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Alexander Macdonell estate sous-fonds
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1797-1877 (Creation)
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- Macdonell, Alexander
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0.45 m of textual records
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First Bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, b. 17 July 1760, at Inchlaggan in Glengarry, Scotland; d. 14 January, 1840, at Dumfries, Scotland. Bishop Macdonell then became the first Bishop of Upper Canada with his see at Kingston. His zeal for the formation of a native priesthood is abundantly shown in the establishment of the Seminary of Iona at St. Raphael's, in 1826, and of Regiopolis College at Kingston, in 1838, not to speak of the many priests educated at his own expense. In the year 1840 he died in his native Scotland, whither he had gone with the hope of interesting Irish and Scotch bishops in a scheme of emigration. In 1861 his remains were brought to Kingston by Bishop Horan and were interred beneath the cathedral.
Custodial history
This sous-fonds forms part of the Kirkpatrick-Nickle legal collection. The documents came from the law firm of Nickle and Nickle, which was founded by Thomas Kirkpatrick in 1828, and which continued under various names (Kirkpatrick Nickle) and with various partners until 1968. The Macdonnell estate papers were deposited, along with the papers of other clients of the firm, in Queen's University Archives during the 1960's.
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The sous-fonds consists of correspondence and legal documents relating to Alexander Macdonnell's estate. Includes an inventory of his estate and a memorandum relating to lots for the Roman Catholic seminary.
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2269.17
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Public domain