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Family histories
CA ON00380 1979.007-4-1 · File · 1844 [copy made after 1990]
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of photocopy of a booklet written and published by J. K. Dean, a school teacher at the Credit. The publication was an attempt to discredit the Magrath family by accusing them of dishonesty, misconduct, immorality, slander, perjury, and cowardice. It prompted the Magraths to bring a libel suit against Dean in which the court ruled in the family's favour. Letters in files 1 to 8 of Series 1 of this fonds refer to the proceedings and to Dean as "the Enemy." The contents of this file constitute a copy of the booklet apparently housed at the Toronto Reference Library and may have been collected by a Magrath descendent.

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Transcriptions
CA ON00380 1979.007-6-1 · File · [ca. 1975]
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of transcriptions of letters from Files 1 to 3 of Series 1 of this fonds. Transcriptions were produced by Magrath descendants, possibly members of the Sayers family. Letters transcribed in this file are numbered A1.1 a to A1.32 according to a previous numbering system.

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CA ON00380 1979.007-1-1 · File · 22 Aug. 1844 - 5 Oct. 1844
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of letters written from August to October 1844 to Charles Magrath in Ireland from various family members in Canada. Topics include weather, crops, family news, James Magrath's will, property, the Dean affair, and observations of a camp meeting of Indigenous peoples known at that time as the Credit Indians (letter 1.4, Sept. 4, 1844),.

During an earlier archival description the items in this file were assigned numbers A1.1-A1.10. Transcriptions for these documents may be located by number in Series 6.

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CA ON00380 1979.007-2-1 · File · 1842-1856
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of documents produced in anticipation or in consequence of the death of the Reverend James Magrath by him or his children. These include a codacil to his will (a copy of which is not included in the file), various letters exhorting his family not to sell Erindale and explaining his motivations in the disposition of his estate, list of papers included among his effects, signed promises of family members to abide by certain agreements among themselves, and a letter to lawyers from Charles regarding a dispute between Thomas and his siblings.

During an earlier archival descriptions the items in this file were assigned numbers C1.3-C1.9. Transcriptions for these documents may be located by number in Series 6.

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CA ON00380 1979.007-5-1 · File · 1867
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of detailed written specifications of projected architectural features and expectations for tradesmen for the new Erindale house commissioned by William Magrath from Gundy and Langley Architects of Toronto. Appended is an incomplete agreement regarding "conditions to be entered into."

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CA ON00380 1979.007-1-10 · File · 1843 - 1869
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of letters to and between various family members, including the Harris family of Benares into which Mary Magrath married. Topics include aftermath of Erindale fire, birth of Thomas' child, and family matters.

During an earlier archival description the items in this file were assigned numbers A3.1-A3.16. Transcriptions for these documents may be located by number in Series 6.

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CA ON00380 1979.007-1-11 · File · 1827
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of a letter of farewell and thanks from "the Gentlemen of Bagenalstown"upon the Reverend Magrath's leaving Ireland.

During an earlier archival description the item in this file was assigned the number A3.17. A transcription for this documents may be located by number in Series 6.

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Business correspondence
CA ON00380 1979.007-1-12 · File · 1838, 1844
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of two letters regarding financial matters, one to the Reverend James Magrath from Bishop John Strachan, and one to James Magrath (his son).

During an earlier archival descriptions the items in this file were assigned numbers A4.1-A4.2. Transcriptions for these documents may be located by number in Series 6.

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Magrath family fonds
CA ON00380 1979.007 · Fonds · 1759-[ca. 1975] predominant 1844-1893

Fonds consists largely of records created and collected by members of the Magrath family, including the Reverend James Magrath and his children, in the course of administering and occupying their farming estate (called Erindale) on the Credit River. Fonds includes correspondence, legal and financial records and ledgers, and plans of the estate and environs. There is also a small amount of material added to the fonds by later descendants of the family, including family histories and annotated transcriptions of the earliest Magrath correspondence.

The bulk of the correspondence consists of personal letters between family members, including James Magrath and his children, and most is written to Charles Magrath while on a trip to Ireland. Letters are largely concerned with family and personal affairs.

Note that the Magrath family correspondence includes occasional references to the activities of the First Nations (Mississauga Anishinaabe) people of the Credit area at that time referred to as the Credit Indians. The nature of these references is influenced by the perspective and prejudices of the Magraths.

The fonds comprises the following six series:

Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Legal records
Series 3: Financial records
Series 4: Family history records
Series 5: Erindale Estate maps and plans
Series 6: Transcriptions

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CA ON00380 1979.007-1-2 · File · 6 Oct. 1844 - 20 Nov. 1844
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of letters written from October to November 1844 to Charles Magrath in Ireland from various family members in Canada. Topics include politics, elections, storms, marriages, John Stachan's wedding, the Dean affair, thoughts about Ireland.

During an earlier archival description the items in this file were assigned numbers A1.11-A1.20. Transcriptions for these documents may be located by number in Series 6.

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Day Book, Erindale Estate
CA ON00380 1979.007-3-2 · File · 1867-1887
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of a ledger comprising accounts of the Erindale Estate kept by William Magrath. Accounting commences in 1867 with the construction of the second Erindale home and alludes to the destruction of the original house by fire. The ledger comprises a record of the Magrath family's dealings with local persons and businesses.

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CA ON00380 1979.007-4-2 · File · 1844 [copy made after 1980]
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of photocopy of a booklet written and published by J. K. Dean, a school teacher at the Credit. The publication was an attempt to discredit the Magrath family by accusing them of dishonesty, misconduct, immorality, slander, perjury, and cowardice. It prompted the Magraths to bring a libel suit against Dean in which the court ruled in the family's favour. Letters in files 1 to 8 of Series 1 of this fonds refer to the proceedings and to Dean as "the Enemy." The contents of this file constitute a copy of the booklet apparently housed at the Toronto Reference Library and may have been collected by a Magrath descendent.

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CA ON00380 1979.007-5-2 · File · 1867
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of two architectural plans for the new Erindale house rendered by Gundy and Langley Architects of Toronto and commissioned by William Magrath. The plans show facades and floorplans as well as projected uses for rooms.

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Legal documents
CA ON00380 1979.007-2-2 · File · 1808-1851, 1946
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of various legal documents and instruments, including notice regarding land for the Great Western Railway in Ireland, commissions (as Public Notary and in the York Militia), a certification of the witnessing of the marriage of the Reverend James Magrath to Mary Douglass, Thomas William Magrath contract, Thomas Magrath (of County Roscommon, Ireland) contract, and a note of agreement between the Magrath brothers. The latter has been annotated by a descendent in 1946.

During an earlier archival descriptions the items in this file were assigned numbers D1.4 and C2.1-2.5. Transcriptions for these documents may be located by number in Series 6.

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Transcriptions
CA ON00380 1979.007-6-2 · File · [ca. 1975]
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of transcriptions of letters from Files 4 to 8 of Series 1 of this fonds. Transcriptions were produced by Magrath descendants, possibly members of the Sayers family. Letters transcribed in this file are numbered A1.33 to A1.83 according to a previous numbering system.

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Financial records
CA ON00380 1979.007-3 · Series · 1844-1893, 1943-1964
Part of Magrath family fonds

Series consists of records kept largely in the course of administering the Erindale Estate and farms. Records include account books, receipts, statements of credit, and calculations. A small amount of material pertains to the personal finances of a Magrath descendent, Naomi Harris.

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Land indentures
CA ON00380 1979.007-2-3 · File · 1759, 1788
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of two deeds for land in Ireland, one between Peter Langworth and Bryan Kenney and other between Thomas Magrath and James and Laughlin Lennon.

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Transcriptions
CA ON00380 1979.007-6-3 · File · [ca. 1975]
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of transcriptions of letters and other documents from Files 9 to 11 of Series 1 of this fonds. Transcriptions were produced by Magrath descendants, possibly members of the Sayers family. Letters transcribed in this file are numbered A2.1 to A4.2 according to a previous numbering system.

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CA ON00380 1979.007-1-3 · File · 29 Nov. 1844 - 10 Mar. 1845
Part of Magrath family fonds

File consists of letters written from November 1844 to March 1845 to Charles Magrath in Ireland from various family members in Canada. Topics include society life, Christmas preparation, the Dean affair, local suicide attempt, Toronto hot baths, Dixie and Grantham argument and and Indigneous predictions of the winter weather (letter A 1.21).
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During an earlier archival description the items in this file were assigned numbers A1.21-A.32. Transcriptions for these documents may be located by number in Series 6.

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