File contains one bound notebook whereon John McDonald has written notes and a brief history about his life and work. This volume comprises pages 113-226 covering the years 1806-1816.
File contains one bound notebook whereon John McDonald has written notes and a brief history about his life and work. This volume comprises 113 pages covering the years 1791-1805.
Typed transcripts of incoming and outgoing correspondence and one news paper article. Majority of the letters are on the topic of westward expansion/protection, Canadian confederation, interaction with and displacement of Indigenous groups, and life and politics in the mid 19th century. Correspondence with such figures as:
Collection of incoming correspondence and personal papers of John McDonald. Includes 4 letters and a receipt for an admission fee to the Law Society of Upper Canada for Duncan McDonald, son of John, dated 6th November 1843.
A mixed collection of personal and business papers. Mostly consisting of incoming and outgoing correspondence, the file also includes the indenture contract of a 'Donald Macdonell and Elizabeth his wife' and a receipt for payment by James Hughes to a Muir.
File contains a third notebook with autobiographical notes and a news clipping. The content is not in chronological order and consists of handwritten copies of the content found in the first two volumes. News clipping is of the death notice for a Capt. Macdonald taken from the Cobourg Sentinel, 16th March 1872.