsiors. A large building is in behind these players, possibly a greenhouse. Title supplied by archivist.

CA ON00380 1991.028-010 · Item · 1926
Part of Richard L. Frost postcard collection

Item consists of a photographic postcard of 14 members of a Brampton lacrosse team, likely the Brampton Excelsiors. A large building is in behind these players, possibly a greenhouse. Title supplied by archivist.

CA ON00380 1991.028-013 · Item · ca. 1905
Part of Richard L. Frost postcard collection

Item consists of a postcard showing the school, inset. Front reads: "Dear Mary, Are you ever going to come back to Brampton? Really, I think it is time. You would hardly know the old town now, it has grown to [sic] much this summer, new houses are going up all over. I have been going to write to you this long time."

Main St., Brampton, Ont.
CA ON00380 1991.028-015 · Item · ca. 1910
Part of Richard L. Frost postcard collection

Item consists of a photograph postcard showing Main St, Brampton, on top of an image titled "Picturesque Canada: Before the Leap" of Aboriginal people Hiawatha and Minnehaha.

Hiawatha, or Haiëñ'wa'tha, was leader of the Onondaga, or the Mohawk, or both in pre-Colonial times. Minnehaha is a creation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, for the poem The Song of Hiawatha (1855).