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Correspondence

3 letters; 1 envelop; 1 money order receipt

Letters: one sent by a J. Middleton to a Mr. John Doyle Esq. (including the envelop) and two incoming from a Mr. Ignatius Donnelly.

The letter from Middleton to Doyle outlines Middleton's move to Montreal and his views on gardening and farming. He speaks of buying a piece of land, his involvement in the Horticultural Society, and his relationship with James Reid (referred to also as 'The Judge'). He describes various farming and mercantile properties around the Montreal area as well as their owners and what they grew/sold.

The two letters to Baylis for Donnelly were written in November and December, 1899 from Minnesota (The Old Homestead in Hastings and Hotel Waverly in Minneapolis). The November letter makes reference to the money order ($1.25) for the purchase of Donnelly's new book (perhaps 'The Cipher in the Plays, and on the Tombstone', 1899 which he offers to sign for Baylis. The letter discusses various theories about historical figures (Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex) and Donnelly tries to answer some questions which Baylis might have sent in a previous letter. The December letter encloses the promised signature which Donnelly suggests Baylis can insert into the book he already has.

Copies of legal documents regarding McTavish Estate

Copies of legal documents from the life of Simon McTavish and his family including his Real and Personal Estate (including values) and bequeaths (52 pages), Inventory of his Estates, death certificates of his 4 children (Chiswick, London, England), his Last Will and Testament, a 'Condition de mariage' for Simon McTavish and Marguerite Chaboillez, Petition and Act of Tutorship for Marguerite McTavish, and 4 court documents (George Selby vs William McGillivray 1811; George Selby vs William McGillivray et al. 1839; Emily Caton vs Hugh Allen 1861; Hugh Allan vs Emily Caton 1869)

Research notes on Simon McTavish

A mix of handwritten and typed notes, interview transcripts, and drawings produced by Baylis to accompany his research on McTavish. Includes notes on Simon McTavish funeral and burial, the McTavish monument and tomb, the McTavish house (cost, legends of haunting), legal battles over estate, interview notes with Miss Reid-Taylor, drawings of property lines, and important dates for the McTavish children. There are typed transcription of a lease agreement, Elizabeth McGillivray's 1863 deposition, and the funeral notice for Simon McTavish (1804).

Correspondence on Simon McTavish

Various outgoing and incoming correspondence mostly asking for information for research on Simon McTavish. Included is correspondence with the Public Archives of Canada and copies of 5 documents about the intended purchase of the McTavish grounds by the Government in 1828, sent by the Archives in response to a reference request by Baylis.

Correspondence and notes on the life of Simon McTavish

Various cards, letter, diagrams, and notes on the life of Simon McTavish and his family as received by Baylis from multiple incoming correspondence. A sizable amount of communication with Chiswick Parish Church Vicar, Rev. E. P. Gough, including a Parish magazine from June 1922. Also included are the inscriptions on the monuments of the children of Simon McTavish (William d.1818, Ann d. 1819, and Simon d. 1828) found at Chiswick in London, England.

Letters and postcards on life of Simon McTavish

Letters and post cards comprising incoming and outgoing correspondence with Baylis covering such topics as Baylis's lecture at the Montreal St. James Literary Society on the topic of Simon McTavish (20th February 1923) and pleads for and estimated cost associated with the restoration of the McTavish monument and plot.

Among the correspondence is also an excerpt from the 20th February 1923 minutes of the St. James Literary Society where it is resolved to submit demands to the Historic Sites Commission to assume the repairs of the McTavish monument and tomb.

Correspondence on McTavish tomb

A sizable amount of incoming and outgoing correspondence between Baylis and a variety of associates and organizations mostly on the subjects of restoring the McTavish monument and tomb and restoring the burial site of Hon. Chief Justice James Reid and Elizabeth McGillivray.

Correspondence on restoration of McTavish tomb

11 incoming and outgoing correspondence (handwritten or typed) between Baylis and a variety of associates and organizations on the restoration of the McTavish monument and tomb at the head of Peel Street, Montreal. There is also a brief back and forth with a fellow McTavish researcher, R. Harvey Fleming of Toronto, Ontario.

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