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Autobiographical notes, volume I

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.

McDonald, John, 1771 or 1772-1866

Autobiographical notes, volume II

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.

McDonald, John, 1771 or 1772-1866

Autobiographical notes, volume III

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.

Correspondence and papers, 1791-1818

Collection of correspondence, general ledger pages, financial receipts, and contractual agreements in relation to McDonald's involvement in the North-West Company and the North American Fur trade.

Included in the file are two letters addressed to a Mr. A. de Lery MacDonald or McDonald of Montreal (1921-1922). These appear to be legal council in reference to the contractual agreements or land holdings of John McDonald of Garth mentioned in the petitions and contracts also contained in the file.

Correspondence and typed transcritps

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:

  • Elizabeth Reid (nee McGillivray)
  • J. G. Vansittart
  • Edward Ellice
  • R. W. Harwood
  • John Sandfield Macdonald

Correspondence, 1840-1848

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.

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