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The greatest portion of the fonds are the business papers of John Benson, merchant, of Napanee. These record his land dealings, including those with John Solomon Cartwright. Activities as a money-lender led to some legal entanglements. Benson was a partner in the construction of the ill-fated steamer, "Western" from 1839-1841. Benson's public appointments are also represented in the papers. He was Clerk of the Court of Requests, Napanee, in 1837; Commissioner, Township of Richmond, 1837-1841; Justice of the Peace, 1852-1858 and Reeve of Napanee from 1855 to 1857, which included the planning of Napanee Town Hall. He was a Deputy Returning Officer for local elections, 1856-1863, and a Warden of Ste. Mary Magdalene's Church (Church of England), Napanee from 1836-1877. He also kept the records for Napanee Common and Grammar Schools, 1847-1865. His militia papers (1832-1864) include letters, orders and muster rolls of the 2nd Lennox Militia. The papers of John's brothers are less extensive. Those of Samuel Manson Benson (1801-1876) pertain mostly to his surveying activities. The small file of papers of Stephen Benson (died 1836) and Ezekiel Robert Benson (died 1858) are mostly personal. The papers of Charles Otis Benson (1811-1854) are a mixture of personal activies, land dealings and financial speculations. The papers of John's children are also less extensive and reflect their different life choices. Those of his oldest son, John Bird Benson, consist of correspondence 1856-1879 and reflect his attempts to establish a career as a surveyor, an entrepreneur, and then as a newspaper man, particularly in Brighton, Ontario. The papers of Annie Elizabeth Benson (1838-1931) who never married, are mostly personal letters to her brothers and others. Stephen Manson Benson, an amateur photographer, carpenter and telegraph operator, left a few personal letters and a quantity of glass negatives taken of local residents 1863-1864. Arthur Wellington Benson was intended for a military career: however, only a few personal letters and a clipping survive. There are also a few letters in the fonds from other members of the Benson clan, including Alicia Fenton Benson Fonds consists of the following series: John Benson (1808-1882) Ezekiel Benson Sr. (1768-1842) Samuel Manson Benson (1801-1876) Stephen Benson (ca. 1805-1836) Charles Otis Benson (1811-1854) Ezekiel Robert Benson (1820-1858) John Bird Benson (1835- ) Annie Elizabeth Benson (1838-1931) Arthur Wellington Benson (ca.1847-ca. 1897) Stephen Manson Benson (1838-1901) Alicia Fenton Benson (1800-1878) Other Benson family members.

Fonds consists of copies of personal letters written by Bishop Jacob Mountain, his wife Elizabeth Wale Kentish and Mrs. Pretyman, wife of the Bishop of Lincoln regarding Quebec diocesan affairs from 1794-1812. Letters are arranged in files by T.R. Millman. Ipswich and East Suffolk Record Office numbering designations have been maintained.

Fonds consists of baptisms, 1805, Quarterly Board minutes/financial account book, 1795-1823, of Niagara Methodist Episcopal Circuit (includes Thorold, Beaverdams (Beaverdam), Chippawa, Thirty Mile Creek Church in Clinton Township, Fifty Mile Creek Church, Fort Erie, Lanes Chapel, Red Meeting House in Stamford Township, Warner's Chapel in Niagara Township (now Niagara On The Lake), Stoney Creek).

Collection consists mainly of photographs and financial documents accumulated by George Field and his family. Also included are two newspaper clippings and one copy of a newspaper from London, England, the York Chronicle, dated July 9, 1795.

Fonds consists of seven series: 1) Administrative Records, 1910-1973, 2) Records of Functional Committees and Religious Education Programs, 1925-1973, 3) Records of the Department of Children’s Work, 1922-1971, 4) Records of the Department of Youth Work, 1920-1972, 5) Records of the Department of Young Peoples’ Work, 1925-2017, 6) Records of the Department of Adults’ Work, 1929-1973, 7) Records relating to the New Curriculum, 1795-1971.

Fonds consists of minutes and reports, 1795-1848; records of various committees including Foreign Office, Australian Ship, Arthington Trust and South Sea Committees, [ca. 1840]-[ca. 1918]; selected papers, 1799-1836.

The fonds consists of parish registers containing statistical records, Vestry Minutes, services, Brother of St. Andrew's minutes, choir registers and attendance records, Servers Guild, and financial registers. Fonds also contains correspondence, cemetery material, Building Committee records, photographs, and other documents.

Fonds consists of copies of family history notes and documents. It also includes twenty three photos of the Humberstones, the second Humberstone Pottery on Yonge Street South of Steeles Avenue and the Humberstone's Newtonbrook neighbourhood.

Fonds consists of records, including marriages ,1833-1834, of Newgate Methodist Episcopal Church, Toronto (includes King Street Methodist Chapel), 1829-1870; record of Metropolitan Wesleyan Methodist Church, Toronto (includes King Street Methodist Chapel, York, and Newgate Methodist Episcopal Church), 1797-1884; records, including marriages, 1897-1924, of Metropolitan Methodist Church, Toronto (includes King Street Methodist Chael, York, Newgate Methodist Episcopal Church and Metropolitan Wesleyan Methodist Church), 1868-1925; records, including baptisms, 1905-1995, marriages, 1924-2017, and burials, 1934-1974, of Metropolitan United Church in Toronto (includes York (King Street) Methodist Episcopal Chapel, Newgate Street/Adelaide Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and Metropolitan Methodist Church), 1888-2018.

This fonds consists of letters, manuscripts, articles, poems, addresses, lectures, journals, reports, notes, reviews, invitations, photographs, posters, negatives, drawings, maps, receipts, crafts, electroplates, and other materials relating to Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke and his family. In addition there is substantial material related to his work as Superintendent of the London Asylum for the Insane and to his friends (especially Walt Whitman) and other studies.

Fonds consists of research notes on 19th and early 20th century Canadian natural history by Charles Sutherland Elton.

Fonds consists mainly of records relating to land acquisition and title, as well as some personal records of members of the Williams family. Fonds contains Crown patents for land in 18 townships in the Newcastle District (Counties of Peterborough, Northumberland, and Durham), other land records (including deeds, mortgages, agreements, conveyances, Powers of Attorney, and other records for hundreds of lots of land in Port Hope, Fraserville, and 23 townships, mainly in the Newcastle District, and maps and plans relating to a house and property in western Canada, in Buckhorn, Ontario, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

Personal records of Williams family members include correspondence, financial records (bills, invoices, receipts, accounts), property records (mortgage, insurance, and rental records), estate records of various family members, death certificates of various family members, copy of marriage settlement, deed of separation of Charles and Emma Seymour, and other personal records.

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Fonds consists of correspondence re work in New Brunswick, 1799-1839.

Correspondence, documents, journals, and a photograph relating to Colin Rankin's activity as a Fur Trader for the Hudson's Bay Company. Included are three journals kept by Donald McKay, Fur Trader, between 1799 and 1806, which were acquired by Rankin probably during his stay in the Temiskaming district.

Fonds consists mainly of records and copies of records connected with Edward Merrill's legal practice. Included is correspondence relating to legal matters, and also includes letters of appointment to Samuel Merrill. Legal correspondence is that of Edward Merrill regarding cases tried before him, petitions, the and position of County Court Judges. Correspondence has been arranged chronologically. Fonds also includes various legal records, including affidavits, agreements, bonds, releases and elections, wills and estate books, and other records. Legal records have been arranged alphabetically. Also included are miscellaneous records, including poll books for elections in 1828 and 1830, for which Samuel Merrill was Deputy Returning Officer. Attached to these books are several petitions regarding the contesting of the election of 1828.

Two scrapbooks compiled by Mauritana Smith containing material written by leading 19th century American writers and articles written by her mother, Damaris Isabella Smith.

Contents: fonds is comprised of materials created and accumulated by Kay Rex. Includes materials relating to her personal, family and professional life, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, artifacts, clippings, notes, etc. Also includes some materials relating to her aunt Frances Kathleen Montgomery and the Canadian Women's Press Club.
Arranged in ten series as follows: 1. Correspondence; 2. Diaries; 3. No Daughter of Mine; 4. Personal Life; 5. Professional Life; 6. Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario; 7. Suffragette Research; 8. Trips; 9. Photographs; 10. Artifacts.

Map is a reproduction of a map from 1800. It is the first printed map of Upper Canada, and details the new townships and counties in the region. As per the text on the map, it was commissioned by John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor. Originally it would have included a text with topographic descriptions.