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This sous-fonds is comprised of correspondence and papers relating to personal business, including real estate holdings in Kingston, Napanee, Wakefield and elsewhere. The real estate holdings in Kingston include 20 Emily Street, 165-167 King Street, 270 Division Street, and properties on Princess and Montreal Streets. There are many examples of documents pertaining to the handling of estates such as wills, contracts, and Powers of Attorney. There is also information about stocks and investments in such companies as the British North American Investment Company, the London and Westminister Investment Company of Canada, and records about investing in various gold mining operations such as Canada Gold Fields Syndicate, Deer Trail, Monte Cristo and the Republic Consolidate Gold Mining Company. The material has been arranged chronologically.

The sous-fonds consists of business papers and land documents relating to Stevenson family.

Series scope to be completed at a later date

Fonds consists of correspondence, including letters to Alfred Knight, his business agent in Napanee, Ont., concerning the interests of the Cartwright estate; business papers; speeches; scrapbooks; a manuscript of his book, "Reminiscences"; and invitations from Their Excellencies, The Governor General and The Countess of Minto, to Sir Richard, his wife, and family to attend various events in Ottawa.

The sous-fonds consists of correspondence, Power of Attorneys, deeds, maps, plans and notices which document Stuart's inheritance of the north west part of the Magdalen Ferguson tract (roughly bound by Division, James, Plum, Barrie and Pine streets) in Kingston which he prepared to sell off by auction. The records reflect Sir Charles' decision to settle partition of his lands from his uncle's (the Archdeacon George O'Kill Stuart) and the management of unsold land, some of which was located in Loughborough township.

Series scope to be completed at a later date

The sous-fonds consists of correspondence, legal and business papers including documents relating to land lots in the Townships of Ernestown, Camden and Hungerford. The papers have been arranged into the following series: Documents relating to Land Lots, 1840-1872; Papers concerning Insurance of Township Properties, 1850-1874; Papers relating to Storrington House, 1858-1862; Legal Papers and Litigation, 18 42-1860 - including suits against George Mink with related correspondence; Estate, Legal and Business Papers, 1829-1877; Correspondence, 1845-1875 - of particular note is a petition from Sarah Sproul to Viscount Monk regarding her son John who had joined the U.S. Calvary without her knowledge or consent; and Miscellaneous Papers, 1879-1901.

Sous-fonds consists of records relating to Robert McLaughlin's business and family.

The sous-fonds is comprised of correspondence arranged alphabetically by correspondent, primarily consisting of letters received, including letters from: Commission merchants in Montreal handling butter and wool on consignment, e.g. Ayer & Beattie, J. H. Mooney and J. & W. Gunn. A number of letters are fom Prince Edward County from David Smart, prominent lawyer, friend and brother-in-law. There are also a number of papers dealing with the running of McIntyre's business, including accounts and receipts from suppliers including such firms as: Haldimand Distillery; Frontenac and Portsmouth Breweries; Commerical Mills Distillery; Converse, Colson and Lamb; Drennan's Penitentiary Cabinet Warehouse; R. M. Horsey; Otto Kapp & Co.; and Western Tray Company. There are also business records, accounts, receipts and some material relating to lawsuits and of a personal nature. There is also a small amount of material pertaining to customer's accounts and 4 letters of a personal nature from family members.

The fonds consists of letterbooks, account books and journal, 1779 (transcript). Also includes a microfilm copy of a letterbook kept by Richard Cartwright. Also includes Royal commission to Richard Cartwright, John Munro and John McDonnell as commissioners to negotiate customs duties between Upper and Lower Canada, 1796.