Letterbook relates to the day-to-day work of the society. The letterbook was kept by Rev. Kenneth M. Fenwick who was secretary of the society at the time and resided in Kingston.
Congregational Missionary Society of British North America
The fonds consists of a letterbook that contains nearly 200 letters and drafts of correspondence concerning politics or Caron's legal and business dealings. They cast some light on the political machinations of the day and in particular on Caron's unsuccessful campaign in Bellechasse in 1872, and the contest which preceded his election for Quebec County in the following year.
The fonds consists of correspondence, legal documents, diaries, genealogies and photographs from the Honourable Richard Cartwright (1759-1815) to the present generations. Of special interest are the letters and diaries of the Honourable Richard Cartwright's eldest children : James (1786-1811), Richard (1787-1811) and Hannah (1792-1812), and letters from the Rev. John Strachan.
Correspondence from the Department of the Interior about a canoe trip from Georgian Bay to Kingston 1930, and from the Hudson's Bay Company about a trip to James Bay, 1940 and 1945. The collection also contains a memorandum of supplies needed on James Bay Trip.
This collection of memorabilia relates to her father, Adam Shortt, and to Kingston. Includes some pen and ink drawings by Professor Shortt, a copy of 'Kingston Illustrated' (1912) and picture of Sand Hills, Prince Edward County, 1840's. Also contains a watercolour sketch by Muriel Shortt of Kingston martello towers (Market and Cedar Island), and a photocopy of a genealogy of the Shortt family.
Fonds consists of a scrapbook kept by Mildred Clow during her final year of study at Queen's University in the class of Arts '14. The scrapbook contains diary entries, programmes, photographs and news clippings, mostly pertaining to her life at Queen's.
This collection consists of a photocopy of a letter written by Robert Burns to the Duke of Queensberry in 1791 (the original is framed in Special Collections), and the Christie auction catalogue from where the letter was purchased.