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McPherson Trust sous-fonds

Sous-fonds consists of correspondence, legal documents and financial records. The trust was established on the marriage of Jane Catherine Herchmer to John McPherson in 1838 and endured until McPherson's death in 1903.

McPherson Trust

Robert McIntyre estate sous-fonds

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.

McIntyre, Robert

Robert Sproul estate sous-fonds

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.

Sproul, Robert

Sir Charles James Stuart estate sous-fonds

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.

Stuart, Sir Charles James

Thomas Briggs estate sous-fonds

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.

Briggs, Thomas

Thomas Robinson Dupuis estate sous-fonds

The sous-fonds is comprised of estate papers for both Thomas and Elizabeth Dupuis of Kingston and cover the period of 1886 to 1906. There is a small amount of material pertaining to Charles Bunker Dupuis, the son of Elizabeth and Thomas, who was killed in a train accident while attending the University of Toronto as a law student. The sous-fonds predominantly consists of correspondence, legal documents, financial records and documents relating to various pieces of property. Of particular interest is the file of material pertaining to Anne Jane Crawford, her estate and her condition, defined as "acute melancholia".

Dupuis, Thomas Robinson

William Banfield Carey estate sous-fonds

The sous-fonds is mainly comprised of business correspondence, legal documents and business papers, including insurance material, accounts books, receipts and ledgers. Also included in material relating to the Veterans Locating and Colonizations Association (1901-1902).

Carey, William Banfield

William Robert Sanders estate sous-fonds

The sous-fonds consists of correspondence and account books. The correspondence is arranged chronologically, and due to the fact that the Kirkpatrick and Sanders families were friends, is both personal and of a legal nature.The correspondence covers comment and opinion on such topics as the Crimean War, the American Civil War and the social and economic situation in rural Ireland. Also included are three account books of William's that were sent to the Kirkpatricks to help explain the estate transactions.

Sanders, William Robert

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