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Photocopies of "Spring Walks"
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1862 (Creation)
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- Barker, Edward John
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1 folder of textual records
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Biographical history
BARKER, EDWARD JOHN, doctor, publisher, and editor; b. 31 Dec. 1799 at Islington (now part of London), England, son of William Barker and Margaret Greenwood; m. first in 1821 Elizabeth Phillips (d. 1859), and they had 13 children; m. secondly 8 May 1868 Ellen Griffiths; d. 27 April 1884 at Barriefield, near Kingston, Ont.
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This file consists of typescripts and copies of the following walks: 22 March 1862-Portsmouth N.B. The “Walks” for 1862 and 1863 were written by “Fresh Hand”, approximately 1160 words; 26 March 1862-Kingston: shipbuilding and repairs; dangerous state of the streets, approximately 1090 words; 29 March 1862-Kingston the least American of cities in Western Canada; Penitentiary, Court House and Jail, approximately 1270 words; 2 April 1862-Waterfront: business at the wharves, approximately 850 words; 5 April 1862-Waterfront: business at the wharves, cont’d, approximately 920 words; 11 April 1862-Garden Island; steamers and other vessels; the Batteau Chanel, approximately 1230 words; 16 April 1862-Berry & Co.’s elevators; postscript on wharves by “The Old Hand”, approximately 1890 words; 19 April 1862-Easter meat in the Market, approximately 1180 words; 28 April 1862-Bell’s Island, approximately 1120 words; 5 May 1862-The Criminal Lunatic Asylum, approximately 2110 words; 15 May 1862-The temporary lunatic asylums at the Penitentiary and at Rockwood, approximately 1220; 11 June 1862-The General Hospital, approximately 1920 words.