MG1 C1 Marion Young Collection

MG1 C1 - Marion Young Collection

1 Five Years’ in the Canadas, by Edward Allen Talbot, 1824

2 Bills and Receipts

2.01 Receipt from K. Chisholm & Co., Dealers in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Groceries and Hardware. Brampton. May 29, 1872.

2.02 Blotter with Ad for Plymouth Twine.

2.03 Advertising flyer from Stoutenburg and Smith.

2.04 Receipt from McBean and Co., Georgetown. Mammoth House. Dry Goods.

2.04.01 Dated January 20, 1918.

2.04.02 Undated.

2.05 Receipt from T.B. Crothers, Georgetown, July 03,1915. Groceries.

2.06 Receipt from McKay Bros., Georgetown. General Grocers

2.06.01 May 06 1908.

2.06.02 April 12, 1917.

2.07 Receipt from Adams and Co., Georgetown. Dry Goods.

2.07.01 June 11, 1908.

2.07.02 June 16, 1908.

2.07.03 July 24, 1908.

2.07.04 Undated.

2.08 Receipt from H.W. Kennedy, Georgetown. Groceries.

2.08.01 May 09, 1908.

2.08.02 September 21, 1908.

2.08.03 December 19, 1908.

2.09 Receipt from The Gurney Scale Co., Hamilton, November 01, 1909

2.10 Receipt from Barnhills, Norval. Dry Goods, Groceries, etc

2.10.01 January 25, 1915.

2.10.02 July 23, 1915.

2.10.03 January 11, 1916.

2.10.04 March 08, 1917.

2.10.05 January 08, 1918.

2.10.06 January 14, 1918.

2.11 Receipt from L.Grant and Company, Georgetown, 1872. Importers of General Dry Goods, Manufacturers of Millinery, Mantles and Clothing

2.12 Receipt from Frank Hustler, Norval, January 13, 1916. General Hardware, Tinsmithing, Etc

2.13 Receipt from W.C. Anthony, Georgetown, May 28,1910. Manufacturer of and Dealer in Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Iron Pipe and Fittings, Tinsmithing, Plumbing Hot Air and Hot Water Furnace Work.

2.14 Receipt from McLeod,Anderson & Co., Georgetown, 1910. Mammoth House. importers of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods ... Undated.

2.15 Receipt from Hunter and Fraser, Georgetown, December 30, 1907. Horse Shoeing & General Blacksmithing.

2.16 Five Dollar Postal Note, Norval Station, July 24,1915.

2.17 Duplicate order form from New England Nurseries of Rochester, N.Y., July 14, 1894. Cherry and Plum Trees.

2.18 Duplicate order form from New England Nurseries of Rochester, N.Y., July 7, 1895. George Grimshaw, General Agent, Centre St., Brampton. Pear and Plum Trees.

2.19 Invoice. Swan Bros. Wholesale and Retail Grocers and Provision Merchants. May 06, 1893.

2.20 Receipt. Received from B. Young $75.00 on roof job. Signed M.C. Auttray (?). April 27, 1910.

2.21 Bill. Cain's Garage, Georgetown, Ontario. September 14, 1964.

3 Peel Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company

3.01 Booklet. 1876-1976, One Hundred Years of History with the Peel Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

3.02 Blank Form. Engine License. "to use such Engine for Threshing all kinds of grain in and about premises insured by the above-named Insurance Company, and such use shall not in any way affect or vitiate the policy of insurance, providing the following conditions are strictly complied with ..."

3.03 Various Correspondence and Receipts, Undated.

3.03.01 Policy from the County of Peel Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Blank form. Circa 1880. List of names and policy numbers of policy holders circa 1880 written on reverse.

3.03.02 Alexanders Account. List of names: James Lindsey, C. Curran, John Caldwell. T. Copland, Geo. J.H. Bracken.

3.03.03 Receipt. Joseph Orth re Mr. Galbraiths fire.

3.03.04 Motion. Moved by J.Jackson, seconded by A. Frank that the account of A.F. Campbell be paid for Printing.

3.03.05 Motion. Moved by N.Watson, seconded by Kerny (?) that Mr. Graham receive ... $1.00 which was improperly called for & paid to Arthur Wiggin.

3.03.06 Receipt. Received for the W. Hunter fire claim the sum of $6.00. A. Frank.

3.03.07 Receipt. Received from J.S. Lesley the sum of $5.20 for fire inspection. T.S. Mason

3.03.08 Invoice. J.S. Leslie re Thompson fire claim

3.03.09 Motion. Moved by J. Jackson, seconded by Mr. Wilson that the account of the committee appointed to investigate Mr. Duffy fire claim be paid amounting to $13.80. Signed, T. S. Mason.

3.03.10 Invoice. Due to I. Wilson and N.V. Watson the sum of two dollars each for examining Mr. Smith fire claim. Signed, Isaac Wilson.

3.03.11 Motion. Moved by J.Jackson, seconded by Mr. Franks that the following accounts be paid to Mr. Watson and Mr. Sleightholm for investigating Mr. Graftons fire claim the amount $4.40; and also A.F. Campbells account for Printing, the sum of $23.50; also the account of Mr. Watson and Corbet for investigating Mr. Copperthorns approved loss the sum of $41.50. Signed, Wm. Kersey, President Pro Tem.

3.03.12 Receipt. "...Two hundred Dollars in full for los of mear and colt kiled by lighting. W. Crawford."

3.03.13 Order to pay. Wilson and Corbett for investigating Kernaghans fire ... F. Sleightholm, Chairman.

3.03.14 Account. Newlove. Isaac. Little. Anderson. Hillock. Grasby. Crawford. Watson. Faster.

3.03.15 Account of Mr. Uppon. Oliver. Wat. Irvin. McGraw. Orr. Whithead. Switsor. Franks. Brown. Armour.Crofferd. Thornton. Jackson. Alexander. Cesar. Shannon. Dean. Natress. Lawrie. Robinson. Bland.

3.03.16 Account of Mr. Upins. Goodison. Baldock. Rogers. Orr. Christopher. McGreggor. Grahma. Mathews. Prier. Reesor. Bonham. Duck. Wilson. Leslie.

3.03.17 Invoice. Expenses due to Mr. Near re inspecting the fire at Mr. Archy Galbrath; inspecting Mr. Millers Claim of Cow.

3.03.18 Motion. "Moved by D. Graham, seconded by J.H. Taylor that the Secretary receive the sum of fifty cent each pollicy and that he levering ( ?) assesments and attending to all the books meetings and corispondence and all other duties in connection with the Company. "

3.03.19 Invoice. Expenses due to A. Frank, J.S. Lesley and T. S. Mason for inspecting W. Hunters fire; also inspecting Sniders fire.

3.03.20 Account of J. Cooney, Edmonton. Dolson. Heny, Shanohan.

3.03.21 Account. Julian. Smith. Harrison, Gregg. Splan. Pike. McVean. O'Donnell. Cole. Kersey. Gordon.

3.03.22 Canada Post Card. Addressed to J.S. Leslie. "Churchville, June 9th. Dear Sir, Meet me in Brampton on Wednesday 11th. F. Bransby."

3.03.23 List of applications presented by L. Cheyne. Moore, Brown, Longry, Stirrat, Walsh, Conner, May, Mason.

3.03.24 Account. Upshaw, Shaw, Hammerson, Cantelon, Graham, Irvin, Robertson, Steen, Oughtred, Cordingly, Hammond, Petch, Hannah, Blakley, Church, Shook, Duncan, McCraney, Scoulam, Husband, McCanley, Bredin

3.03.25 Account. Dolson, Neal, Sweeney, Stinson, Baker, Wilson, Procter.

3.03.26 Account. Cavan, Pollard, Ward, Cook, Conover, Redmond, Earl, Thomas, Graham, Wilson, O'Hara, Rogers, Flick, Beatty, Rutledge, Cook, Clifton, Johnston, May, Mason.

3.03.27 Account. Wright, Noble, Beer, Mercer, Martin, Orth, Lyons, McMaster, Brooks, Lasby.

3.03.28 Account. Tomlinson, Longhouse, Burton, Wilson, Natrus.

3.03.29 Account. Gardner, Neeland, Laffind, Miller, Irwin, McClure, Anderson, Fullerton, Pearson, Orr, Dennison, Oliphant, Manly, Walker, Adamson, Cook, Miller, Garth, Robertson.

3.03.30 List of applications presented by ? Alexander. Nelson, Sullivan, Kinney, Milton, Millwood, Baxter, McDevit, Davis, Judge, Ward, Mimson, Bowls.

3.03.31 Account of J. Cooney, Edmonton. Bell, Campbell, Clark, Marshall, Hall, Anthony, Curry, Hutchenson.

3.03.32 Account. McCullough, McMurchie, Brownridge, Teeter, Watson, Brown.

3.03.33 Account of J. Cooney, Edmonton. Robinson, Reilly, Cootes, Marshall, Lyons, Sitzer, McKinney, Wilkinson.

3.03.34 Account. Horan, Ceaser, Perdue, McBride, Petch, Graham, Alexander, Ceaser, Rossney.

3.03.35 Account of Mr. Upons. Beaty, Mains, Urinel, Laver, Corgne, Peck, Hicke, Stevens, Reed, Bonham, Cain, Patch.

3.03.36 Account of J. Cooney, Edmonton. Armstrong, Hutchinson, Wilkinson, Giffen, McKinney, Wilson, Jewett, McKane, Hale, McDougall.

3.03.37 Account of Mr. Upsons. Waite, Cordingly, Glendening, Conover, Coyne, Speck. Blecker, Jafrie, Mane. Wilson, Ward, Scoot, Wardlaw, Jackson, Daley, Ervin, Greagrie.

3.03.38 Account. Croford, Watson, McKennie, Nattres, Uppen, Cook, Duglas, Anderson, Muller, Steen, Wilson, Trunkes, Joffary, McPherson, Kirkwood, Cooney, Campbell, Ovens, Clarrage, Lawson, Cheney, Wilson, Bramsby, Euens, McEwen, Moor, Monsie, Alexander, Giffin, Smith, Duglas.

3.03.39 Memo. "Guthrie to get notes of Peter H. Laird & Bros., Duncan McArthur, Joseph Trimble.”

3.03.40 Account. Standfield, Johnston, Armstrong, Orth, Gardhouse, Jackson. Mary A. Lackey.

3.03.41 Account. Button, Orth, Koake, Agar, Brennan, McCosh, Madill. Devins, Sheard.

3.03.42 Account of J. Cooney, Edmonton. Campbell, McPherson, McCullough, Giffen.

3.03.43 Account. Orr, Oliver, Irvine, Switzer, Whitehead, McCraw, Baptist Church, Watt.

3.03.44 Account. Watson, Wigons, Crafferd, Snider, Bean, Gray, Nix, Franks, Wilson, McKee, Linsey, Taylor, Midelbrooks, Wardlaw, Grame, Sage, McNeven, McGreagor. Nattres, Camerosn, Taylor, Far, Cheney, May, Dalton.

3.04 Various Correspondence and Receipts, Dated.

3.04.01 Notice. "Office of Peel Farmers' Ins. Co.'y, Brampton, April 6, 1878. Mr. H. Clarridge, Sir: You will please notice that first call on your Premium Note under Policy No. 365 is made for $2.10 to cover loss of $1800 sustained by Mr. A.F. Cranston, Lot 20, Con. 1, Albion, April 1st, 1878. Please remit in enclosed blanks without delay. Your Obedient Servant, John S. Leslie, Treasurer P.F.M. Ins. Company."

3.04.02 Canada Post Card, addressed to Mr. John S. Leslie. 'Brampton, June 6th, 1879. Dear Sir, You are requested by the sec'y and some of the directors to meet me at Cheltenham on Monday the 9th instant at 10 o'clock to inspect the loss of John Lyons, Lot 24. If you cannot meet me at that time let me know by telegraph before 8 o'clock on Monday A.M. and name another time for meeting. P.S. I am writing to Mr. Lyons that we will be there on Monday. Yours ?, S.M. Kenney, Ag't."

3.04.03 Invoice. To Luther Cheyne Esq., Sec. From Hunter, Rose & Co., Printers, Publishers, Bookbinders, Electrotypers, Stereotypers, Etc., 25 Wellington Street West, Toronto, March 18, 1881. Set of Insurance Books. $12.00.

3.04.04 Letter. July 02, 1881. "Dear Friend, I have had a second invoice sent by Hunter Rose & Co in reference to Insurance Book. You had better remit them the amount $12. I herewith enclose their account. All well hope yours are the same. Good hay weather. I suppose you are hard at it. We are almost half done. Yours truly, L. Cheyne. I wrote them today. "

3.04.05 Assessment notice. Peter McLellan, Ospringe. 1882.

3.04.06 Letter. July 5, 1882. Woodbridge. From John Nattress to L. Cheyne. "Dear Sir, Enclosed you will find three applications for insurance together with the sum of five 21/100 dollars to pay over to Treasurer being $4.16 on applications and $1.05 received from Mr. Robt. King for Carpenter's Risk for one month on $1,050.00 of Policy No. 1278. You did not send me any blanks for Carpenter's Risks and I had to give Mr. King a receipt in my own name in the following form: Rec'd from Mr. Robert King on Policy No. 1278 the sum of one 5/100 dollars for Carpenter's Risk on Barn No. 1 and contents therein, for one month from this date being 10 cents per $100 in accordance with resolution of the Directors of the Peel Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (June 30th 1882). J.N. Send Blanks if you have them. If not submit the above to board of Directors for approval. I do not think I shall be able to get over to Brampton on Saturday as our Court meets on Monday next. You will therefore oblige by presenting application. Yours truly, "

3.04.07 Receipt, August 01, 1882. Alex Armour for sign for P.F.I. Co'y. Wm. Guest.

3.04.08 Letter. From, Office of the Inspector of Insurance, Ontario, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Canada, August 09, 1882. To, L. Cheyne, Esq., Secretary, Peel Farmers Mutual Fire Insurce. Coy., Brampton. "Sir, In reply to your enquiry of the 8th inst. I have the honour to state that the sum now due by your Company is $47 27/100. The Statutory assessment is levied as provided by 40 Vic. Chap. 20 "upon the amount of business taken by each company during the preceding year". The business taken by you company during 1881 is returned in your statement for 1881 as $598.321, which at the rate struck this year 0.000.79 per $. (42 Vic Chap 25) amounts as above to $47.27/100. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, J. Howard Hunter, Inspector"

3.04.09 Receipt for $47.27. August 29, 1882. (See 3.04.08)

3.04.10 Invoice. A.F. Campbell, Publisher of the "Conservator," Dr. 500 postal cards. August 26, 1882.

3.04.11 Notice. J.S. Leslie, Esq. "Please pay L. Cheyne, secretary, the sum of one hundred dollars in account of policies issued. Thomas Holtby, President". October 07, 1882.

3.04.12 Receipt. November, 1882. A. Armour.

3.04.13 Invoice. A.F. Campbell. 2400 circulars (note) 2 sets; 2400 envelopes 6 & 7 with address printed thereon. November 10, 1882.

3.04.14 Motion. "Moved by J. Jackson, seconded by Mr. Mason that the President and Messrs. Bessie and Leslie be a committee to investigate Mr. W. Thompson fire claim. Moved by J. Jackson, seconded by Mr. Kersey that the accounts of A.F. Campbell amounting to $22 be paid. Also Mr. Armours account of $25 for striking the rate for the two last fires be paid. Also to Mr. Guest $2.25 for painting sign out at the door of the office be paid. " November 11, 1882.

3.04.15 Receipt. "Rece'd from the Treasurer of P.M.F.I. Co. the sum Eleven Hundred and Twenty Seven Dollars and 50/100 being in full of loss by Fire which took place on January twentieth 1882. Joseph Tills (?, possibly Little). November 18, 1882.

3.04.16 Receipt. "... the sum of five hundard dollars in part payment for lose by fire of the 9th October last. Donald Smith" December 02, 1882.

3.04.17 Receipt. "... for investigating Mr. Sniders fire and ... for investigating Mr. Littles loss. L. Cheyne." December 23, 1882.

3.04.18 Receipt. "...four hundard dollars in full of my loss by fire on the 9 October last. Donald Smith." December 23, 1882.

3.04.19 Receipt. Rent on office for 1882. Alex Armour. December 23, 1882.

3.04.20 Receipt. "Received frome the Peel Mutel insurence co the sum of 35 dollars in for the years of 1881. J.S. Leslie." December 26, 1882.

3.04.21 Assessment notice. Nelson Standish, Georgetown. 1883.

3.04.22 Assessment notice. Harriet Harris, Caledon. 1883.

3.04.23 Letter. "Sirs, Yours letter to hand & have enclosed form and money $4.55. Send my note by return of mail without fail as your agent wished to see it before renewing. J.R. Upham will call in a few days. So please attend to at once and oblige. Yours truly, Arthur Conors, Sheridan. Please address Credit P.O. instead of Sheridan." February 13, 1883.

3.04.24 Account. Fraser, Rutledge, Sharp, Martin, Robson, Campbell, Olliff, Merry, Coyne, Mountain, Petch, Taylor, Fuller, Little, Brady, Coony. July, 1883.

3.04.25 Account of Mr. Uppin. Mellans, Stephen, Hamilton, Hall, McClure, Clark, Mellafine, Whitehead. Beynon. Orr. Cordingly, Husband. Cheney.

3.04.26 Invoice. Alexander Armour, Insurance and Land Agent, Conveyancer, etc., Brampton. "To auditing books for 1883. $10.00.”

3.04.27 Notice of Assignment of Policy. "Take notice that all the right, title and interest of Thomas Walsh and John Walsh, both of the Township of Chinguacousy in the County of Peel, Farmers, in and to Policy Number 2578 of the County of Peel Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company has been assigned to Mr. Alexander Broddy of the Town of Brampton, in the said County, by deed bearing date the Sixth day of October, A.D. 1883. Dated the 30th day of November, 1883. Alexander Broddy per H.P. Milligan his Solicitor and Agent. "

3.04.28 Receipt. $585.64. Brampton, February 08, 1884. "Received from The Peel Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company the sum of Five hudnred & eight-five 64/100 Dollars in full of the insurance under Policy 2578, Thos & Jno Walsh & assigned to me by assignment endorsed thereon upon the contents of the barn therein referred to less the claim of A. Heflar thereon amounting to $294.36 & also the amount of the Premium Note given therefor and I hereby agree to indemnify the said Company from any claim or demand thereon by the assured or either of them or by any other person through or for them or otherwise as to the said sum so received by me. A Broddy. "

3.04.29 Receipt. Brampton Times. Advertizing [sic]. January, 1884.

3.04.30 Receipt. Wm. Kersey. For inspecting engines. $1.00. January 19, 1884.

3.04.31 Promissory Note. John S. Leslie. $700.00. To Thos. Holtby. February 08, 1884.

3.04.32 Cancelled cheque.The Merchants Bank of Canada. Joseph Orr, in full of loss by fire. June 13, 1884

3.04.33 Cancelled cheque. Merchants Bank of Canada. Johnston Golding, in full for fire. June 14, 1884.

3.04.34 Promissory Note. Pay to the order of Frances Bransby. $700.00. July 11, 1884.

3.04.35 Cancelled cheque. Central Bank of Canada.

3.04.35.01 William Crawford. October 25, 1884.

3.04.35.02 Frances Bransby. November 01, 1884.

3.04.35.03 Wm. Kersey. November 15, 1884

3.04.35.04 Wm. Steen. November 22, 1884.

3.04.35.05 Royal Grafton. November 22, 1884.

3.04.35.06 December 06,1884, to Francis Bramsby, for $1,030.00

3.04.35.07 December 06,1884, to Edward Hillock, for $650.00.

3.04.35.08 December 13, 1884, to Alex Armour, for $70.00.

3.04.35.09 December 13, 1884, to Geo. Corbet, for $4.60.

3.04.35.10 December 13, 1884, to Tobias Mason, for $21.30.

3.04.35.11 December 13, 1884, to Wm. Steen, for $23.90.

3.04.35.12 December 15, 1884, to J.H. Taylor, for $18.90.

3.04.35.13 December 13, 1884, to David [Grame] Graham, for $22.00.

3.04.35.14 January 16, 1885, to Eli Crawford, for $14.00.

3.04.35.15 January 17, 1885, to N.V. Watson, for $15.00.

3.04.35.16 January 17, 1885, to Wm. Kersey, for $16.80

3.04.35.17 January 17, 1885, to Geo. Corbet, for $22.00.

3.04.35.18 January 17, 1885, to A. Frank, for $26.00.

3.04.35.19 J. Wilson. January 17, 1885.

3.04.35.20 Edward Hillock. January 17, 1885.

3.04.35.21 Joseph Orr. January 17, 1885

3.04.35.22 James Jackson. January 17, 1885.

3.04.35.23 Robert Evens. January 31, 1885.

3.04.35.24 Ralf Crafford (Endorsed, Ralph Crawford). February 28, 1885.

3.04.36 Promissory Note. To Central Bank of Canada. $500.00. January 31, 1885.

3.04.37 Note. "To F. Bransby. Dated 18 Nov 82 for 1 year for $1000 - Interest half yearly @ 6 per cent p ann"

3.04.38 Receipt. "$703. Sturtown, 26 Dec. 1882. Rec frome J.S. Leslie Tres. P.M.F. Co'y the sum of Seven hundurd and three dollars in full for los by fife on the 28 oct last. William Thompson. "

3.04.39 Account. July, 1883. John Huffman, Robt. Kirkwood, George Powell, Jas. Scott, Peter Laird & Sons, T. & W. Early, R. McEachern, Duncan Smith, A. Devereaux, N. Standish, R. Graham, W.S. Quarrie, J. Nixon, W.J. Noble.

3.04.40 Account. October 06, 1883. Crafford, Ward, Corket, Duncan, Alexander, Bowles, Horan, Shelley Chambers, McDonald, Shealds, Little, Wilson, Donley, Maybee, Franks, Paster, McClarne, Kersy, Hunter, Guther, Fraser, Damson, Wright, Jackson, Midelbrook, Grame, Taylor, Lellan, McLellin, Doyle, Walker, Cheney, Steel, Tindle, Justeron

3.04.41 Account. Charles Cordingly. 1883

3.04.42 Account. September 06, 1883. Hamilton, Peynon, Whielock, McCaffrey, Husband, mcClure, Clink, Hall Hamilton, Hepburn, Neelands, Cordingly, Orr.

3.04.43 Receipt. "from J.S. Leslie, Fifty five dollars in a/c. L. Cheyne" January 31, 1885.

3.04.44 Receipt. "..L. Cheyne one dollar and fifty two cents being amount paid in error on Policy 2183 for year 1884. John A. Clark." August 17, 1885.

3.04.45 Promissory Note. April 23, 1884. To Jonathan Kersey.

3.04.46 Receipt. January 19, 1884. "To Alex Armour Dr, To Office rent for year 1883, $20.00."

3.04.47 Receipt. January 19, 1884. L. Cheyne. "..balance due on policies for past year."

3.04.48 Receipt. January 19, 1884. L. Cheyne. "Postage & stationary for 1883, $12.70"

3.04.49 Receipt. January 19, 1884. Fred Smith. "Posting bills of annual meeting."

3.04.50 Receipt. January 19, 1884. A. Armour. "Index book and copying."

3.04.51 Receipt. February 02, 1884. A. Wiggins per D. Graham. "Return of assessment"

3.04.52 Invoice. March 15, 1884. From A. F. Campbell, Publisher of the "Conservator," Dr. For printing.

3.04.53 Receipt. May 03, 1884. From Robert Evans.

3.04.54 Receipt. "Brampton, May 3rd, 1884. Received from John S. Leslie Treasurer of the Peel Farmers Mutual Frie Insurance Co. the sum of Eight hundred dollars ($800) being the amount in full of my claim against the said Company for loss on dwelling house as contained in Policy No. 1537. Thomas Kersey"

3.04.55 Receipt. May 31, 1884. Johnston Golden. "as part of his loss by fire last July."

3.04.56 Receipt. May 03, 1884. Isaac Wilson for Ernest Sanderson. "in full for loss of hogs by lightning last August."

3.04.57 Receipt. October 18, 1884. Geo. Corkett. "for inspection Gaperlhorn Suposed fire"

3.04.58 Promissory Note. "Brampton, June 11, 1884. $1,000.00. Six months after ante for value received we promise to pay Trances Bransby or order the sum of one Thousand dollars at six per cent. Thos. Holtby, President, John S. Leslie, Treasurer.

3.04.59 Receipt. June 14, 1884. Johnston Golden. "Three hundred and Eighty Dollars in full for his los by fire."

3.04.60 Receipt. June 14, 1884. Johnston Golden. "interest for his loss by fire."

3.04.61 Receipt. June 18,1884. Joseph Orr. ""Three hundred dollars been my Amount in full".

3.04.62 Letter. Albion, June 25, 1884. To Luther Cheyne, Esq., Brampton, Ont. "Dear Sir, I enclose you 3 applications, with $1.65 cash. 2 are new and 1, Munsie, is a renewal. Yours truly, Robt. Evans."

3.04.63 Letter. "Albion, July 8th, 1884. Luther Cheyne, Esq. Sec. P.F.M.Fr. Ins.Co. Sir, Please pay Robt. Evans an order, whose receipt you will obtain, the sum of one thousand dollars due me from the Peel Farmers Mutual Fire Insruance Co, for fire loss which occurred on April 18th, 1884. John Duffy".

3.04.64 Receipt on reverse of 3.04.63. "Brampton, July 14, 1884. Received from the Peel Farmers Mutual Fire Isnruance Co for John Duffy the sum of Nine hundred and eight-four dollars being amount of Insurance due him less account $5.00 and Premium Note $11.00 which remains subject to assessment until expiration of Policy remainder and will then be due and payable to Duffy. Robert. Evans. "

3.04.65 Receipt. "Brampton, July 08, 1884. Received from The Peel Mutual Fire Ins. Coy the sum of Two hundred & ninety four 36/100 Dollars. In full of judg't, interest and costs in Heflar vs Walsh under order dated 30th November 1883. Murphy Heming & Justin, Sol'rs for Primary Creditor, Albert Heflar.

3.04.66 Letter. August 13, 1884. From the Office of the Inspector of Insurance acknowledging receipt of $71.49 "being amount of Statutory Assessment for current year." Signed J. Howard Hunter, Inspector

3.04.67 Receipt. September 06, 1884. L. Cheyne. "Sixty Dollars in account of Policies filled."

3.04.68 Receipt. Carpenter's Risk. "This is to Certify taht Mr. W. Fraser Chairman of B. Committee of Union Church & old one, has taken out a Carpenter's Risk ...for which he has paid to said Company the sum of Two 50/100 Dollars per months for 5 months. Brampton September 06, 1884."

3.04.69 Receipt. October 18, 1884. F. Sleightholm. "Four 40/100 Dollars for Inspection Graftons fire Loss."

3.04.70 Receipt. November 22, 1884. Royal Grafton. "Two thousand one hundred two 50/100 Dollars in full for his loss by fire last August 16th less $57.50 the amount of his Premium Note.”

3.04.71 Receipt. December 06, 1884. E. Hillock. "Six hundred and Fifty Dollars in part payment of his loss by fire last September."

3.04.72 Invoice. January 16, 1885. From Campbell & Panton, Publishers, The Canadian Chamption. Advertising

3.04.73 Invoice. January 17, 1885. Postage for year 1884. $13.45.

3.04.74 Receipt. January 24, 1885. "Received from J.S. Leslie the sum of Twenty Dollars, Rent of office for 1884. A. Armour."

3.04.75 Canada Post Card. To J.S. Leslie from L. Cheyne. "Brampton, January 27, 1885. Dr Sir, you had better come down on Saturday and make arrangements for Kenneghans claim. I have written him."

3.04.76 Cancelled cheque. Central Bank of Canada. January 31, 1885. To Mical Kenaghan or order, Six hundred Seventy two 75/100 Dollars, in full for his loss by fire last October." Endorsed on reverse "M. Kenaghan, his mark, X. "

3.04.77 Invoice. February 13, 1885. W.J. Watson, Publisher and Proprietor of "The Milton Sun and Halton News". Advertising annual meeting.

3.04.78 Invoice. February 28, 1885. A.F. Campbell, Publisher of the "Conservator". Printing forms and advertising annual meeting

3.04.79 Invoice. February 28, 1885. A.F. Campbell. Printing posters for annual meeting. "In making out bill against you last year this item was overlooked by me and has not yet been paid."

3.04.80 Receipt. February 28, 1885. "Received from J.S. Leslie $5.00 on account of damage sustained by Walton and to be paid by me to him. Joseph Orr for Wm. Walton."

3.04.81 Receipt. March 02, 1885. "Rec'd of T. Holtby, Esq. the sum of Five Dollars for the use of Concert Hall for annual meeting of Peel F.M. Ins. Coy in January last. Alex Armour, Treasurer, Brampton."

3.04.82 Receipt. March 14, 1885. "Received from J.S. Leslie Two Hundred and Seven dollars being balance due on Policies for year 1884. (Written on letterhead of "Luther Cheyne, Flour and Grist Mill. Lumber, Shingles, Lath and Coal Business. Office at the Mill, Main Street, Brampton."

3.04.83 Receipt. April 25, 1885. E. Hillock. "four hundred and seven dollars in full for his loss by fire on 10th September last in all $1,457.00".

3.04.84 Promissory Note. April 25, 1885. "promise to pay to John Peter Leslie or berer the sum of One hundard and eighty one dollars with intrest at Six Per cent per annun for value received."

3.04.85 Receipt. May 30, 1885. L. Cheyne. "Sixty Two dollars on a/c of Policies."

3.04.86 Invoice. June 01, 1885. Office of the Inspector of Insurance, Ontario. Statutory Assessment, $75.85.

3.04.87 Invoice. July 01, 1885. L. Cheyne. "8 days wr [sic] posting up, Register Cash Book, preparing Lists, etc. $12.00".

3.04.88 Invoice. July 04, 1885. A.F. Campbell. "Post Cards furnished & printed. Advt. of change of office to Mill."

3.04.89 Receipt. July 10, 1885. Treasury Department, Ontario. "$75.85 on account of Statutory Assessment."

3.04.90 Letter. August 07, 1885. L. Cheyne, Secretary to J.S. Leslie, Esq. "Dear Sir, The next meeting of the Board will be held on Saturday the 15 inst at 10 am, and as it is important that the financial business should be closed at as early a date as possible or pervious to our meeting Mr. Holtby desires me to write you to that effect. We have had 2 fines."

3.04.91 Receipt. August 15, 1885. L. Cheyne. "Fifty dollars on a/c of Policies filled."

3.04.92 Assessment Notice. November 01, 1885. H. Clarridge.

3.04.93 Receipt. January 28, 1886. Stephen Smither. "Premium Note for $15.00 and in Cash $2.00 for the insurance of $750.00 upon Property described in His Application for 4 years, from the 28th day of January, 1886 upon the understanding that it is insured until notified to the contrary. If Application be not accepted, the money will be refunded. J. Cooney, Edmonton, Inspector. "

3.04.94 Canada Post Card. November 11, 1889. S. Smither, Alloa, Ont. From D. Kirkwood, Treasurer. Receipt of Assessment.

3.04.95 Canada Post Card. "Insurance Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting ... will be held in the Concert Hall, Brampton, on Saturday, the 17th of January, 1885...". (2 copies.)

3.04.96 Receipt. Chinguacousy, October 30, 1879. Richard Hamilton received $384 for fire loss.

3.04.97 Summons To Garnishee and Primary Debtor, After Judgment. No. 272 1883. Between James Edwards, Primary Creditor, and John Walsh, Primary Debtor, and Peel Farmers Mutual Ins. Co., Garnishee. Amount unsatisfied $39.78.

3.04.98 Cancelled cheque. Issued on the Merchants Bank of Canada, Brampton, July 14, 1884, to Robert Evans, for $984.00. “Payment in full of Duffy's loss by fire." Signed by Thomas Holtby.

3.04.99 Letter. To John Leslie. "The Grange, May 19, 1886. Dear Sir, We had a meeting of the P.F.I. Company on Saturday and also on Monday last. I asked for your ac(count) on Saturday but did not get and again on Monday. I asked for it again on Monday when the secretary replyed that he did not know where it was and if we had it it was so bungled up that he did not believe that we could make it out. I insisted on getting it and at last it was found but not untill all but 2 of the commity were gone but myself and another. Then it was decided as the commity was not present that the Board should deal with the case. It was then moved and seconded that they would pay you $73.74 whereupon I objected to the Board taking action on the matter that it was the business of the Insurance Commity and I asked the Board to have it layed over untill the next meeting and I would write to you to that purpose. The majority of the Board then present was not in favour of paying for the time that you spent trying to get a settlement with Armour. I would like to see you at the next meeting an if you can make it convenient to come up to my place and give me a right understanding of the matter I will assist you to the best of my ability to get the full amount of your account. Please reply, Yours truly, A. Frank."

3.04.100 Canada Post Card. To John S. Leslie. "The Grange, June 17, 1886. Dear Sir, The Peel Fire Insurance Company will hold their next meeting on Saturday 19th Inst. at 10 o'clock A.M. Try and be there if possible. Truly yours, A. Frank. "

3.05 Annual Report, 1881. "The annual meeting of the above Company was held in Clark's Hall on Saturday, 22nd January."

3.06 Insurance Policies

3.06.01 December 11, 1880. Thomas Mitchell, West half, Lot 24, Concession Eight, Esquesing. Dwelling house $700; Barn, Stable and Sheds $500.

3.06.02 September 17, 1881. Thomas Mitchell, West half, Lot 24, Concession Eight, Esquesing. Ordinary Contents, of Dwelling $300; Ordinary Contents Therein, of out Buildings $800.

3.06.03 William Brown

3.06.03.01 November 11, 1882. William Brown, West half, Lot 12, Concession Five, Esquesing. Dwelling House, No. 2, Ordinary Contents $300; Barn, Stable, and Shed, Ordinary Contents Therein $900; Ordinary Contents of sheep pen $100; Contents of Driving House $300.

3.06.03.02 Mailing envelope addressed "William Brown, Esq. Scotch Block".

3.06.04 October 06, 1883. John Wright, West half, Lot 9, Concession Eight, Esquesing. On crops etc. $400.

3.06.05 John Leslie

3.06.05.01 January 17, 1885. John S. Leslie, East half, Lot 13, Concession Ten, Esquesing. Dwelling House $1,000; Barn, Shed and Stable $1,000.

3.06.05.02 Mailing envelope addressed "John S. Leslie, Esq. Georgetown".

3.07 Notice of Assessment.

3.07.01 John Kellam, Highfield, 1882.

3.07.02 Nathaniel Steen, 1883.

3.07.03 John Murphy, Caldwell, 1884.

3.07.04 Charles Kirkpatrick, Limehouse, 1885

3.07.05 Robert P. Armstrong, 1885.

3.07.06 W.H. Smith, 1885.

4 Hudson's Bay Co. Land Department

4.01 Letter. October 13, 1881. Enclosing "your Agreement duly signed for S. 8.12. 23 W. "

4.02 Articles of Agreement. For Sale of Land between The Hudson's Bay Co. and John S. Leslie, Georgetown, Ontario. "in the Province of Manitoba, being, Section Eight (8), in the Twelfth Township (12), and the Twenty Third Range (23), West of the first principal Meridian, containing Six Hundred and Forty Acres (64)." $3,360.00.

4.03 Notice of payment due.

4.03.01 September 11, 1882. $625.00.

4.03.02 February 13, 1883. $596.40.

4.03.03 September 22, 1884. $567.00.

4.04 Receipts.

4.04.01 September 29, 1881. $420.00.

4.04.02 September 29, 1883. $625.80.

4.04.03 October 29, 1883. $596.40.

4.04.04 October 04, 1884. $567.00.

4.04.05 October 05, 1885. $537.60.

4.04.06 October 06, 1886. $505.20.

4.04.07 October 04, 1887. $482.01.

4.04.08 October 12, 1888. $449.40.

4.05 Letter. October 24, 1882. To John S. Leslie. "Dear Sir, Went to station this morning & found Mr. Murphy who soon found the plough and said they had the shipping bill of it since the 7th of last June. They had the check for the custom duty all right but would not let me have the plow without making affidavit that I was the owner. So the best can be done is for J.S. to send Power of Attorney to S. McQuarrie here who will release the plow and forward it to Brandon. So you may make your mind easy as the plow is all right and he will get it before long. Went to the Hudson Bay Cos. office and found they had received your money all right but had neglected to send receipt which you will find enclosed. The weather here is as fine as when I left Ont & Winnipeg is booming. No more at present. Yours truly, Allen Frazer."

4.06 Letter. February 21, 1889. To John S. Leslie. "...the final deed in your favor for Sec. 8. Tp. 12 Rge. 23 West is now lying in this office..."

4.07 Map. Manitoba and the North-West Territory. Farming And Stock-Raising Lands For Sale, by the Hudson's Bay Company. March 31, 1881.

4.08 Property Tax Receipt. Municipality of Woodworth. Bradwardine. Sec. 8 Tp. 12 Range 23 W.

4.08.01 October 28, 1884. $36.10.

4.08.02 December 11, 1885. $29.35.

4.08.03 December 31, 1891. $29.35.

4.09 Tax Notice. Municiaplity of Woodworth.

4.09.01 1885.

4.09.02 1891.

5 Property Tax Records

5.01 Assessment Notice. Municipality of Township of Chinguacousy. Lot 18 W 1/2, Conc. 6.

5.01.01 1909

5.01.02 1910

5.01.03 1911

5.01.04 1912

5.01.05 1919

5.01.06 1923

5.01.07 1924

5.01.08 1926

5.01.09 1927

5.01.10 1928

5.01.11 1929

5.01.12 1930

5.01.13 1932

5.01.14 1934

5.01.15 1936

5.01.16 1939

5.01.17 1940

5.02 Receipt. Chinguacousy. Received from John S. Leslie, for TAXES.

5.02.01 1880

5.02.02 1882. ... as follows: County Rate $6.00; Township Rate $5.14; Credit Valley Railroad Rate $6.17; Hamilton and North Western Rate $4.44; General School Rate $1.29; Trustees S.S. Rate $7.25; Dogs $1.00. Total $31.29. Charles Haines, Collector.

5.02.03 1883

5.02.04 1884

5.02.05 1891

5.02.06 1892

5.03 Financial Statement. Township of Esquesing, 1913.

5.04 Receipt. 1883. Municipality of Esquesing, County of Halton. Mr. John S. Leslie, Con. 11, Lot 18. Taxes $25.92. Received Payment, Thomas Leslie, Collector.

5.05 Assessment Notice. Circa 1893. Municipality of Esquesing. John S. Leslie, Georgetown, Farmer. Age 66. Conc. 11, E 1/2 Lot 18. C.P. Preston, Hornby, Assessor.

6 Deeds & Wills

6.01 Glen Williams Cemetery deed. November 08, 1877. John Leslie, Senior. True Copy of Deed of Burial Lot 1N.

6.02 Deed of Land. November 19, 1901. John Evans, Executor of Allan Glassey, late of the Village of Georgetown, Grantor, and Mary Jane Whalley, wife of George P. Whalley, of the Village of Georgetown, Grantee. "Two Fifths of an Acre, being composed of Village Lots Numbers Three and Four on the North Easterly side of John Street , South of the Grand Trunk Railway, and in that Block bounded by John, McNab and Emery Streets and the lands of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, according to a Plan of Survey made by Charles Kennedy, P.L.S. ...."

6.03 Probate of the last Will & Testament of James Lyons, late of the Township of Esquesing, Yeoman, deceased. Granted to Robert Reid, of the Township of Esquesing, in the County of Halton, Yeoman; John Standish Leslie of the Township of Chinguacousy, in the County of Peel, Yeoman and Joseph Alexander, of theTownship of Esquesing in the County of Halton, Minister of the Gospel. Surrogate Court of Halton, No. 832. Registered on April 05, 1880, in the County of Halton, Number 3094.

6.04 Order on Passing Accounts. In the Estate of James Lyons. April 18, 1893.

6.05 Account. April 25, 1893. Written calculation of valuation of Estate of James Lyons.

6.06 Probate of the last Will & Testament of George Leslie, late of theTownship of Chingucousy, Yeoman, deceased. Granted to John S. Leslie, of the Township of Chinguacousy, in the County of Peel, Farmer; Joseph Leslie, of the same place, Farmer and John Humphries of the Township of Esquesing, in the County of Halton, Farmer. Surrogate Court of Peel, No. 1169. Registered on December 03, 1897, in the County of Wellington, Number 1344.

6.07 Probate of the last Will & Testament of Benjamin Watkins, late of the Township of Esquesing, in the County of Halton, Farmer, deceased. Granted to John Watkins, of the Township of Chinguacousy, Farmer and Thomas Phillips Watkins, of the Township of Esquesing, Farmer. Surrogate Court of Halton. Registered December 15, 1898. True Copy.

7 Legal Papers

7.01 Insurance policy. April 30, 1874. The Agricultural Mutual Assurance Association of Canada. Policy holder, John S. Leslie. $800 insurance on the farm buildings and contents situtated on Lot 20, Conc 6 West, Chinguacousy.

7.02 Draft Agreement. January 15, 1875. Between John S. Leslie and Williams Adams. " ...Williams Adams of the town of Brampton agrees to build a house on lot 18 con 6 W Chinguacousey for the party of the first part according to plans. Stone wals of seller to be six feet six inches. the celler to be plaster under and over. Brick wall to be Sixteen feet high house to be nine inch wall to be plastered on breek wall before being straped and lathed. house lathed and plasterd two cote work. the roof to be plastered for Shingles. the Stile of mason work to be similar to William Hunters. the wood shed to be 18 by 22 and 9 feet high. for which the party of the first part promises to pay the party of the second part the sum of three hundard and forty six dollars. some of the money to be paid as the work presecdes. the said house to be comensed about the first of June 1875, left redy for roof about the first of July, the carpenter to have tile 15 August, the masons to finish by the 15 October or the first of November at furtherst or in default forftte fifty dollars of his money. bill of Brecks white 28.00, read Breck 310.00, Lime for Breck and Stonework 260 bush., sement, plaster 3 barles; white lime 20 bush., Lath 8,000, Lime to plaster 80 bush."

7.03 Letter. April 27, 1876. To John S. Leslie. From Wm. Laidlaw, Laidlaw & Patterson, Barristers, Etc., 10 King Street West, Hamilton. "Dear Sir I have received your letter of 24 inst. I cannot give an accurate statement of the application of the price of the McPherson farm without reference to the papers in my Milton office but I will furnish them if required. //Mr. McCall has complained to me that some property included in the sale to him has been taken from him and I think he has just and reasonable grounds for complaint.//The Hop yard was included in the sale and Mr. McCall is properly entitled to the stakes and wire. They are part of the hop yard in the same sense as fences are part of the farm. //The hay car, fork and pulleys were fastened for use and Mr. McCall was entitled to them in the same sense as he is entitled to the pump in the well. //He complains also that lumber was taken away from the barn which had been used as flooring for the scaffolds, and the parties who took it will be responsible to him for its value.//Mr. McCall has been very much aggrieved at the manner in which his property has been taken away, not so much for its intrinsic value as the manner of taking. //I infer from your letter that this property has been taken away under a misapprehension as to its ownership and I would strongly recommend a frank admission to be make to him and I am sure that he will be very easily settled with. He has always been disposed to be very friendly to Mr. McPherson and he feels that he has been treated very ungraciously. The right thing for you to do is to make an explanation to him and settle.//I thought that I was doing a kindness towards Mr. McPherson. The farm would certainly have been foreclosed in Chancery if I had not intervened for his protection and by your assistance I got the accounts adjusted and saved $100.00 for her. And I did feel that under the circumstances the delay in giving possession to Mr. McCall was very unreasonable. Yours faithfully, Wm. Laidlaw."

7.04 Power of Attorney. February 06, 1878. Anne Pickard, Elijah Pickard, John Pickard, Thomas Pickard, Sarah Anne Campbell and Mary Anne Pickard of the Township of Langley in the District of New Westminister and Province of British Columbia ... do appoint our friend William Pickard of the Town of Guelph in the county of Wellington, Province of Ontario, Gentleman our attorney for us to execute a certain deed of transfer of lot Number Eleven (11) north side John Street in the Town of Georgetown ....." Affidavit. April 03, 1878. Signed by William Pickard. "This is to certify that an error has been made in describing the lands in the within Power of Attorney, instead of Lot number Eleven, it should be lot number "Three". The late John Pickard never at any time owned Lot number eleven, and I am satisfied that the error was made inadvertently. "

7.05 Summons to Grand Juror. February 16, 1881. Superior Court No. 1, Brampton, County of Peel. To John S. Leslie. Signed by Robert Broddy, Sheriff of the County of Peel.

7.06 Writ of Summons. Dodgson vs Townsend. April 02, 1897. William Dodgson, Plaintiff. Janet Townsend and Henry Townsend, Defendants, of Hamiota, Manitoba. Mortgage default and foreclosure proceedings against part of Lot 30 and Lot 29, lst Concession, Esquesing Township.

7.07 Statement of Claim. Dodgson vs Townsend.

7.08 Order for substitutional service. Dodgson vs Townsend. "...upon John S. Leslie of the Township of Chinguacousy in the County of Peel, Farmer, be good and sufficient service ..."

7.09 Agreement. March 22, 1924. Benjamin Young and George Wesley Roszel. Benjamin Young, of the Town of Georgetown, in the County of Halton, Milk Vendor, hereinafter called the Vendor...George Wesley Roszel, of the Township of Erin, in the County of Wellington, Farmer, hereinafter called the Purchaser... The said Vendor now carries on the Business of a Milk Vendor in the Town of Georgetown ...The Vendor has agreed to sell and the Purchaser has agreed to buy the said business..."

7.10 Offer to Purchase. True copy. April 04, 1927. Benjamin Young of the Township of Chinguacousy (purchaser) and Joseph Eason (vendor) through Walter Evans, Agent, agrees to purchase East half of Lot 25, 6th Concession West of Hurontario Street, in the Township of Chinguacousy ... containing 100 acres more or less, at the price of $8,600.00..."

8 Municipal Bond

8.01 Municipal Treasurer's Bond.

"Know all Men by these Presents that we George Leslie, Treasurer of the Township of Esquesing, in the County of Halton, John S. Leslie of the Township of Chinguacouesy, County of Peel and James Leslie of the Village of Georgetown, County of Halton are jointly and severally held and firmly bound unto the Corporation of the Municipality of the Township of Esquesing, County of Halton in the penal sum of Twenty Thousand dollars, of lawful money of Canada, to be paid to the said corporation of the Township of Esquesing and their successors, for which payment well and truly to be made we jointly and severally bind ourselves, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents.

Sealed with our seals, and dated this twentieth day of February one thousand eight hundred and Ninety three.

The condition of the above Bond or Obligation is such that if the said Treasurer, shall receive and safely keep all moneys belonging to the said Corporation of the Township of Esquesing and shall pay out the same to such person or persons, and in such manner as the laws of the Province and the lawful By-laws or Resolutions of the Council of the said Corporation direct, and duly account for and pay over all moneys which may come into his hands by virtue of his office, and shall truly and faithfully perform all the duties belonging to the said office.

Then the above Bond or Obligation, to be void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of "Richard Graham". "Geo Leslie" "John S. Leslie" "James Leslie" "

9 Voters' List

9.01 Letter. August 03, 1893. From S. McKechnie. Regarding the Voters' List for 1893, Township of Chinguacousy, and enclosing the printed list for Polling Sub-Division No. 5.

9.02 Voters' List for Polling Sub-Division No. 5, Township of Chinguacousy.

9.03 August 07, 1893. From S. McKechnie. Regarding the Voters' List for 1893, Township of Chinguacousy.

9.04 Voters' List, 1926, Polling Sub-Division No. 5, Township of Chinguacousy.

10 Dept. of Education Exams.

10.01 Lower School.

10.01.01 Arithmetic. 1926.

10.01.02 English Grammar. 1927.

10.01.03 Arithmetic. 1927.

10.01.04 Latin Grammar. 1927.

10.02 English Grammar, Form 2 B Easter.

11 Farming Magazines

11.01 Farmer's Advocate and Home Magazine. February 01, 1901. Vol. XXXVI, No. 519. Death of Queen Victoria. Government Horse Breeding. Hon. Jhn Dryden on the Tuberculin Test. Winter Mangement of Brood Mares and Weaning Colts. The Relation of the Shorthorn Breeders of Canada to Those of the United States. Important Points in Cheesemaking.

11.02 Hoard's Dairyman. March 25, 1956. Vol. 101, No. 6. Quality milk...does it cost more to produce? Dehorn your calves when it's easy. How to mechnize hay making from field to hay mow. Try these Easter breakfasts. Let your tractor breath. Good results with Lahoma sweet sudan.

11.03 Ontario Milk Producer. March, 1962. Voc XXXVII, No. 9. Editorial, School Milk. Marketing progress. Goodwillie Analyses. Basic Marketing Principles. Strontium 90 Bulletin. Dairy Food. New Zealand Certified Seed.

12 Patrons of Husbandry. North Western Grange. No. 150.

12.01 Lapel pin. Intertwined letters P and H.

12.02 Impression of seal. " North Western Grange No. 150. Organized Apr. 1876. Patrons of Husbandry."

12.03 Letter. November 11, 1875. To J. S. Leslie. "Toronto, Dear Sir, I shipped your goods today as per enclosed invoice. With the above I sent a box of Cattle feeder from Mr. J. Dilworth who will write you about it. Awaiting your further orders, I remain, Yours, James Lumbers".

12.04 Canada Post Card. November 12, 1875. To J.S. Leslie, Esq., Master Grange 150, Georgetown P.O. "Toronto, Dar Sir, Through the kindness of Mr. Lumbers I have enclosed you a sample box of (Denby) Food which you willo kindly show to the members. If any of them would like to have it charge them 70 cents. I am quite satisfied it would pay yor to sendme an order for goods. I have no doubt you rec'd. the letter I sent you a few days ago. I am, Jos. Dilworth."

12.05 Bill. The Grangers' Supply Co., Merchandise in any Line Furnished at Short Notice. No. 98 Adelaide St. E., Toronto. May 2, 1876. Addressed to Mr. John S. Leslie & Mr. Fraser, Secretary of Northwestern Grange, No. 150, Patrons of Husbandry.

12.06 Notice. Canada Post Card addressed to John S. Leslie, Esq. Box 108, Georgetown. Dated 8/5/82. From 74 Front St. East, Toronto. "Dear Sir & Bro, Yours to hand, your corn will be shipped and invoiced direct from Pimico. Fraternally Yours, W.N.O. Harris."

12.07 Receipt. Canada Post Card addressed to John S. Leslie, Esq., Georgetown, Ont. Dated December 13, 1882. "Office of Grange W. Supply Co. 74 & 76 Front St. East, Toronto. Dear Sir and Bro. Your esteemed favour enclosing $34.10 received. Thanking for for past co-operation and soliciting a continuance of your orders, We remain, Fraternally yours, Grange W. Supply Co."

12.08 Circular. Grange Wholesale Supply Co. June 20, 1885. "...tickets to good and responsible farmers, on the payment of One Dollar yearly, granting them the privilage of purchasing through the Grange Wholesale Supply Co. on same terms as members of the Order, we write to secure you as a canvasser. ..."

12.09 Mailing envelope. Fancy printed face, light green and white, wheat sheaf and initials of Grange W. Supply Co.

12.10 Advertising flyer. 1892. The Farmers' Great Co-operative Store, The Grange Wholesale Supply Co. (Limited), 35 Colborne Street, Toronto.

12.11 Invoice. October 22, 1885. Addressed to Mr. J.S. Leslie per N.W. Grange. From L. Cheyne, Flour & Grist Mill; Lumber, Lath and Coal Merchant. Brampton.

12.12 Booklet. List of Officers, of the Subordinate, Division, Provincial and Dominion Granges of Canada. For the Year 1886.

12.13 Letter. June 10, 1886. Enclosing the Auditors' Report for 1886 and lamenting the declining fortunes of the Grange.

12.14 Auditor's Report, May 15, 1886.

12.15 Order form. Circa 1890. Blank. (2 copies.)

13 Scrapbook - Mainly marriage, wedding, anniversary and death notices relating to the Leslie family.

Page 1

13.01 Evelyn J. McCracken, S.W. Switzer, married, November 27, 1912.

13.02 Mabel Isabel Dolson, George H. Leslie, married.

13.03 Irene Frith, Edward Early, married, July 20.

13.04 Jean S. Watson, F. La Verne Thompson, married, August, 1924.

13.05 Norma Leslie Thompson, Capt. Lewis Abram Pulling, married, June 21, 1922.

13.06 Mildred Early, P.A. Dick, engagement, March, 1910.

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13.07 13.07 Vinetta Chisholm, Arthur Spencer Wilson, married, December 20, 1911.

13.08 William George Gollop, 50th wedding anniversary, 1939.

13.09 Prairie Maguire, died , March 08, 1972.

13.10 Peter Dick, 25th wedding anniversary, 1935.

13.11 Ethel Minerva McBride, John Courcer Cook, married, May 02, 1936

13.12 Jack Cook, moves to Bowmanville, April 24.

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13.13 Aiken Dolson, 50th wedding anniversary, October 29, 1940.

13.14 Glenna Elizabeth Leslie, John George Erwin, married, June, 1941.

13.15 Rev. W.S. McAlpine, 50th wedding anniversary, January 12, 1955

13.16 Margaret Isabel Crichton, Arthur Richard Jolley, married, October 19, 1946.

13.17 Mary Ethel Little, Alfred Owens MacDonald, married, June 03, 1944.

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13.18 Mary Isabell Carney, William Melville Staines, married, April 08, 1954.

13.19 Elizabeth Reid McDonald, Henry Alvin Downey, married, October, 1938.

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13.20 Thomas L. Leslie, 60th wedding anniversary, December 05, 1953.

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13.21 13.21 Thomas Archdekin, 50th wedding anniversary.

13.22 Terra Cotta Farmers' Club, debate, March 06, 1936.

13.23 Edward Townsend, moves to Norval from Terra Cotta, April, 1936.

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13.24 Upper Norval Fire Brigade, extinguish house fire at William Early's, Lot 18, 5th Line West. March 21, 1901. (Newspaper clipping, unknown source)

13.25 Norval Women's Institute, annual picnic, held on Mrs. Francis Hunter's grounds...

13.26 Boston Church, Scotch Block, Esquesing Township, 115th anniversary. Newspaper photo.

13.27 Archibald B. Dick, birthday, 96th.

13.28 Grace Ursula Swinton, Navigator Lyle South, R.C.A.F., married.

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13.29 Joseph Mothersill, birthday, 82nd.

13.30 J.E. Mothersill, accepts invitation to Knox Church, Galt.

13.31 Rev. J.E. Mothersill, joins Field Ambulance Corps.

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13.32 Bruce Peacock, died, July 17,1948. Car accident at Springbrook.

13.33 Hugh Strain, died, July 17, 1948.

13.34 Allan C. Leslie, of Watrous, Saskatchewan, competes at Royal Winter Fair, 6-horse team.

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13.35 Gertrude Watson, Thomas McGee, wedding presentation party, April 13, 1945.

13.36 Fred C. Thompson, 15th wedding anniversary, January, 1910.

13.37 Fred Thompson, 50th wedding anniversary, January, 1945.

13.38 John L. McKinnon, honored, 25 years as Clerk of Session, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, (Edmonton, Alberta ?).

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13.39 Terra Cotta Junior Institute, hosts dance at Norval Hall.

13.40 Rev. Norman McMillan, leaves Union/Norval Presbyterian Church.

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13.41 F. Hustler and family, move from Norval to Brampton.

13.42 Mrs. M. J. Early, auction sale listing, Lot 18, 5th Line West, Chinguacousy, March, 1910.

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13.43 Earl Leslie, of Watrous, Saskatchewan, died, June, 1955. Cave-in accident.

13.44 Rev. A. Leggett, inducted as minister, Union/Norval Presbyterian Church.

13.45 Laura Isobel Johnston, Gerald Richard Graham, married, June 14, 1941.

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13.46 Janet Henderson, Elmore W.T. Archdekin, married, June, 1941.

13.47 Bessie McDonald, wedding showers, 1923.

13.48 Norma Hunter, Milfred Lovell, wedding presentation party, March 21, 1941.

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13.49 J.M. Dolson, presentation to Reeve and his wife

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13.50 George Leslie, retires as Treasurer of Esquesing Township.

13.51 Knox Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, anniversary service

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13.52 Boston Presbyterian Church, 130th anniversary.

13.53 Union Presbyterian Church, 105th anniversary.

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13.54 John B.C. Watkins, appointed ambassador to Russia. December 31, 1953.

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13.55 Presbyterian Church, Brampton, lay cornerstone for new Church School Hall, January 16, 1955. Newspaper photo.

13.56 Lay conerstone for Presbyterian school building. Article.

13.57 Brampton Presbyterian Church, ribbon cutting for new Christian Education wing

13.58 Mrs. M.J. Early and son, Edward, return to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

13.59 Union Presbyterian Church, dedication of stain glass window.

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13.60 Brampton Presbyterian Church, dedication of new education wing.

13.61 Wishart Campbell, sings at Burns' Night, Grace United Church.

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13.62 Churches solve rising land costs. Presbyterian and Anglican Church in Malton to share building. March, 1972.

13.63 Mary Audrey Pyatt, Frank W. Schofield, married, February 12, 1944.

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13.64 George F. Wilson, recalls Peel's early history at banquet in Regina.

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13.65 Gladys, Dorothy and Esther Leslie, of Watrous, Saskatchewan, attend Royal Winter Fair.

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13.66 Violet Leslie Dick, Harvey Russell McDowell, married, June, 1952.

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13.67 Elspeth Craig, People at Work by Lloyd Barrett, February 15, 1951.

13.68 James Leslie, died, February 18, 1912.

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13.69 Canada's Story. Tight Rope Walker (Charles E. Blondin/Jean Francois Cravelet) Crosses Falls 1860. By Bob Bowman.

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13.70 Peter Arthur Dick, died, April, 1956.

13.71 Mrs. James Early, Anna B. Hunter, died, June 4, 1948.

13.72 Mrs. Richard Dick, Catherine McGill, died, December 23, 1922.

13.73 Walter G. Early, 50th wedding anniversary, March 8, 1972.

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13.74 The End of a Saga. By Jim Burrell. Duncan Bull, dies.

13.75 Mrs. James Early, Catherine Menzies, died, August, 1924.

13.76 Violet Leslie Early, died, April 27,1912.

13.77 Mrs. Robert McEnery, died, February 25, 1941.

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13.78 Leslie Clan Reunion, 19th Reunion, held at Credit Valley Conservation Area Park, Terra Cotta, 1963.

13.79 Leslie Clan Reunion, 10th Reunion, held at "Locust Lawn Farm" Georgetown, home of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Leslie, 1945.

13.80 Fred C. Thompson, died, May, 1951.

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13.81 Rev. Walter S. McAlpine, died, February, 1955. The Brampton Conservator, February 24, 1955, Page 7.

13.82 John Gordon McNally, died, June 17, 1948. Accidental gun shot.

13.83 Rev. R.F. Cameron, died, August 20, 1924.

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13.84 Thomas Lyons Leslie, died, December, 1954.

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13.85 Mrs. Hunter Arnott, died, February, 1921. Fire.

13.86 Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Dick, death of infant son, July 14, 1914.

13.87 Mrs. J.R. Groat, died, January 13, 1912, Elkhorn, Manitoba.

13.88 Mrs. Robert Groat, died, February 08, 1911.

13.89 John R. Groat, died, March, 1919, Elkhorn, Manitoba.

13.90 Mrs. William Hunter, Magdalene Dick, died, May 23.

13.91 Rev. William Morrison Mackay, died, April, 1928.

13.92 Joseph Urwin, died.

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13.93 John Cunningham, died, July, 1926.

13.94 Mrs. J. Cunningham, Jane Winlaw, died, February 23, 1941.

13.95 Mrs. J. Humphrey, Margaret Leslie, died, February 05,1912.

13.96 Peter McGill, died, March, 1914.

14 Robert Leslie Cash Book. 1876 - 1885. Pertaining to Peel Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

15 Peel Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company Cash Book, 1876-1885.

16 John S. Leslie Day Book, 1876-1883

17 Miscellaneous

17.01 Recipe. Ink. Polish.

17.02 Notice. January 01, 1892. To Mr. W. Devereaux. "Dear Sir: The partnership lately existing between Drs. Webster and Ruld having been dissolved the accounts of the partnership have been placed in my hands for collection. Amongst them is one against you, which you will please call and settle at once as the business of the partnership must be closed up immediately. Amount $1.25. I am Yours Truly, L. Grant"

17.03 Notice. To J.B. Devereaux, Esq. from Wm. Anderson, Dept. Sheriff of the County of Halton, February 17, 1943. "Take notice that there being no business requiring the attendance of Jurymen at the ensuing sittings of the Supreme Court to be holden on the 22nd day of Feb next, your attendance as Juryman at such sittings as aforesaid is hereby cancelled and rescinded...."

17.04 Programme. Warden's Dinner. Held at Milton, Tues. Evening December 17, 1929. (2 copies)

17.05 Flyer. September, 1880. Grand Trunk Railway. Toronto Industrial Exhibition. Reduced Fare Programme from Stations West of Toronto. List of attractions.

17.06 Application for Farm Help, 1904. Blank form. "When the blanks are filled in, please return to the Bureau of Colonization, Parliament Buildings, Toronto."

17.07 Letter. July 21, 1944. To John Leslie Young, Terra Cotta. National Selective Service. "not ...required to report for military training. ..."

17.08 Receipt. April 24, 1946. Form RB-33 - Receipt for Ration Documents. "Received from Leslie Young, R.R. No. 1 Terra Cotta, Ont. 18 Meat Coupons. Given in order to make more meat available for shipment to Britain and liberated countries. Signed: E.M. Grant, Sec'y."

18 Leslie Family

18.01 Booklet. Names of Descendants of John Leslie and Letty Ann Boke and, Second Marriage, Catharine Sloan.

18.01.01 1926, 1st Edition.

18.01.02 1939, 2nd Edition.

18.01.03 1951, 3rd Edition.

18.01.04 1951, 3rd Edition. (Cover missing.)

18.02 Brief History of the Leslie Clan, With Special Reference To The Family Of John Leslie and Lettie Ann Boke. By Walter Torrance, January, 1967.

18.03 Registers of Leslie Reunion & Minutes. (All contained in one book.)

18.03.01 1926

18.03.02 1927

18.03.03 1929

18.03.04 1931

18.03.05 1933

18.03.06 1935

18.03.07 1937

18.03.08 1939

18.03.09 1941

18.03.10 1945

18.04 Newspaper clipping. Creative Mind of Kingston's Martha Jamieson Wins Recognition in World of Theatre. "Kingston newspaper. Dec." Circa 1960. By Philip Adler. Description of her career. "Formerly music librarian at Queen's University, Miss Martha Jamieson, is now scene designer for the Ottawa Repertory Theatre. She returned from England late this summer after studying for two years at the Old Vic Theatre School in London." (Granddaughter of George Leslie and Martha Ann Cook.)

18.05 Obituary. Eye Surgeon, Shorthorn Breeder, Dr. H. A. McCullough, 90 Dies. Georgetown Herald, May 22, 1956.

18.06 Blitzed by Caterpillars Leafless Apple Orchard Puzzles Passing Drivers. Interview with Dr. H. A. McCullough. Toronto Daily Star, June 17, 1953. By Douglas Blanchard.

18.07 Auction Sale listing. Sale for Dr. H.A. McCullough, 75 head grade shorthorns. October, 1954.

18.08 Letter. Undated. To Les Young from Mary Cassidy. Regarding Dr. McCullough's university degrees.

18.09 Letter. October 09, 1958. To Mr. Young from J.A. MacFarlane, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Regarding Dr. McCullough's education and professional career.

19 Local News Stories – Clippings

19.01 Letter to the Editor. The Minister of Agriculture, Thomas L. Kennedy, stresses need of assisting farmers. Georgetown Herald, June 14, 1944. Page 2.

19.02 Small Town Acquires New Face. By J.E. Belliveau. Circa 1955. "Georgetown. It was, before the last war, a quiet, genteel place of 2,500 gentle souls. But ... it has grown and it has changed."

19.03 Pioneer Power-Producer, Credit Flows Through Blasted Dams. "... On April 29, representatives of 15 municipalities have been asked to meet at Brampton to discuss the formation of a conservation authority for the Credit River watershed...." The Globe and Mail, April 27, 1954. Page 15.

19.04 Remembrance. By James Emmerson, Toronto Telegram. November, 1959. Georgetown war dead: Hedley Shaw, Johnny Oliver, Vic Millar, Johnny Bowman, Bob Wylie, Carman Sutcliffe.

19.05 Obituary. Cpl. Hedley Shaw. "...reported missing in Holland this month, has now been presumed killed in action..." Georgetown Herald, February, 1945.

19.06 What Georgetown Learned About Progress. By Pierre Berton, Toronto Star, October 30, 1959. Rex Heslop. Delrex. Harold Bairstow.

19.07 Obituary. Harry B. Williams, died January 6, 1959. Georgetown Herald, January 14, 1959.

19.08 The Night A Dreadful Word Entered Our Vocabulary. By John Marshall. Toronto Telegram, October, 1964. Hurricane Hazel remembered on 10th anniversary.

19.09 In Glen Williams It's a Week of Surveying the Damage, Mopping Up and Wondering What's Next. This how Glen Williams looks after being hit by the worst flood in the village's history last week. Georgetown Herald, February 18, 1965. Page 3. Peter Jones Photos.

19.10 Landmark in Flames. " Fire destroyed one of the oldest and largest barns in Esquesing Township, about a half mile west of Georgetown...The building was part of the estate of the late Dr. Allan McCullough..." 1969. Esther Taylor photo.

19.11 Testimonial Dinner Honours K.C. Lindsay and 'The Senator' George Currie.

19.12 Old 989 - Collection Showpiece Featured at Craft, Hobby Show. "Old 989 which steamed and whistled its way between Toronto and Windsor, is running again - thanks to Bill Knight. This Georgetown man took 10 years to build engine 989, a steam locomotive, to a three-quarter scale ..." The (Brampton) Daily Times, June 03, 1972. Page 8.

19.13 Norval Man Writes Home From Vietnam Base. Major Don Carney. By Mrs. Ed McLean, The (Brampton) Daily Times, February 28, 1973. Page 1.

20 Local History – Clippings

20.01 Advertising Broadsheet. Public Auction, March 09, 1888, by the Executors of James Lyons, deceased, of two parcels of land. Parcel No. 1, East Half of Lot 13, 10th Concession, Township of Esquesing, containing 100 acres more or less; Soil Clay loam; about 10 acres of valuable Hemlock and Hardwood Timber; Good Brick House; Frame Outbuildings; Good Orchard; Never Failing Spring; A quantity of fall plowing has been done on the place. About 10 acres of fall wheat in the ground will be sold with the premises. Parcel No. 2 , West Half of Lot 14, 11th Concession of Township of Esquesing, containing 100 acres more or less. On this Lot there are a Frame House and Barn, Young Orchard, and a quantity of Timber. Soil Excellent for Grain or Grazing. River Credit runs through part of the Lot. Auction to be held at Bennet's Hotel, Georgetown. G.S. Goodwillie, Vendors' Solicitor. John Smith, Auctioneer. Dated February 10, 1888. (In extremely fragile condition.)

20.02 Speyside has Ghosts of Palmier Days. By Nora Gilbert, Hamilton Spectator. Reprinted in the Georgetown Herald, February 3, 1954. Page 2.

20.03 Speyside photos. Georgetown Herald, February 3, 1954. Page 3.

20.04 Norval Cemetery Originally Presbyterian Church Graveyard. 122 Year History is Reviewed at Anniversary. Georgetown Herald, June 16, 1960.

20.05 Limehouse - 1877. History of Limehouse from Historical Atlas of Halton County. Reprinted in Georgetown Herald, May, 1944.

20.06 Georgetown Got Dials Sunday Morning at 6.57. Telephone exchange goes to dial system. Georgetown Herald, September 23, 1953.

20.07 First Telephone Exchagne In J.H. Jackson Store.Thirteen Subscribers When Telephones Came in 1884. Georgetown Herald, September 23, 1953. Page 9.

20.08 James McNab Founder of Norval. By Col. Jas. M. Ballantine. Georgetown Herald, June 14, 1944.

20.09 Penny Readings and Shade Trees, Georgetown - Winter 1868-69. A reprint from the 1923 Herald.

20.10 Wheeler's Store Glen focal point. Georgetown Independent, January 08, 1975. Page 5. Halton Sketches by John McDonald.

21 Guarantee for Cabinet Organ, 1879

21.01 Letter. From Mason & Risch, Manufacturers & Importers of Piano Fortes & Cabinet Organs. 32 King St. W., Toronto. May 31, 1879. To Mr. John S. Leslie, Norval. "Dear Sir, In harmony with our promise, we yesterday shipped to your address the Mason & Hawlui Organ & Stool selected by you & trust it will reach you safely. Enclosed we have the pleasure to hand you herewith our usual Five Years Guarantee with our compliments & remain, Yours truly, Mason & Risch."

21.02 Guarantee, from Mason & Risch, dated May 30, 1879.

22 Local Stories

22.01 Approve Plan to Transform Brickyard into New Park. "The Chinguacousy recreation committee lask week approved a plan for Cheltenham Park which would transform the old brickyard on the Fourth Line West...." Georgetown Herald, April.

22.02 Flood. Photos of Norval and Glen Williams. The (Toronto) Globe and Mail, April 6, 1950.

22.02.01 Norval feed mill.

22.02.02 Glen Williams bridge and United Church.

22.02.03 Glen Williams, St. Alban's Church. Marie Gibbs, Eva Garvin and Bob Hilts.

22.03 Grubbe trail. Glen Williams Woollen Mill photo.

22.04 Branch of Credit Bends Six Times Through Village. Toronto Telegram, December 1954. By Cynthia Williams.

22.05 Archdeacon W.G.O. Thompson

22.05.01 Retiring from Anglican Ministry Archdeacon Goes to St. Catharines. 1954.

22.05.02 Death Notice. March 20, 1956.

22.05.03 Obituary. Georgetown Herald, March 28, 1956.

22.05.04 Obituary. The Niagara Anglican. April, 1956.

22.06 Records kept in school "Scribbler". Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Glen Williams. History.

22.07 20th Halton Rifles At Camp. June, 1914, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Rev. Higginson, chaplain, Georgetown; Capt. Kline, Oakville; Lt. Col. Alex Noble, Norval; Capt. Ballantine, Georgetown; Capt. Roe, Paymaster, Georgetown; Dr. McAndrew, M.O. Georgetown; Lieut. Bastedo; Capt. Gordon Brown, Norval. Georgetown Herald, Turning Back Time Series. Photo submitted by Alex Inglis.

22.08 Alexander Farmsite is Steeped in History. Will Become Museum for Farm Implements. Reprint from Milton Champion. By Roy Downs. Georgetown Herald, February 15, 1962. Page 5.

22.09 Obituary. District Farmer William (Win) Bowman Dies. Georgetown Herald, October, 1970.

23 S.S. #2 Chinguacousy

23.01 Deed. Dated January 02, 1870. Between John Orth and Isabella Orth, his wife, and the Trustees of School Section Number Two, Arch'd Speers, Samuel Curry and Robert Beaty. "in consideration of Eighty Dollars ... part of the west half of lot number sixteen in the fifth concession west of Hurontario Street, in the Township of Chinguacousy ....".

23.02 Insurance.

23.02.01 Insurance Note. November 02, 1871. The Canada Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company. "on School House, Lot 16, Con. 5W, Township of Chinguacousy. P.O. Norval. Signed, Robert Beaty, Samuel Curry, Archie Speers.

23.02.02 Provisional Receipt No. 49. Canada Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co'y. November 02, 1871. "Received from TheTrustees of S. Section No. 2 a note for Five Dollars being Premium and Fees for an Insurance against loss or damage by Fire, to the extent of Seven Hundred Dollars, for the term of Three Years ...." Signed A.C. Irvine, Agent.

23.02.03 Canada Post Card. To Trustees of S.S. No. 2 Chinguacousy, from Peel Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Treasurer's office, Brampton, December 10, 1887. Received payment of assessment for the year ending October 1st last on Policy No. 3776, 98 cents. D. Kirkwood, Treasurer.

23.02.04 Assessment Notice. October 18, 1889. S.S.2. Peel Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

23.02.05 Receipt. March 04, 1890. The Peel Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company, Head office Brampton. "Received from H. Clarridge & S. Smithers Premium Note for $22.50 , and $2.12, in cash, for Insurance of $750 upon Property described in their Application for 4 years, from the 4th day of March 1890. Insured until notified to the contrary. If applications be not accepted, the money will be refunded." Signed "For School Section No. 2 Chinguacousy, J. Cooney, Brampton, Agent."

23.03 Receipts

23.03.01 March 3, 1885. Firewood. $18.75. Abram H.Orth.

23.03.02 August 01, 1885. For repairing two privys [sic] and cleaning them. $4.78. L.H. Mercer.

23.03.03 January 05, 1886. Pine wood. $1.63. David H. McClure.

23.03.04 June 26, 1886. Lock and knob. 95 cents. Peaker & Runians, Dealers in Hardware, Tinware, Stove, Bar Iron, Smiths' Coal, Bent Stuff & Patent Wheels. Brampton.

23.03.05 December 23, 1886. Salary. $375. R.H. Burrell, Teacher.

23.03.06 January 27, 1987. One cord of Pine wood, two feet long. $2.00. William Graydon.

23.03.07 March 28, 1887. Five cords and a half of hard wood. $25.30. A.H. Orth.

23.03.08 November 19, 1887. Cleaning school well. $3.00. John McConnell.

23.03.09 December 14, 1887. Whitewashing school house. $6.40. Edward Haydon, Brampton.

23.03.10 January 25, 1888. Map of County of Peel. 45 cents. F.W. Mair, Brampton.

23.03.11 January 30, 1888. Two chairs. $3.20. W.N. Willson, Georgetown.

23.03.12 March 29, 1888. Two and a quarter cords of Pine. $4.50. Robert Giffen.

23.03.13 April 09, 1888. Salary. $17.00. Jas H. Morrison, Teacher.

23.03.14 Apirl 12, 1888. Black board eraser. 35 cents. Jas. P. Rice, Bookstore, Brampton.

23.03.15 May 02, 1888. Salary. $8.00. Jas. H. Morrison, Teacher.

23.03.16 July 04, 1888. Salary. $8.00. Jas. H. Morrison, Teacher.

23.03.17 July 20, 1888. Peaker & Runians. Stovepipe, varnish, etc.

23.03.18 July 23, 1888. Painting and fitting up school house. $24.00. H. Loundes.

23.03.19 August 29, 1888. Salary. $84.00. James H. Morrison, Teacher

23.03.20 August 30, 1888. Peaker & Runians. Letters for School, tin nail.

23.03.21 November 24, 1888. Painting school. $4.00. H. Loundes.

23.03.22 December 13, 1888. Salary. $6.38. Jas. H. Morrison, Teacher.

23.03.23 March 22, 1889. Salary. $11.40. James H. Morrison, Teacher.

23.03.24 April 10, 1889. Salary. Jas. H. Morrison, Teacher.

23.03.25 September 03, 1889. Salary. $6.15. Jas H. Morrison, Teacher.

23.03.26 September 11, 1889. Salary. $20.00. Jas. H. Morrison, Teacher.

23.03.27 September 28, 1889. Dominion Map. $3.35. W.J. Gage & Company, Toronto.

23.03.28 September 05, 1890. Advertisement, Teacher Wanted. E. Bannister, Brampton.

23.03.29 Undated. (Eave) Trough. $24.65. Silus Slathum.

23.03.30 Undated. Lumber. $1.62 Jno. Irvin. Brampton.

23.04 Canada Post Card. Addressed to Stephen Smither Esq., Alloa, Ont.

23.04.01 "December 16, 1887. Sir, The number of children in S.S. No 2 between 5 & 21 years is 43; between 7 & 13 years is 15. " Signed Robert Kee, Township Clerk.

23.04.02 "Cheltenham, Dec. 18, 1889. Dear Sir, number of Children in S.S. No. 2 Chinguacousy between 5 & 21 years is 41; between 7 & 13 years is 20. Yours truly, Robert Kee, Clerk."

23.05 Envelope, postmarked Alloa, Ju 27, 1889. Addressed to The Trustees, School Section No. 2 Chinguacousy, Alloa, P.O. County of Peel, Ont. List of Trustees written on reverse. " Trustee returning Dec next, H.C. Clar(ridge), Brampton; Trustee returning one year later, Stephen Sm(ither), Alloa; Trustee Elected last annual meeting (?), Benjamin Watkins , Norval; Thom. F. Snell, Edmonton; H.C. C. , Brampton. "

23.06 Letter. Undated. To Mr. John Leslie, Trustee. "Wednesday. Mr. Leslie, I am extremely sorry to have to trouble you, but the behaviour of some of the boys in school is such that I find it necessary to ask your assistance in bringing the school into order. Would you kindly meet the two other trustees at the school tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the ways and means of bringing several of the pupils under control, and to take such steps in that direction as may be deemed necessary. Most truly yours, N.C. Kirkwood. "

23.07 Letter. Undated. To Mr. S. Smither. "Sir:- Mr. Giffen brought the wood yesterday evening. We measured it and find there is 2 1/4 cords of stovewood in it. good measure. Have you any old axe that you could spare. It is not nearly so finely split up as last year. Some blocks are so large that I could not possibly get them in the stove door. Of course the greater parts of it is not so large as that; yet it is altogether too large for kindling. Any old axe will do to split it up finer and I have nothing larger than a knife. Yours truly, Jas. H. Morrison, Teacher" (See also item 23.03.12.)

23.08 Letter. Undated. To J.S. Leslie, Esq. "Dear Sir, Enclosed please find a copy of the Dimensions of the wood house and you can see if it is built according to it. if you think it is if you set a day I will meet you at the School house and pay you for it. Yours truly, Hugh Clarridge." (See also item 23.13.

23.09 Dimensions and Description of Wood house. (On Reverse of 23.08.) " Size 12 x 20 feet. Posts to be cedar not less than 6 inches at the top. 4 posts to be 14 feet long and 4, 10 feet long. Posts to be inserted in the ground not less than 3 feet. Scantling (?) plates 3 X 4 inches. House to be boarded up and down and double roofed with good Common inch lumber. 2 slide doors on outside, one in end four feet wide, one in front 8 feet. 4 inch nails to be used in construciton. House to be finished on or before the first day of Oct, 1888.

23.10 Circular on School Text-Books. Toronto, September 07, 1878. "School Boards and Trustees, Teachers and Inspectors, are cautioned against purchasing, or recognizing as authorized, any Text-Book for the Public or High Schools unless fully authorized by the Department. ..

23.11 Journal of Education. Vol. XXIX, Toronto.

23.11.01 May, 1876, No. 5.

23.11.02 November, 1876, No. 11.

23.11.03 December, 1876, No. 12.

23.12 Public School Inspector's Report, April 20, 1876. B.J. McKinnon, Inspector.

23.13 Minutes of Annual Meeting, December 31, 1879.

23.14 Notice. School rates levy. July, 1887. Notation "Amount levied for school purposes for the year 1887, Three hundred and Twenty-five Dollars."

23.15 Agreement for Engagement of Public School teacher. December 19, 1888. Between the Public School Trustees of S.S. No. 2 and 'A" Ching and Esquesing and James Henry Morrison of the Township of Esquesing the holder of a Third Class Certificate. Salary $381.00. Signed, Stephen Smithers, Hugh C. Clarridge, Benj. Watkins, Trustees and Jas. H. Morrison, Teacher.

23.16 Inspector's Report. April 24, 1889. Allan Embury, Inspector

23.17 List of names and assessment amounts pertaining to "S.S. A". Undated. Alexander, Brady, Cooper, Clay, Ford, Frazer, McConnel, Nixon, Nelles, Rowan, Baxter.

23.18 Equalized Assessment for S.S. A, Esquesing, @ 13 per cent, and No. 2 Chinguacousy. Undated. Alexander, Baxter, Brady, Clay, Cooper, McConnell, Nellis, Rowan, Nixon, Dixon, Leslie.

23.19 Tax account. S.S. "A". Taxes for 1884, $29.86

23.20 Letter. Esquesing, November 10, 1886. "Dear Sir, I rec'd today from the Trustees of union S.S.A [case] order to send by Registered letter the legislative grant to your Teacher Mr. Burrill. This I cannot do until I receive from you the Inspectors Order duly endorsed by the person to whom it is made payable. I mean the printed order sent to the Trustees by the Inspector - to be signed by them in favour of the person who obtains the money. These orders are the Treasurers vouchers when duly receipted. The amount is $2.63 - and is payable to you - and can only be paid in the way indicated - Expect you, or the teacher appear in person with the proper order - best if you send this. J. Smither, Esquire, Alloa P.O." (Reply written across the original letter.)"order endorsed by the teacher or by yourself if it is made payable to you. I can then forward the money by post. Yours truly J. Murray."

23.21 Letter. Undated. "S.S. No. 2 Ching. Mr. Clarridge. Dear Sir, I do not know who the Treasurer is, therefore, if it is convenient for you, you would greatly oblige by geting it for me and if not please tell me his office, and I can get it through post. It seems the former George Graham has retired. Respectfully, G.N. Gordon, Teacher."

23.22 Letter. November 15, 1873. To John Leslie, Esq., Trustee. "My Dear Sir:- I have changed my mind about giving up teaching, so that if you have not engaged a teacher yet, I am open for your school provided you will give me such increase of salary as will make me feel respectable and encourage me to persevere. Teacher's salaries as you are aware are risiing. I have heard of several cases where young fellows who have never taught before and who hold only third class certificates are asking $400. A teacher with only a third class certificate and no experience, isn't much of a man, and if they can put on cheek enough to ask $400, surely I who have taught four years and a-half on a First Class certificate need not be ashamed to ask something higher. There are many teachers in the country who have been getting more for the present year than I, and one has been engaged for 1874 for $500. Now I don't feel inclined to teach for less than any other man, but if I get a decent slary I am willing to do a decent amount of work, and if you think of re-engaging me for another year I am certain I can do better than I have done the present year and here are my reasons for saying so. //You remember last winter about the half of our time was lost, before we could come to a proper understanding about the "new regulations", and I can tell you that I was just about disgusted with school matters at that time, - the new law saying do one thing, and the fact of the matter is I did not know what to do, and I confess I came pretty nearly doing nothing. The Inspector threatened keeping the government grant from us, and as that is the property of the teacher, of course if I did not teach according to the regulations it would be my loss.//Next year I will know how to proceed with them, if you engage me, as soon as they come. That is one reason why I am in a better position to teach for 74.//I need not mention others. //I need not tell you, who are older and more experienced in school matters than I, that a great deal of time is lost in changing teachers. It takes quite a while for a stranger to get to understand the tempers and habits of his scholars, and it takes longer still for a teacher and his scholars to get to have a kindly feeling for each other, and there are some teachers who never get the esteem of their pupils, and in that case their is not much progress made.//Now I think, if I judge by the conduct of my scholars, that they like me and I am sure I like them, so that their will be no risk in that matter.//It was this evening that I concluded to teach next year, so that I have not made application to any other trustees, nor shall I do so until I hear from you. But before I could agree to stay with you for another year, I must tell my old friends at Spring Brook, because they made me promise early this summer not to engage anywhere for next year without letting them know, and of course under these circumstances I would not act gentlemany if I did not do so.//There are only 2600 acres in Springbrook section and they have given $365 for three years in succession, and the last two years they are giving that to one who holds a Second Class certificate. The trustees have applied to the council to have the school at the first line, Bell's school, and Springbrook knocked into one and in that case they will be able to make quite a rise in salary in a short time.//Bell's school gives $360 for a third class man and there are only 2650 acres in the Section. //Now our section is larger than either of these and if you get a few more hundreds in you will be better off still. A gentleman in the section who has no interest in the school so far as I can see told me some time ago that he was willing to pay his share of $500 if I remained.//Go into any respectable store in the Dominion and ask the clerks and book-keepers what salaries they get. They will tell you the first year they got their board, and if they were smart intelligent fellows and made themselves useful in the course of a few years some of them get what I am ashamed to tell you when i think of what I get. Of course the first year I taught I got something more than my board but it was precious little, I had only $240 and if my board had been taken from that, I could not have had much to count on, but you must remember I spent many years at hard study preparing myself for the profession. Its a great wonder to me that the new school law did not enact that all teachers who are new beginners, should be enforced to teach the first two years for nothing, for the sake of the great privilege which they enjoy in becoming pedagogues!//I am aware that salesmen and book-keepers have longer hours, but they have less responsibility and not such hard work. But if I had their salary I would not be afraid to try their hours, although everyone who knows anything of teaching must admit if they are candid that it is hard work. //Now if you are not willing to give me $500 for my present hours, I will teach as long as you have a mind too, for the salary of a good book-keeper, and if you are not willing to do that provided you will raise my salary to a decent height, I will hold a night school and will teach all the big boys and old men in the section who have a mind to come. It would do none of our young men any harm to review their arithmetic, spelling etc. etc. and if they applied themselves they might learn something fresh, and they would be better doing that than sitting at home in the long Winter evenings or gadding round the country, and If you will give me a decent salary I would rather do it than be doing nothing, and If you say so and the young men should desire to improve themselves, I will not wait till next year to begin, but would begin whenever it was convenient for them to attend. //Thanking you for past favors, I remain, Yours truly, Jos. McClure, Mount Pleasant."

23.23 Draft Letter, dated Chinguacousy, January 29, 1875. To Mr. Little P.S. Inspector, Acton P.O. "Sir, the trustees of Union No. 2 and A ( Es) School Section have on account of the preference given our teacher beane obliged to impose a rate bill on none residents children now as Mr. W. Fraser has been promised to be atached to Union No. 2 and A. I think it very hard to have his children eather to pay or stay at home in the winter. This road that was tawked of when the union was made ( will never be moved. ) Seems to me will never be maid. I understand that you did not nead to meat to make this change".

23.24 Memorandum of Agreement. November 22, 1879. Between the Public School Trustees of Section No. 2 in the Townshp of Chinguacousy and Margaret Allan Hartley of the Town of Brampton the holder of a Third Class Certificate of qualification, (and also an Intermediate Certificate which is equivalent to the non-professional part of a Second Class grade B) as a Public School Teacher in Ontario, as follows: //1st. TheTrustees hereby employ for their said school such Teacher, at the yearly salary of Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars, for the term of one year, beginning on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and ending on the thirty-first day of December in the same year and further agree that they and their successors in office will pay such salary to the said Teacher on or before the Thirty-first day of December, and will exercise all powers and perform all duties under the Public Schools Act, and Regulations of the Education Department, which may be requisite for making such payment. //2nd. The Teacher agrees with the said Public School Trustees to teach and conduct the said school during the said term, according to the said Law and Regulations in that behalf.//3rd. The foregoing is subject to the following conditions: (1) That the Teacher shall continue to be the holder of a legal Certificate of gualificiation as a Public School Teacher in Ontario. (2) That holidays and vacations prescribed by the Law and Regulations are excepted from the said Term. (3) That the days on which the Teacher has attended the meetings of Teachers' Associations or Institutes, as certified by the Inspector or Chairman thereof, shall be allowed her as if she had taught in the said School; and { (4) That in case of sickness, as certified by a registered Medical Practitioner, she shall be entitled to secure her salary without deduction for such period as may be authorized under the Statue in that behalf.)} {This clause number 4 was struck out.}//4th. The Trustees and the Teacher may at their option respectively terminate this engagement by giving notice in writing to the other of them at least one calendar month previously, and so as to terminate on the last day of a calendar month. //As witness the Corporate Seal of the said Trustees and the hand and seal of the Teacher, on the day and year first above mentioned.//Hugh Clarridge, John S. Leslie, James McClure, Trustees.//Margaret A. Hartley, Teacher.//In the presence of R. A. Hartley.

23.25 Draft petition. Undated. "...to the inspector of Schools for the couty of halton the inclosed petisionrs named Lives neare to the Schols in Chinguacousy no 2 and 3 there is lot 25 the tenant would like to be in no 3 and is sending there now lot fifteen and 16 is considrable nerer to no 2 than to no 8 there oners do not live on them you will please rite to me whate you will do and if you intend to do any thing you can send me a copy of notices to be put up in these Sections I think that when you look at the thing you will se that 1/2 con from 15 to 25 both includ Should be united to no 2 & 3 (?).

Adress John S. Leslie Georgetown. "

Written on the reverse -

"four political Deserters.

treason of Robinson of Kingston

Desersion of Mr. Prince of Essex

resigation of E.B. Wood member of goverment the trator to his party when it was in the Death grip and the embraser of reform -

forth last and most extreordinary feature of all was the conduct of Mr. Scott the Speaker (of Otaway) of the house he had not bean installed many hours in the Chair before it was noticed that in all his rullings he sidided with the grit party without giving the late government a chance.

Misters Blake President of Consel

treasurer Mr. Mekinson.

Atorney Generel Mr. A. Crooks

Comisinor of Crown lands Mr. R.G. Scott

Comisinor of Agercultor and publick works Mr. McKeller

Provinsial Secretary Mr. Peter Gour

speaker of house Hon J.G. Curey of welend county

members of reform goverment"

23.26 Resolution. October 07, 1878. "Public Schools, County of Halton. At a Meeting of the Reeves and Inspectors concerned, held according to notice at Norval this 7th day of October, A.D., One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Eight, it was

Resolved - That the Assessment of that portion of Union School Section Number 2 Chinguacousy, and Number "A" Esquesing, which is situated in the Township of Chinguacousy, as the same appears on the latest revised Assessment Roll, be, and is hereby confirmed for School purposes, and that the assessment of that portion of the said Section which is situated in the Township of Esquesing as the same appears on the latest revised Assessment Roll, be, and is hereby raised fifty-five per centum for the same purposes.

In testimony whereof we have hereto affixed our hands and seals on the day of the date hereof.

R. Little, P.S. Inspector. ? Reeve of Esquesing. ? Reeve of Chinguacousy. "

23.27 Notice. July 11, 1885. "To theTrustees of S.S. No. 2, Chinguacousy. Gentlemen, You will please fill up the annexed application with the amount required for the ordinary expenses of your Section for the current year. Attach the Corporate Seal thereto, and return to me, signed by at least two Trustees, in plenty of time to have the sum filled into the By-law levying school rates, which will be passed at the next meeting of Council, to be held on the 11th day of August.

I have the honor to be yours, etc., Samuel Gray, Sr., Tp. Clerk."

23.28 Receipt. February 23, 1888. "Received from School section No. 2 Chinguacousy the sum of thirty $30, 47 cents being the amount in full for six cords and five eights of hard wood. Abram H. Orth. "

23.29 Receipt. December 23, 1890, Edmonton, Ontario. "Received from the trustees of S.S. No. 2 Chinguacousy and A Esquesing the sum of Eight-nine 27/100 dollars on account. J.G. Snell".

24 Canada 1947, The Official Handbook of Present Conditions and Recent Progress. Prepared by Dominion Bureau of Statistics.

25 Eleventh World Ploughing Contest, October 10/11, 1963. Official Handbook. Held Conn Smythe Farms, Caledon,Ontario.

26 Peel Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 1876-1976 (Acc #58) ( The one item in this file has been moved to file #3 Peel Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company)

27 Union Presbyterian Church

27.01 Booklet. Union Presbyterian Church, 1833-1983. History of congregation.

27.02 Annual Report. Financial.

27.02.01 1885-86, 1887-88

27.02.02 1892

27.02.03 1911

27.02.04 1912

27.02.05 1913

27.02.06 1915

27.02.07 1917

27.02.08 1918 (fragile)

27.02.09 1919

27.02.10 1920

27.02.11 1921

27.02.12 1922

27.02.13 1923 (fragile, torn)

27.02.14 1924 (fragile, torn)

27.02.15 1925

27.02.16 192

27.02.17 1927

27.02.18 1928

27.02.19 1933

27.02.20 1935

27.02.21 1936

27.02.22 1937

27.02.23 1938

27.02.24 1939

27.02.25 1940

27.02.26 1942

27.02.27 1944

27.02.28 1945

27.02.29 1947

27.02.30 1957

27.02.31 1958

27.02.32 1959

27.02.33 1960

27.02.34 1962

27.02.35 1964

27.02.36 1965

27.02.37 1966

27.02.38 1967

27.02.39 1968

27.02.40 1970

27.02.41 1971

27.02.42 1972

27.02.43 1973

27.02.44 1974

27.02.45 1975

27.02.46 1976

27.02.47 1977

27.02.48 1978

27.02.49 1979

27.02.50 1980

27.02.51 1981

27.02.52 1982

27.02.53 1934 – fragment

27.02.54 1963

27.03 Bills and Receipts

27.03.01 April 27, 1892. Richard Blain, Hardware and Coal Merchant. Brampton.

27.03.02 May 23, 1892. J.H. Jackson, Dealer in Wall Papers, Books ..... Georgetown

27.03.03 June 03, 1892. D. Reid, Coal, Hardware, Etc. Georgetown.

27.03.04 June 07, 1892. J.H. Jackson. Georgetown.

27.03.05 December 04, 1883. Received from George Leslie the sum of one hundard and thirty dollars on his supercription to bild new Union Church. John S. Leslie Colector for fifth line.

27.03.06 December 21, 1883. Received from J.S. Leslie the sum of Three hundard & ninty nine Dollars for new Church Bilding. Joseph Leslie.

27.03.07 May 27, 1884. Received from George Leslie the sum of one hundard and Thirty Dollars for new Union Church supercription. John S. Leslie Colector for fifth line. being Second payment of $130.00.

27.03.08 May 27, 1884. Received from John S. Leslie the sum of one hundred Dollars being second payment to the building fund for new Union church Esuesing. W. J. Sloan.

27.03.09 May 29, 1884. Received from John S. Leslie the sum of Three hundard & forty Dollars for new Union Church Bulding. Joseph Leslie.

27.03.10 June 17, 1885. Received from J.S. Leslie the sum of one hundard Dollars for new Union Church. Joseph Leslie.

27.03.11 September 02, 1884. Received of George Leslie the sum of One hundred and Forty Dollars, in aid of Building fund. Joseph Leslie.

27.03.12 December 18, 1884. Received from Geo. Leslie the sum of fifty Dollars, his suppercripsion to tower of new Church. John S. Leslie Colector for fifth line.

27.03.13 December 26, 1884. Received from John S. Leslie the sum of one hundard & ten Dollars as his supercription in full in all three hundard and ten dollars for supercr'n to new Union church. W.J. Sloan.

27.03.14 January 12, 1885. Received from John S. Leslie the sum of Two hundred Eighty three Dollars in and for new Church. Joseph Leslie.

27.04 Cancelled cheques. Bank of Hamilton, Georgetown.

27.04.01 July 01, 1891. Pay Rev. James Argo One hundard and eighty two 50/100 Dollars as six months salary in full. John S. Leslie.

27.04.02 January 11, 1892 Pay to Rev James Argo Two hundard and ten Dollars. John S. Leslie.

27.05 Pledge chits. Foreign Missions & Widows Fund.

27.05.01 Rev. J. Alexander

27.05.02 George Campbell

27.05.03 John C. Caven and William J. Caven

27.05.04 Wm. Chaplen

27.05.05 John Evans

27.05.06 Mises S. Fraser

27.05.07 Wm. Fraser

27.05.08 Mrs. Jas. Harvey

27.05.09 John Harvey

27.05.10 Wm. Hoar

27.05.11 John Leslie

27.05.12 J.S. Leslie

27.05.13 John S. Leslie

27.05.14 Jos. Leslie and Christina Leslie

27.05.15 George Leslie

27.05.16 Rob Leslie, Glen

27.05.17 Robert F. Leslie, Chinguacousy

27.05.18 George Lyons

27.05.19 George Lyons, No. 12

27.05.20 Thos. McCane

27.05.21 Mr. W. McClure, Mrs. W. McClure and Mr. McClure

27.05.22 Wm. McGill

27.05.23 S. McMaster

27.05.24 James McMeney

27.05.25 Henry Mullin

27.05.26 Thos. Mullin

27.05.27 Alex Murrey

27.05.28 Mises Michald

27.05.29 Alfred Ones (Owens)

27.05.30 Dan Ones (Owens)

27.05.31 B. Petch

27.05.32 James Petch Jun.

27.05.33 Thos. Phillips Jun.

27.05.34 Thomas Phillips Sen.

27.05.35 James Read

27.05.36 Rob. F. Reid

27.05.37 Chas. S. Starret, Robert Starret, Laura Starret Leslie, Mrs. Hannah Starret

27.05.38 Dan Starret

27.05.39 Mises E. Slone

27.05.40 Wm. Slone (Sloane)

27.05.41 Jas. T. Taylor

27.05.42 Josiah Townsend

27.05.43 Mrs. K. Townsend

27.05.44 Vance

27.06 Copy of Special Summons. August 05, 1885. In the Third Division Court in the County of Halton. Between Joseph Bramley, Plaintiff, and Wm. Magill, J.S. Leslie, Wm. Fraser, Joseph Leslie, Wm. Sloan, Wm. Hoare, Geo. Lyons and John Eakins, Defendants, Building Committee of Union Church, Esquesing. "Joseph Bramley of Brampton claims ....the sum of $86.50 ....Balance due on contract price for erection of church ...."

27.07 Letter. July 24, 1891. Norval. "Dear Mr. Leslie, You will pardon me for calling your attention to a matter connected with my vacation. You remember that the congregation at the Annual Meeting agreed to pay the pulpit supply for four Sabbaths during my absence, and you will of course not fail to pay Mr. Patton at the close of his work. He will be five Sabbaths in all, but I shall settle for one of the days myself. Union's share will be $5.00 per Sabbath or $20.00 in all. Yours very sincerely, J. Argo"

27.08 Receipt. August 17, 1891. From Walter M. Patton. "Received from J.S. Leslie Esq for Union Congregation the sum of Twenty Dollars on account of compensation for pulpit supply during five Sabbaths July 19 to Aug 16, 1891 on the Norval and Union charge."

27.09 Receipt. February 04, 1892. Norval. "Received from Mr. Jno. S. Leslie on Presbyterian account the sum of $7.00. J. Argo. "

27.10 Circular. To the Treasurer of Union Congregation. Dear Sir, The Toronto Presbytery require the congregations within their bounds to contribute to the Presbytery and Synod Funds, in proportion to the membership of each congregation. The amount due and payable at the first meeting of the Presbytery is $7.00, for Union congregation. I am, dear sir, Yours truly, John Mutch, Presbytery Treasurer. Toronto, Feb 15th, 1892.

27.11 Declaration. "Union Church Jan 11th, 1892. We the undersigned have examined the books of the Treasurer and found the figures correct. Alex Stirrat. Wm. G. Lyons."

27.12 Receipt. On Reverse of 27.11. "Union Jan 11th. Received from Mr. Jno. S. Leslie $65 for caretaking of Union church. Jno. Macdonald Jr."

27.13 Letter. June 25, 1892. To Mr. John S. Leslie, Treasurer, Union. "Dear Sir, You will find enclosed Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for Ministers salary. Yours truly, Robt. Marshall, Edmonton, Ont."

27.14 Account of Expenses. Undated. "Payments Sal S convention $2.00; Mr. Argoes travling bill $8.00; Mr. Argoes Synod account $7.00; Jos. Thompson wood $34.00; Jos. Leslie lightening rods $35.00; Holiday Suply, Cranston $10.00; St. Johns supers, Argo $7.00; Synod account, Argo $7.00; Insurence $6.30; Mr. Argos salrey $425.00; Caretaking , McDonald $65.00; Other small bills, etc. $43.33. Sub-total $663.63. Sabath School Library $41.31; Sunday School colection $47.80; Mision Scheams $148.75. Sub-total $901.49. Balance on hand $52.39. Total $953.88."

27.15 Catalogue. Union Presbyterian Sunday School Library. 1909. 260 books listed.

27.16 Donation envelope. Union Presbyterian Church, Missions. Stamped May 31, 1914, altered to read May 11, 1918, W.F.M.S.

27.17 Certificate. March 09, 1918. "This is to certify that the Baptism Register of Union Presbyterian Church, Presbytery of Toronto, records the birth and the baptism of Matilda Jane Leslie (now Mrs. Early), daughter of Joseph Leslie and Matilda Leslie. The date of birth given is March 16th, 1866, the date of baptism being June 17th, 1866. Certified by J.A. Ferguson, Norval, Ont., Minister of Norval and Union Presbyterian Churches."

27.18 Deed of Trust. June 13, 1853. Photocopy. James Frazer to Thomas Taylor, et al.

27.19 Deed in Trust. March 03, 1862. Photocopy. James Frazer to Donald Elder, et al.

27.20 Newspaper clippings.

27.20.01 Anniversary Recalls Early History of Union District. June 09, 1960, Georgetown Herald.

27.20.02 Union Presbyterian Celebrates Its 135th Anniversary This Year. June 01, 1968, The Daily Times, Brampton.

27.20.03 Norval Minister Officiates When Daughter is Married. Rev. Robert Duncanson. Margaret Ruth Duncanson married Robert Arthur Douglas. December 28, 1962. Georgetown Herald, January 10, 1963. Page 2.

27.20.04 Television spotlights focus on Terra Cotta church. Union Presbyterian congregation searches for missing cornerstone. February 03, 1982. Georgetown Herald, Page 6 and C7. By Ani Pederian.

27.20.05 A sweet harvest hymn amid times unchanged. Rev. W.I. MacPherson leads his congregation in Thanksgiving services. Toronto Star. Page A1 and A3. By Tom Harpur.

28 This file has been merged with file number 27

29 Wedding and Death Notices

29.01 Wedding Invitations.

29.01.01 Anna Isabel Leslie to William Watson Groat, May 24, 1910.

29.01.02 Jennie Gertrude Leslie to Harold C. Laidlaw, August 21, 1912.

29.01.03 Mildred M. Leslie to William Bowman, June 24, 1914.

29.01.04 Anna May Leslie to Alfred Greening Jamieson, June 10, 1916.

29.01.05 Harriet Jean Leslie to Walter Clarence Torrance, June 23, 1928.

29.01.06 Ruth Alberta Anderson to William Francis Thompson, December 28, 1939.

29.02 Death Notice.

29.02.01 George P. Leslie, aged 46 years, 11 months and 20 days, January 23, 1882. Interment Union Church Burying Ground.

29.02.02 George Leslie, aged 92 years, January 19, 1890. Interment Union Church Cemetery.

29.02.03 Eliza Jane Wiggins, aged 33 years, wife of Allen Leslie, August 24, 1891. Interment Humesville Cemetery

29.02.04 Dr. Robt. McCullough, aged 93 years and 7 mos., December 26, 1895. Interment Greenwood Cemetery

29.02.05 Charlotte Standish, aged 82 years, 1 month, 10 days, widow of Robert McCullough, M.D., March 28, 1906. Interment Greenwood Cemetery.

29.02.06 Henry Townsend, aged 77 years, 10 months and 8 days, October 13, 1920. Interment Elkhorn Cemetery.

29.03 Obituary

29.03.01 Jane Starret, widow of John Leslie. Born January 16, 1816. Died April 16, 1902. Interment Glen Williams Cemetery. Photo copy of "News From The Glen" column from the Georgetown Herald, April 23, 1902.

29.03.02 John Leslie. Born 1812. Died October 26, 1900. Interment Glen Williams Cemetery. Photo copy of obituary from Georgetown Herald, October 31, 1900.

30 Schools - General

30.01 Report of the Teachers. Georgetown High School. To the Parents or Guardian of Leslie Young of the Lower School, Form 1b, For the Final Term, 1920 1921.

30.02 Booklet. Commencement Exercises, Georgetown High School. In theTown Hall, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 15 & 16, 1921, at 8:15 o'clock.

31 Stamp Club - Toronto Globe and Mail columns by Doug Patrick.

31.01 Old County Atlases Interest Collectors. June, 1958.

31.02 Early Canadian Mail Is sold by Auction. February, 1958.

31.03 War Tax in Canada Brought Unusual Issue.

31.04 Note Unusual Aspects of Auction Company.

31.05 Rarities Not Necessary To Enjoy Collections.

31.06 African Colony Issues Formerly Popular Items.

31.07 Coureur Was Outlaw, Not Postal Runner

31.08 All Collectors Require A Philatelic Magazine.

31.09 Canadian Plate Block Numbers.

31.10 Oil Stamp to Mark Centennial in Canada.

31.11 Early Postage Issues Used Twice in Fraud

31.12 Few Likely to Copy U.I. Regional Issues

31.13 Destruction of Covers Ruins Collectors' Item

31.14 Overprint, Surcharge Are Often Confused

31.15 Provisionals the Cause of Much Confusion.

31.16 Odd Pacific Issues Feature Club Show.

31.17 Rouletting Preceded Perforation.

31.18 Fancy Ideas Prevailed in Making Postmark

31.19 Issues Honored King Wenceslaus.

31.20 Dr. Goodwin Collection To Be Auctioned Feb. 5.

31.21 Mail on Detroit River A Picturesque Service.

31.22 Postage Cancellations Tell Their Own Story. December 12, 1959.

31.23 Queen Victoria Tribute in Streetsville Entry.

31.24 10-Pence Issue in 1855 Our 4th Denomination.

31.25 Feature Mount Vernon On Regular U.S. Issue.

31.26 The Essay Comes First, Then Proof Follows.

32 Business Correspondence

32.01 The Royal Canadian Bank.

32.01.01 Power of Attorney to Vote at the Election of Directors. May, 1869. George Leslie, appointed J.R. Cummins of Brampton, his proxy.

32.01.02 Profit and Loss Account. June 11, 1873.

32.01.03 Power of Attorney to Vote at the Election of Directors. July, 1869. Mrs. Susannah Buxton of the Village of Norval, appointed Kenneth Chisholm of Brampton, her proxy.

32.01.04 Letter. May 30, 1874. "I beg to enclose Dividend Warrant ....Thos. McCraken, Cashier.

32.02 Promissory Note. November 12, 1873. Erin, Twelve Months after date, We promise to pay to Joel W. Leslie, or Bearer the sum of Fifty-seven Dollars. ( Signature has been ripped off. )

32.03 Account of E. Rise and Leslie, Chinguacousy, April 24, 1874

32.04 Account of John S. Leslie and Mr. Monihan, April 24, 1874.

32.05 Draft copy of 32.04.

32.06 Account. Paid William Scoot, 1874

32.07 Draft Letter, on reverse of 32.06, dated Chinguacousy, April 17, 1875. To Adam Ackhart, Belanafad post office. "Sir please macke me a pump for a well at the house. It is 34 feet to the platforme ........... to be on the pump as it is to be for the house use. You will please rite to me and let me now when you can bring it. If you cant fetch it in two weaks, I will not wate on you. John S. Leslie, Georgetown, Post O Box 108"

32.08 Promissory Note. October 24, 1879, between Robert Leslie and John S. Leslie. $500.

32.09 Credit Note. Dominion Bank, February 8, 1880. J.S. Leslie. $880.

32.10 Receipt. February 28, 1880. "Received from John S. Leslie the sum of twenty two 60 in full for Work. Priscilla McIntosh. "

32.11 Account. April, 1880. Ben Watkins in account with John S. Leslie.

32.12 Draft copy of 32.11

32.13 Account. Chinguacousy, December 12, 1881. E. Rise to John S. Leslie.

32.14 Account. December 13, 1881, E. Rise to John S. Leslie.

32.15 Receipt. From Townsend Mills, June 27, 1883. 42 bus. 10 lbs. of fall wheat at $1.01 per bus.

32.16 Account. Undated. Monies received. Clothing purchased

32.17 Account. Undated. Farm supplies and stock purchased.

32.18 Letter. December, 1878. Consolidated Bank of Canada, Montreal. To George Leslie. "Enclosed please find Warrant No. 1410 for Dividend .....J.B. Renny, General Manager."

32.19 Memorandum. January 28, 1879. From John Abell, Woodbridge, Ontario, Patentee and Manufacturer of First Prize Paragon Threshing Machines. To Mr. John S. Leslie. "Dear Sir, I have your letter of 22nd inst. with $5.75 which I have placed at credit of your account. Thanks. Yours truly, Jhon Abell per C.J. Aagar."

32.20 Canada Post Card. To John Leslie, Esq., Georgetown Box 108, Ont. From T. S. Henry. "Oshawa, Dec the 12/79. Dear Sir, Yours of the 8 inas received with the check of $49.75 & 24 cents of Stamps which I gave to the company which made one of them think differrent to what he did. he thought I had collected the money and was using it which I don't do. if I don't come up myself I will send by my brother or I will ship to bennetts hotell. if the company does as they had ought to after the bord meeting I will travel for them. I sold somethings under cost. rather than keep them over I bought them out & out. it tis to bad for me to loose by it. the grass seedes with som. write everything I promised. I will do if it takes all I am worth. my best wishes to your Brother Joseph Evans & all. I may ask for a recomend from parteys I sold to. very truly T.S. Henry."

32.21 Norval Factory

32.21.01 Receipt. July 23, 1884. "John S. Leslie Acct for June. Milk 3911 lbs. = 363 Cheese .... Bal. $19.66."

32.21.02 Receipt. December 26, 1884. "J.S. Leslie Acct for last half Oct. Milk 2493 lbs = 262 Cheese ...."

32.22 Norval Creamery. April 5, 1899. Receipt. John s. Leslie Acct for March. Milk 1186 = 49 Butter. Price 16 cents = $7.84 cash."

32.23 Letter. December 31, 1884. Burlington. "Mr. Leslie, Dear Sir, I got the post master at Burlington to write to the post master general at Ottawa he wrote an answer back that the money had been drawn by Mr. Leslie the number of post office order all the post master in Burlington holds the post master general's letter it has given me a gret deal of bother & I cant do no more so if you have not got it you had better write to the post master general. yours respectfully, R. Johnston."

32.24 Canada Post Card. April 25, 1884. Caledon East. John S. Leslie. "Dear Sir, yours of the 23 inst. to him with contents as stated, with thanks, Yours truly, Wm. Crawford."

32.25 Ontario Peoples' Salt Manufacturing Co., Limited

32.25.01 Receipt for Stock. February 17, 1885. Uxbridge. "Received from Mr. John S. Leslie P.O. Georgetown the sum of Five Dollars, being amount of Third Call on One Share stock held by him. E.H. Hilborn, Secretary"

32.25.02 Notice. September 15, 1885. "...$5 being the amount of such Call on 1 Share of Stock ..."

32.25.03 Letter. September 15, 1885. Explaining reason for Call on the Stock.

32.26 Canada Post Card. September 01, 1886. Beeton. D.A. Jones, Dealer In Apiarian Supplies, Bees and Honey. Request for payment from J.S. Leslie.

32.27 Bank of Hamilton. Cheques.

32.27.01 October 07, 1890. Pay to Mr. J.S. Leslie $62.14. Signed E. Rire. (Never cashed.)

32.27.02 April 10, 1891. Pay to Wm. Slone $101.65. Signed John S. Leslie. Cancelled.

32.28 Receipt. October 24, 189-. Georgetown. James A. Bell, Binders, Mowers, Rakes, Tedders, Drills, Cultivators, Windmills, Pumps, Fanning Mills, Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines, Plows, Steam Engines, Threshers, Harrows, Etc. Repairs always on Hand. Shares for all kinds of Plows. Agent for Massey-Harris Co., Tudhop & Sons, McLaughlin Carriage Co., Chatham Mfg. Co., Bain Waggon Co., Wilkinson Plow Co., Tolton Bros., Goold Shapely Muir Co., Copp Bros., Sawyer Massey Co., Etc., Etc. "Received from Mr. J.S. Lessleis five dollars for fork, in full. J.A. Bell" (Fragile. In two pieces.)

32.29 Letter. February 07, 1891. Erin, Ontario. Wm. McDowell, Barrister, Etc. To John Leslie, Esq. Georgetown. "Sir, Can you furnish the $2,000.00 on the first day of March. You remember I told you first of April but it is first day of March. Drop me a card at once as I must get it. Yours truly, William McDowell"

32.30 Receipt. December 07, 1893. Alloa. "Received from Mr. John Leslie $3.60 Being Balance Due on his Account. Rendered October 18, 1893. John N. O'Neill"

32.31 Emerson & Campbell, Manufacturers of Hay-Carriers, Slings, Forks, Etc. And Dealers In Agricultural Implements of all kinds. Tweed.

32.31.01 Letter. November 06, 1896. "Mr. John S. Leslie, Georgetown. Dear Sir, Your P.O. order for $50.70 to hand. Your note was for $51.00 & this leaves us a balance due of 30 cents upon the remittance of this in stamps we will forward you your note. Yours truly, Emerson & Campbell"

32.31.02 Mailing envelope. Yellow with red printing and illustration of "hay-carrier" on front. Illustration of barn being filled with hay on reverse.

32.32 Isabella Malloy.

32.32.01 Letter. April 18, 1892. Brampton. To Jno. Leslie, Esq. " Dear Sir, I believe that the interest on the $1500 is due this month, and would be very much pleased if you could let us have it if convenient as I am in need of money at present. Yours Sincerely, Isabella Malloy"

32.32.02 Letter. December 21, 1894. Galt. To Mr. J.S. Leslie. "Sir, How much interest have you paid Mrs. Malloy and how much is coming to her yet if you have not paid the balance? no doubt she will be wanting by this time. Let me know as soon as convenient and I will forward it to her at once.

How did you get on with the Scoot note and with the Hannah property as well as the McEnery mortgage? Has Benj. Watkins done anything about his note? Mr. Goodwillie has made another payment of $1155 eleven hundred fifty five which leaves a thousand dollars still to be paid by him which he agrees to pay in three instalments yearly at 6 per cent intrest.

P.S. Mrs. Malloy might buy Benjamins share of that house at Brampton and thus we might make a turn of that note of Benj. I was speaking to Benjamin about it. he offered no objections. he would take $400 dollars for his share. You might mention it to them both Mrs. Malloy and Ben and Mrs. Watlkins. Mrs. Malloy might then accept that investment as part of her Securites.

Wishing you and Family a Merry Christmas, I remain Yours Thos. Phillips. Galt Box 446."

32.33 Letter. December 31, 1897. Canada Permanent Loan and Savings Company. Dividend payment.

32.34 Promissory Note. March 07, 1898. Chinguacousy. "Six months after date I promised to pay Robert F. Leslie Ninty Dollers for value received." (Signature ripped off.)

32.35 Agreement. November 07, 1910. Georgetown. Between Benj. Young and J.H. Watkins for a supply of milk. "...2 cans daily, commencing November 22 next until May 21, 1911. The price to be $1.45 per can of 8 gallons each ..."

32.36 Promissory Note. October 23, 1912. Brampton. "Eight months after date I promise to pay to the order of Robt. Glendenning at The Merchants' Bank of Canada, Brampton, Ont. the sum of $54.80 .....Ben Young"

32.37 Letter. September 25, 1940. The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company. To Mr. Ben Young, R.R. # 4 Georgetown, Ontario regarding accident which occurred, September 17, on 17 Sideroad when Mr. Frank Armstrong hit a yearling heifer with his car. Liability denied.

33 Personal Correspondence

33.01 Letter. Carthage, November 15, 1869. From Mary Gamble to her father, George Leslie, Chinguacousy, Glenwilliams P.O., Ont. (Carthage is in Perth County, Mornington Township.)

"Dear Father, I received yours on thursday last and was sorry indeed to hear the sad news of James trouble for terible I am shure it is to boath him and Margaret but I hope that they will be submissive to the sad bereavement. I little expected to hear of his death so soon for he was a greate little man of his age but we must not repine for if hegave any evedence that he [that he] was prepared for the change it must be a greate matter of thankfulness to his poor Father & Mother I never felt so far away from you all but once before since we were maried.

I was verry thankfull to hear that Elizebeth is some better I looked for her and you in this fall so very much that I could not sleep when I went to bed for listening to hear the bugy coming but as usual was disapointed if the same reason that you give for not coming would keep me from going down to see you all we might say goodby as far as this wourld is conserned at any rate.

We cant say the same about our harvest here as you do the wet spoiled nearly all kind of crop this year or in other words there is hardly an average crop this year heare. James and I are boath as well as usual he is very busey in the mill this white bach they are runing nights now and it is verry tiresom.

Paulienes baby was buiried last Satterday it took sick at noon & died at eight oclock at night she is but poorly herself but I hope that she will soon be better but I must close. give my love & best well wishes to all my Dear Brothers 7 Sisters & especially Dear Mother I often wonder who will do the work when a few more years slip by for she seems to think that there is no rest for her in this wourld & I am begining to think so too but goodby Dear Father 7 remember the abstent Mary at the throne of grace.

Write as soon as you get this & let me know how you all are. No more at present but I remain your afectionet daughter, Mary Gamble."

33.02 Letter. Carthage, April 25, 1874. From Mary Gamble to her father and mother, George and Elizabeth (Standish) Leslie, Glenwilliams, Ont.

"Dear Father & Mother, There is not a day since I saw you that I have not thought of you boath often I hope this will finde you boath well and in some notion of coming up as everything will be seen now so you may just as well as not come and stay too or three weeks with us.

Our big sale pased of without selling so we are going to run the mills ourselves again to ceep us out of mischef

Ann is able to be around now but she is not able to do any work yet she has had a poor time of it all through her breast heeled and the milk has all left it since but I suppose that she will soon be down and can speake for herself. We are all well at present Jennet is going to school and learning well

Margaret is heare yet and will be all summer for all that I know I had got well and was able to do my owne work and so I let the girl that I had go soon after I come home I am going to keep her for a while now that we will have so many men taht I will kned her boath winter and summer she has got as fat as ever you saw her and likes to stay pretty well

Remember me to all but especially remember me to our Father in heaven now that he is hearing and answering prair over so greate a portion of our earth. I do hope and pray that he may leade us as a united family to Himselfe through all the worry of too much of the worlds care up higher and higher to Himselfe the revival work is coming neare to us now it is comenced at listowell and is caring on there now I have not heard if there any effort put forth in Union Church yet I do hope there is and may god give us this Hoely Spirit not for our asking but because we are the Sinners that Jeusus came to save. Do not let this prescious season pass over unimproved goodby goodby.

PS Margaret wants her trunks up I wish you would come up soon if you can't come send the trunk wehn Ann is coming home

from your daughter Mary Gamble."

33.03 Letter. Carthage, April 25, 1874. From Margaret Elliott to her uncle (unnamed).

"Dear uncle, I take the pleasure of writing you these few lines to let yous all know that I am well at present hopping this will find yous all enjoying the same blessing

I would like if you could see to that mony matter in Georgetown I have not got the book it is at my brother toms if it isent to much trouble for you to go up for it. it is the time it was returned now and I am to far away to see to it if you go up you can take the trunk down Ann is going down to her fathers and she can fetch it up with her when she comes back I will be here all summer so I want my trunk as soon as I can get it. Fanny will give you the book and after it comes back from Ottaway you can send it up by mail or keep it till some one comes up if you can get the intrest raised any do so you know more about it then I do

if any of yous should come up before ann comes back yous can fetch the trunk up wtih you give my love to aunt and to Robert and tildia and tell them to write me a letter so good by

I remain you truly, Margaret Elliott"

33.04 Letter. Acton, June 10, 1874. From George Elliott to his uncle, George Leslie.

"unckle George Leslie, Sir, I consider you have done me grait wrong by interfearing betwen me and Margret my daughter. She is my child and you have taken her from me and put hir wheare I canout see hir nor hear from hir if you had a spark of a fathers feeling you would not have came on the sly and took hir clothes and acted the way you have my house is the home for my children and they that intice them away robes my house and my heart.

Now sir I wish you to see that I get my Margret and let strife seas you did not come to me as you ought when you wanted hir no more.

I got a letter in Margrets name that is carcuklated to make strife I do not know any reason I have given you or yours to take my child awaye from me without my consent and persist in doing do.

Margrets Father, George Elliott"

33.05 Letter. Carthage, September 16. From Mary Gamble to her father, George Leslie.

"Dear Father, I am sorry to say that I have given up all hope of going down this fall. I received your last but had fully made up our minds too go to Guelph tomorow to the show and I was going on down but it is all work and no play just now. James is out for a new boiler to Stratford and he is rigging up the mill one the new and is going to run it himselfe boath grist & sawmill we are going to have a good maney hands for a while he and John (McBain) is bilding a large mill in PaImerston the station west of Moorfielde they expect to have it in runing order this fall and do some at wheate buying on comisions but you must not think that he has got mills on the brain for I don't think that he will bother his brain much the more of them boathe

I was glad to get you letter and the good news in it I hope this will find you all well and happy as it leaves us I hope Robert Sloane is better by this time I want a letter so bvad from them I do indeed feal down right hungry to go down and see you all once more i was just going to start to see Mother when Ann came home with word that she was better I hope that you will boath be spared in life a long time yet. could you not take a run up to see us this fall yes boath you and mother

we have had a splendid rain for which I am so thankfull the weather was really all that could be asked for gathering in the harvest there has been a splendid crop of everything here but apples I am thnking of the ones that are rotin in that dear old orchard and all I can do is eat a tomato and never minde.

Maggie is well She is as fat as ever and is likely to remain Maggie Elliot for some time to come so her dear friends nead not be in such a (pacher) a bout nothing

Jenny is well she is at school every day I am going to write to her mother saying I have not got hers if she wrote since my last give my love to all and remember me when you go to our Father in heaven for suplzes goodby from your afectionate dauter Mary Gamble."

33.06 Letter. Palmerston (Carthage), October 06. From Maggie Elliott to her uncle, George Leslie.

"Dear Uncle, I suppose you are thinking I have forgot to write to yous I did not write as I said I would but I was so busy I thought when I wrote to Letty Ann the one letter would do for that time till I would have more time I am well at present and hope this will find yous all the same there has nothing new taken place since I came back as I know of I have been in Palmerston this three or four weeks but I will be going back to Carthage in a week or two now I am about tired of living in Town for I dont like it

I was down to Guelph fair but was no farther I did not see many from that part I heard that Robert was thrashing that week so I suppose they could not attend both I have not got only one letter from house since I think my father has I got over his stue this time I hope he has not put you to law before this I guess all he said is blowed away in the wind he said all he could when I was there so he has no more for a while Mary now talking about going down but I think she will not go till I do back I think I will be down this winter but wheather I will go any farther then Acton or not I dont know I have no more now give my best respects to aunt write soon

I remain your friend Maggy Elliott, Carthage ont, to George Leslie."

33.07 Letter. Esquesing (Acton), October 21, 1874. From George Elliott to his uncle, George Leslie.

"Uncle George Leslie, Sir, I wish to remind you of your promices to me. When you took Margret from me you promised if I would leave Margret with you, you would satisfy me. You promised you would give her schooling. When you did not want her any longer you promised you would come shortly and see me and satisfy me. When you saw me in Milton you promised you would see me again immediately. Now you have not fullfilled one of these promises. I wish you to come and give me some satisfaction. I think Margret was worth more than her board and cloths. I do not intend to be imposed upon you seem to forget that I am her father. If you do not reply to this at once you shall have other parties to deal with. I am yours, Geo. Elliott. Acton, Ont."

33.08 Letter. Esquesing, March 04, 1875. From Maggie Elliott to her uncle.

"Dear Uncle, I have been thinking about you all winter I thought some of you would have been up or I would have wrote to you before this

I have not heard a word about you since I was down only once I heard that Elizabeth Sloan was very sick

I have been home the most of the winter I am going to my traid the week after next so I do not know when I will get down but I would like to hear from you all

I was intending going down on home fair day but it has been so stormy that I could not get I heard that Mary Gamble has been very sick but has not heard any thing more about her.

We are all well at present and hope this find you all the same. There has been a grate many sudden deaths here this winter some of them went to bed as well as ever they were and was dead before morning.

Thomas was very sick but he is able to be about again

I will now draw my letter to a close write soon my love to all I remain your friend Maggy Elliott, Acton, Ont."

33.09 Letter. Palmerston, September 26, 1877. From James Gamble to Mr. John Leslie, Chinguacousy.

"Dear Sir & Brother, I now write to you for I suppose the first time. I probably would not have written now only to ask you for a favour if you can do it for me and that is if you could lend me Five Hundred dollars for a while for the purpose of buying wheat. I might not want it long or I might want it for a year. I will give you a note and also the mortgage which I have on the old mill which I sold at Carthage for security. If you can do so you will oblige me greatly. I have nothng particular to write. We are all well. The weather is very dry here now. We have had a good crop this season. The fall wheat is excellent. The Spring wheat is good but not well harvested. Some of it slightly damaged. The wheat was so poor that there was not much made in milling last year but the prospect is much better this season. There was a drunk man killed on the Railway track on Saturday night about eight oclock. The body was not found until Monday evening when it was discovered among some bushes having been rolled over a slight embankment. An inquest was held here yesterday and a verdict returned accordingly. If you can confer on me the favour asked please let me know soon and if you cannot make it convenient to come up I will go down. Waiting your answer, I remain your friend & Brother, Jas. Gamble."

33.10 Letter. Nassagaweya, November 26, 1877. From Maggie Elliott to her uncle, Mr. George Leslie, Sen, Georgetown P.O., Ont.

"Dear Uncle, As I have not heard from you for some time I take the opportunity of addressing you these few lines.

I would like to see you all but it seems impossible for me to get down

I heard that Aunt was not very well

I expect to be in George Town about the last of next week I do not know weather I will have time to go over or not

I have not seen any of my folks for about a month I am well at present hopping this will find you all the same

I am living near Sodom where all the wicked people live so i think I am not very good

I will have to close as it is getten late excuse my short letter and mistakes so good night

I remain yours truly Maggie Elliott, Nassagaweya PO Ont"

33.11 Letter. Palmerston, September 05, 1878. From Mary Gamble to her father, George Leslie, Sen, Georgetown, Ont.

"Deare Father, I take it for that you will come up with Mr. Alexander if he concludes to come I hope that you will be able to get a way as James would like you to be heare verry much to heare & see for yourselves that he has not any thing to conceale the reason I send for you is that Jenny toald him that her Ma thought that he had done something that I did not like to tell and as it is so odd a case he wants you to come and hear for yourself we expect Mr. Musgrave and Mr. Bell of Listowell we are all well I hope that you are all well down there it is very wet heare I have just gotten home from Peal they have had a sorie time of it with rain the spring wheate is out yet and the farmers are glum they dont think that the grits are the cause of the rain but John (S) dose

If you leave on tuesday morning you will be hear on the one oclock train I hope that you may see your way to come as we aresory on your account as well as on our owen that we have to appear to be in oposition to the man we expected so much from but dear Father God will bring good out of it all I am so shure that I can leave it all in his hands or if you do not come up rite as soon as you get this and let me know how you all are

Good by your loving daughter Mary Gamble"

33.12 Promissory Note. Chinguacousy, October 10, 1878. "One year after date I promise to pay Robert F. Leslie or order the sum of two hundard dollars with interest at seven pr cent for value received. John S. Leslie." (Marked Paid.)

33.13 Receipt. March 14, 1881. "I acknowledge that I have this day received from my father a deed of one hundred acres of land being the W 1/2 of Lot 16 in the Township of Esquesing in the County of Halton, being the advancement to me in lieu of anything bequeathed to me under his will. George Leslie"

33.14 Receipt. March 14, 1881. "I Allen Leslie hereby acknolege to having received from my father the sum of four thousand five hundard dollars in full for my shair in case of my fathers death before a new will is made. Allan Leslie"

Notation 1) $467.00 to be paid in in fall of 1881.

Notation 2) Received from George the sum of $400.00, August 13, 1881.

33.15 Letter. Oak River, (Manitoba), August 10, 1881. From Allan Leslie to his father, John Standish Leslie.

"Dear Father, I have been looking for a letter from you I thought you would write after you got home. I received your letter from Brandon by Thomas Pearson all right Was down to Brandon for a self binder I went into the bank and saw about it I did not draw it I will give it to the Agent for the Binder if it gives me satisfaction in the field it is the Osborne made by A. Harris & Son it is to cost $290.00 cash or $349.00 on time I will pay cash if it suits me

I wish you had let the election go and come up to see us. I intend to get a sulky plow I want a two furrow plow. Shanks have one and it works splendid they were breaking among scrub the day I saw it is a grand success I saw Jim F. a week ago his plow has not come up yet he is a good bit bothered about he is sorry he did not get it in the spring. I think he is lamer than ever I saw him before you know the price list of the plows and if the have two furrow ones I wish you write as soon as you get this and tell me what you intend to do if you are coming out this fall and if you are going to bring plows and all the particulars (what could you deliver ten head of two year old heifers in the spring) good durham grades in Brandon Jas. I think I could winter them all right. I have Rob Pearson his time is out today I have offered him $35.00 for a month longer he did not say whether he would take it or not. I cut a day for Tom Pearson and he gave me four days work that is all the help I had I had about 5 tons of old hay left I sold some also

We are building a Church out here about two miles from here I am going for a load of lumber to morrow to the Big bend about 30 miles from here the crops look very well excepting the oats some places are very poor well you will have to excuse me for such scrribling as I am in a hurry

Write soon, Allan

Allan wants me to write some but I have not time to say much it is about dinner time I suppose you have heard about our little girl We had her baptised last sunday at church We call her Allie Maye she is very good I was sorry you didn't come to see us when you were out Allie is crying so I will close this time Jennie"

33.16 Letter. Oak River, March 24, 1882. From Allan Leslie to his father, John Standish Leslie. Post Script, Rapid City, April 03.

"Dear Father, I received your letter of March 1st on the 20th it was nearly two weeks ........ before I seen it. We are having very (r)ough weather now snowing and blowing every day my man is away at present taking land so I have all the chores to do myself my thumb is doing very well it is sore yet I cut it with a saw a small piece of the bone came off and about half the nail. Well I hardly know what to tell you about cows but I think they will be from 40 to 60 the trouble is you cant hardly find cash customers

about Brandon you might do very well I think you would do as well to fill one car with something else for they say there is a lot of cows coming in this spring Oxen are selling very high about $(100) for a good yoke horses about $300 a team and a very common team at that I think you could bring shingles out to make it pay of course it depends altogether on the price down there pine shingles are worth $6.00 per thousand in Brandon. pork bacon sells for 17 ct per lb. salt sells for four dollars a barrell in Brandon dried apples sell for 13 cts per lb if you bring cows I think about the 1st of May is good a time as it will be soon enough the grass will be short enough then I cant tell you for sure what yearlings would bring as this is a very uncertain country for to tell the market price of anything but I have yearlings I would sell for from $15.00 to 18.00 I have 15 cows yet but I am thinking of selling down to 6 and fencing in enough to keep them hired help is out of the question in this country I am going to do a little in speculating the first chance I get. grain is very cheap expecially wheat about 65 cts a bushel oats are worth 60 cts and barley 50 cts so I think I wont go in for breaking much more this summer. Alex Fraser has sold his half of the section for $2500 and mine is in the market at $4500 I have missed that syndicate land as it has been all bot by speculators

I have written to winnipeg but have received no answer yet. I hear the government land is coming in the market a $2.50 cts per acre if it does I will ... one lot as I shant need to do any improvements on it Well I hope you can make it convenient to come out this summer and stay a month whether you bring stock or not for I think you could make money out ..... I have not see ... Jos (Axminster) but I saw Rob Pearson a couple of days ago they are well and so are we

Write as soon as you get this, Allan

Part second. I heard J. F. had an offer of $1500.00 for his place I don't think he will take it. if you see old B(...) the liniment man I wish you would get me a dozen bottles of liniment that is if you are coming out.

Post office, Rapid City, April 3rd. I am on my way to Mimedosa to see about some Government land it is to be auctioned at an upset price of $2.50 per acre I am also going to try for a quarter of Syndicate it is thawing a good bit now rained some this morning.

Write soon, Allan."

33.17 Letter. Hamilton, Manitoba, July 05, 1883. (Postmarked Oak Lake, Manitoba.) From J.L. Fraser to his grandfather, George Leslie, Sen, Georgetown, Ont.

"Dear Grandfather, It is a long time since I have written to or received a letter from you and I will not be able to give you any interesting news even now as you will have it all from my Father before you get this. We have had a very dry Summer here but I think the crops are a little better then last year at this time but rain would greatly improve them yet. I was much shocked to hear of Aunt Elizabeths death, the girls & Robert will miss her very much and so also will Grandmam & you. Mr. Petch too is gone. A great many changes have taken place in the old neighbourhood even in the short time since we left. Father & Mary elft our place last Saturday June 31st for Beaulah "Uncle Johns" and I have felt kind of blue ever since. I would like very much to see you all again but I have not the least idea when I will do so. Things are just about as flat here now as they were in Chinguacousy 40 years ago low prices far from Rail Road and crops nothing much of a yield but I suppose there is a good time coming bye & bye, at least I hope so. Father will give you all the news so I may soon draw to a close.

Many many thanks for your present sent by Father. Your many acts of kindness to me I never shall forget, and I hope soon to be able to hoe my own row.

Remember me to all my friends and especially Grandmam. Write me if you can & ask Letty Ann to write. I don't hear much of the Chinguacousy news lately.

Hoping this will finde you all well as it leaves me, I remain Yours aff(ectionate)ly , Jas. L. Fraser."

33.18 Receipt. March 18, 1884. "I Letty Ann Owens hereby acknowledge to have received from my Grandfather the sum of Five Hundard and Twenty five Dollars (by the hand of J.S. Leslie) being the amount bequeathed to me in his will of a prior date to this. Letty A. Owens"

33.19 Letter. London, October 20, 1886. From Jas. L. Fraser to his grandfather, George Leslie, Sen.

"Dear Grandfather, I have delayed writting to you for a good while but I hope you will not be offended at me for all that. I hope you got home all right from the exhibition and found all right when you got there. I suppose there would be a great many on the train and you would be greatly crowded. Prince Arthur came in town the very night you left and we had a grand torch light procession. I hardly think I will get through the college as soon as I expected. I hardly think I will be through by Christmas. I should like to know if Robert got my short epistle that I sent him and if he intends to write soon. Tell all the folks that I am well and getting along very well in my studies. I am getting along very well at telegraphing and can take off quite spedily. I want a note from Letty Ann. Tell me all about the folk around home and all about the weather there. We have very cold weather here just at present, coalder I think than I remember to have seen it this time of year. I shall try and be with you at cristmas if possible but if I am not through I hardly think it will be worth while gowing home and coming back again. You can give me your advice on the subject. There has been nothing of much note happened in the city since you were here. I should like to know Aunt Mary's P.O. if I should take the notion to write in that direction. Tell Robert I am expecting a letter from him every day. Write as soon as possible and tell me all the news and you will greatly oblige your Affectionate Jas. L. Fraser London Com'l College"

33.20 Receipt. September 10, 1887. "Received this day in fulfilment of promise from my grandfather, Mr. George Leslie the sum of four hundred dollars in cash. Libbie Humphrey"

33.21 Canada Post Card. Clarkson, March. From Robert Sloan to John S. Leslie, Georgetown.

"Dear Sir & Bro, I received your invitation to the Dimond wedding and thank you for the same But circumstances are such that we will not be able to attend The prospects are that the roads will be bad One of my horses got his foot badly hurt some time ago and will not be fit to go I hope that you may have a very pleasant time There will be so many there that we will not be missed I will write to your Father and Mother. Robert Sloan"

33.22 Canada Post Card. February 9, 1891. From George Leslie to his father, John S. Leslie.

"Dear father have seen Mr. Lawson about that business he says any time that you are ready he is yours. Geo Leslie"

33.23 Letter. Chater, August 26, 1891. Allan Leslie to his father, John S. Leslie, Georgetown.

Dear Father, I am going to write you a few lines, the saddest lines I ever wrote. You will see for yourself what it is. She was troubled with flooding and the doctor advised taking her to Brandon. I took her in on Thursday of last week. Took the children in on sunday and spent it with their mother. She took sick Monday at four in the afternoon. They telegraphed me at seven. I got there by eight. She knew me for about one hour or so and then she just went to sleep and never wakened. The child was born about half past seven. It had to be taken away with instruments and of course is dead too.

I cannot collect my thoughts so will close. Answer at once as I wish your advice as soon as possible. I have thoughts of selling out and going back to some part of Ontario but we have had some frost and I am afraid the wheat is damaged some and likely a poor time to sell.

Your Son Allan

PS I have John Wiggins & Robert mcMaster helping me off with the crop. Have about 80 acres of good wheat cut. Pay them 35.00 if wheat good, pay them 30.00 if wheat frozen.

Now please write soon as you can as I want to write you again and give you some more particulars financially and otherwise. Good bye.

Have no mourning envelopes at hand and wanted to send on train today. "

33.24 Poem. Undated. "On the Death of Mrs. Ann Leslie"

Awake ye echoes

Prolong the wale

Of this my sad

And sorrowfull tale.

A man bereft

In prime of life

Of a true friend

And loving wife.

Five children left

Without a mother

No power on earth

Can give another.

Ah! cruel death

Why plunge thy dart

In such a kind

And loving heart.

Would nothing els(e)

The(e) satisfy

But that she must

Turn pale and die.

Could tears recall

Her from the grave

A quick return

She soon should have.

But tis no use

To weep at all

Nor earthly power

Can her recall.

To follow her

Prepare we must,

For she will ne'er

Return to us.

R.S.

33.25 Letter. Elkhorn, Manitoba, May 15, 1898. J.P.L. (John Peter Leslie) to Jos. Leslie.

"Dear Brother, I shall now attempt to answer your two letters. I am sorry to say we are not all well. Annie & Jennie have the measles. They have been very sick but are getting better. J.L. has not caught them yet but I expect he will. He has done very well since he came to Manitoba can walk some has a great appetite. Well our boarders are gone. Were here barely 2 weeks. We made $27.00 out of them. They kept their cattle in my pasture 5 nights. Paid me 1.00 per night. They kept them in the Indian home pasture the balance of time. I sold 110 trees the other night after 6 o'clock to parties from town. They are Manitoba Maples @ 2 cents each $2.20 for the lot. Broadly sowed the seed. There are 7 rows 40 rods long. He used to sell them at 1 cent each. I raised the price. They are very thick together in the rows. Need thining out. Takes a lot of cash to buy horse feed. I have fed 4 loads of hay already. Corn is the cheapest grain at 52 cents per bu & bran is $14.00 per ton. I am well pleased with the horses. They are all good workers not a lazy horse in the lot, no rickers, none balky. I have put the big bay mare to the stallion owned in Elkhorn. He is a general purpose horse. Ensures for $8.00 or $15.00 for two. He is a French Messenger. Weighs 1500 lbs.

I have 190 acres wheat sown if the Company meaure is right. The wheat is all up nicely except 6 acres last sown. I broke an acre of Prairie & sowed it with wheat just for experimental work. I plowed 15 acres & put it in wheat. I hope the coar prices keep up till next fall. I was lucky in buying seed wheat had it bot & paid for second night after came to Elkhorn. The man I bot from at 82 cents now says he was a dam fool to sell. He sold to other parties beside me. Wheat has been up to $1.25 in Elkhorn. I had 10 bush too much which I got gristed at the mill. The way they do is they charge 15 cents per bu wheat & give you 40 lbs flour per bu & 18 lbs bran shorts. So we get 58 lbs stuff out of 60 lbs. I got 400 flour, enough to last till fall.

You had a close call coming out of Toronto. Might have been worse. Jim Wiggins is my man's name. He is a splendid fellow, good with horses, very quiet, works well, hardly ever stops from morning till night. Have you got Fred yet. Tell me in your next what became of Jno. Porter & his horses. I have not seen or heard of Allan, Janet or Will or Jim L. There is another implement man started in Elkhorn. Four dealers now. I am sowing oats, expect to finish tomorrow. Plowed 20 ac. Put in an acre peas. Mixing rest of peas with oats. Mrs. L. has some garden stuff in. Onions up. Have a few potatos planted. They are 75 cents per bu.

I have arranged with the Section Boss of C.P.R. to plow fire guards along track. I to get the old ties taken out for pay. Make good wood. Tell Pa that the South East quarter of this Section was sold to the Indian home people for $8.00 per ac., no buildings and quite a few sloughs. Give best wishes to all the friends. From J.P.L.

P.S. The weather is very dry had 1 days rain."

33.26 Letter. Chater, June 11, 1898. From Allan Leslie, to John S. Leslie, Georgetown.

Dear Father, Your letter of June 3rd received. I have paid the money over and have the receipt. The papers are not completed yet. They have to go to Hamilton. The reason I did not write was because I was waiting. I am expecting to hear every mail from Virden. It seems to take the lawyers a long time to get things arranged. i will write you as soon as I can after I hear from (Goullir).

We are all well here. Have the masons. Expect to have the walls up in about 3 weeks. The house is 32 x 34, 20 ft. high, costing 60 cents per perch. I have nearly enough stone up. Lime costs 30 cents here.

Keep the papers enclosed and return to me if necessary. I don't expect any difficulty but it is better to have them. They would not have the papers completed until the money was paid over, so I thought the only way was to paid it and take receipt."

33.27 Letter. Elkhorn, February 23, 1914. Janet (Leslie Townsend) to Mary (Jane Leslie Young).

"Dear Mary, I havent heard from any of you people for a month. I sent Father a letter 2 wks ago asking for news but none of you answered it. I have had an anxious time of it now for two wks. Ada has had a miscarriage and took blood poisoning. Frances came up to nurse her and left one of hers here and two of Ada. I had a trying time with them. Ethel and Tom moved down last week and Ethel is waiting on Ada now. I have Annie and Dorothy here yet. Frances is away home on Sat. Think Ada will be able to get up soon but she will be weak. Mary, you never told me about that event of yours. You just said that you had been in bed for a day or two and that was all I heard. You had forgotten to tell me.

J.P. was here this morning. He fetchs Elsie to school. I saw Wilmer and Gertie last week. Are all well.

Gertie was telling me that Will has sold his house in Kenton and is going to Medicine Hat to live. Didn't hear what he was going to do.

Now Mary, be sure and send me word about your Mother. I don't even know whether she has left the hospital or not and is Father living alone. Hoping to hear from you soon.

Yours as ever, Janet.

It is very cold here this morning. Have plenty of snow. I have Ethels two cows here, both milking. I am going to keep them till the people get off our place. There is a little hard feeling between our tenant and us so I suppose they wont put themselves out to get away. They took it for 3 yrs if they did what Hy wanted but they didn't work it right so he told them to go. "

33.28 Letter. Elkhorn, October 29. Janet to Mary.

"Dear Mary, Just rec(ieved) your letter tonight. I had been thinking of writing to you but have been extra busy for 3 wks. Ethel has a young daughter born on October 12th. She came down here on the 10th and I waited on her. She went home yesterday. I went with her and staid till tonight. Her husband has rheumatism. He had been keeping bach while she was here so when he got so bad she went right home. He had no man but got one yesterday to plough. There is more ploughing done this fall than every before. The threshing was all done early and the continued fine weather has given farmers a better chance than ever to plow. I never saw a nicer fall than this.

Ada and family are well. Harold is gaining in weight. They are treating him the same as the patients are treated at Minette Sanitarium, make him rest. They take him out driving now but not allowed to exercise himself. Ethel got along all right. The day she came down, Allan, Lizzie and two children came off the train. You may imagine how I felt expecting to need the Dr. any minute and the house so small and they come so seldom. Lizzie hadn't been here for 5 or 6 yrs. Wilmer came after them and they went home with him. I felt sorry I couldn't keep them but it was a circumstance over which I had no control. They staid from Sat till Sunday. Allan went to J.P. but Lizzie didn't go. Sadie didn't know Lizzie was up till after they had gone back to Chaters. She called me on the Phone and asked if Lizzie had been up. Said Janet told Elsie at school. You should have heard her about Lizzie. She didn't want to see her and so on. You may know how she would rave. She is just the same as ever. Don't let any of this get out so it will go back to them. Sadie wants to get Will and Annie back from Vancouver. I don't think they will come though. 2 or 3 people who left here for Vancouver are back this fall. Nothing doing out there in their line of business. Haven't been speaking to J.G. since he came back. Staff G. is still here. Have moved to another house.

Glad to hear Father and Mother are able to drive around and enjoy themselves. Would like to be down and help eat those 17 geese. Janet didn't get a prize for her chickens tho she raised 10. I think her essay was where she failed.

Everybody is talking war and men enlisting. One man, a tailor, went to volunteer with the first lot but his wife wouldn't sign the paper so he came back but says he will go yet when that fool law is changed that you must get the wife's consent. If I was his wife and he wanted to get away from me so badly, I'd let him go quick.

Sugar is 8 1/2 cts per lb here. Eggs .25, butter .25. Mrs. D. McArthur sent us two big barrels of russetts. Wish I had some of the spy's in Tom's orchard. Hope Martha is better before this.

Yours as ever Janet.

I am having my suspicions as to what the news is. I think I told some of you that May had small pox. It was a mistake. It was just some kind of a rash and as there had been a case of smallpox near them the Dr. thought it might be it. You know May, Allans oldest daughter. "

33.29 Pass Book, Bank of Hamilton. 1875 - 1896. John Leslie.

33.30 Cancelled cheques. Bank of Hamilton, Georgetown.

33.30.01 March 13, 1896. Pay to Sarah S. Leslie, $14.00. John S. Leslie.

33.30.02 August 05, 1896. Pay Margret Humphries (Margaret Humphreys), $37.60, interest in full to 1st July 1896 as per the will of the late George Leslie. John S. Leslie.

33.30.03 January 09, 1897 Pay Margret Humphries, $37.60, interest in full to 1st January 1897 by the will of late Geo. Leslie. John S. Leslie exec.

33.30.04 September 08, 1897. Pay John S. Leslie, $204.99. John S. Leslie.

33.30.05 January 17, 1898. Pay Margret Humphries, $32.50, interest in full to first of Jan 1898 as per will of Geo. Leslie. John S. Leslie.

33.30.06 July 13, 1898. Pay Mises Margret Humphries, $32.50, interest in full of July 1st 1898 as per will of Geo. Leslie. John S. Leslie.

33.30.07 January 13, 1899. Pay Margret Humphries, $32.50, interest in full to firsts January 1899 as per will of Geo. Leslie. John S. Leslie.

33.31 Receipt. January 10, 1891. The Bank of Hamilton, Savings Bank Department, Georgetown, Ont. "Received from The Bank of Hamilton, the sum of $201.47. Mary Jane Leslie, John S. Leslie."

33.32 Invoice. July 25, 1914. Addressed to Mrs. Leslie. From St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph, Ontario. Paid in full by cheque.

33.33 Invoice. August 07, 1914. Addressed to John S. Leslie. From Dr. Kenneth Mackinnon. Received payment, August 12, 1914.

33.34 Letter. Bassano, (Alberta), August 15, 1915. From Myrtle Hagey to Mrs. B(enjamin) (Mary Jane Leslie) Young, Norval Station.

"Dear Mary, I wish to thank you for the honey you sent out by Father. It is good and we are enjoying it very much. Father and the girls took Wills down to him. He was away so Father didn't see him, but Nellie was greatly pleased so the girls said.

Father was only with me for three days, and is visiting Alice now. He wants to be back in Ladysmith (British Columbia) before the first of Sept. He said he had a good time all the time he was away and I thought he looked a little fatter when he came back again. We are having not dry weather now for the harvest and the farmers are smiling all over. Crops were never better in Alberta and while a few districts suffered from hail the rest of the country did well.

Father said you have three fine children. He thinks they are very bright. Since he has grandchildren of his own he takes more notice of other people children, compares them to his own.

Will is leaving Bassano shortly. They expect to pack up in a week or so. Nellie has been helping our photographer for a while and she really isn't fit for it. How she keeps up I don't know, but she has lots of grit. More then a larger woman. I had a letter from Dr. Hagey. He is a capt now and is at Folkstone, England. He likes the life fine, and wishes we were near him to enjoy the country too. Only he says we wouldn't like the rain.

I must close now with love to all

Ever your cousin, Myrtle Hagey."

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