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Breden estate sous-fonds

This sous-fonds is a modest record of a the typical pioneer success story, following the fortunes of a son of an illiterate Irish immigrant to some financial success and civic respect in Kingston's early years. Although not documenting William's many careers as butcher, alderman, contractor or family man, the financial papers reflect his affairs in connection with his properties, his debtors, his stocks, his estate and the estate of his second wife, Amelia.

Breden (family)

Browne and Harty estate sous-fonds

The sous-fonds was comprised of documents brought together as a result of the law suit of Browne v. Dollard in Chancery, 1872, which involved the winding up of the partnership. Included are business papers, business correspondence regarding land lots, and a number of land documents involving various land lots in the Kingston area.

Browne and Harty

Calvin family estate sous-fonds

Forms part of : Kirkpatrick-Nickle legal collection. Rafting, ship-building and forwarding, Garden Island, Ont. Correspondence, financial records and legal documents of the Calvin family deposited in their lawyers' vault. A considerable amount of the material relates to the settling of the estate of D.D. Calvin, the founder of the company.

Calvin (family)

Carl Shales sous-fonds

Sous-fonds consists of records created and received by Carl Shales during his service in the Royal Air Force in the First World War, as a flight trainer in the Second World War, and as a mechanic. Includes a photo journal of a car trip across Canada in 1928, and images of Kingston, as well as correspondence.

Shales, Carl

Charles G. D. Roberts

Sous-fonds consists of correspondence, poetry, prose, bibliographies, biographical articles, critical commentaries, photographs, agreements, funeral and memorial services, lecture programmes and publication announcements.

Roberts, Charles George Douglas

Craine estate sous-fonds

This sous-fonds consists of the business papers of three members of the Craine family who lived in the town of Smiths Falls. The papers cover the period from 1852-1938 when they end with the death of Dr. Agnes Craine. The bulk of the papers consists of consist of mortgages, insurance policies, stock holdings, day books and wills of three family members - John Joseph Craine, John Craine and Dr. Agnes D. Craine. There is also some correspondence from family relations, travel diaries of Agnes Douglas Craine, news clippings, wills and estate holdings of Craine relations from the Isle of Man, and a brush drawing of Douglas Craine.

Craine (family)

Dennis Lake estate sous-fonds

The land papers in this sous-fonds trace the changes in ownership of various lots, often from the original Crown grants. The business papers reflect interest rates, rents, assessments and taxes, school tuition, wages paid for work on the farm and the clearing of land. The prices of various household commodities, receipts for carding and fulling, invoices for spinning and weaving, and for tailoring, give interesting information about household life during the main span of years covered, 1832 to 1874.

Lake, Dennis

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