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Lion-tailed Macaque

Drawing of a Lion-tailed Macaque from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Southern India.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Black stork (Ciconia nigra)

Framed painting of a tall stork with white underbelly, black back, and dark, iridescent neck and head. Full background with perspective, featuring water on the left and rocks, hill, and tree on the right.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Invoice for wages of boat crews, 16 December 1786

Invoice for the wages of crew-members of two boats charged to James Morrison for a voyage made to Carleton Island. Signed by Pierre Meziere, lawyer. A previous inventory identifies the crew members as voyageurs and the boats as canoes, with four people per boat - a steersman, a lead, and two middle crew members.

Letter from John Antill, 4 April 1791

Letter from John Antill to James Morrison about business concerns, especially the sale of rum. Mentions an unnamed Black woman formerly enslaved by Mr. McNeil who has arrived in Quebec, about whom Antill writes that he has "given her a permission to work for her self as I did not chuse [choose] to take her into my own house." Also mentions poor condition of roads.

Draft of Autobiography - Friends

File contains drafts of chapter 7 of Noel Noel-Buxton's autobiography, entitled "Friends." Chapter is about important friends in Buxton's life, including Cecil Harris, Rollo Meyer, J.W. Bouchier, Agnes Noel, his cousin Ethel Buxton, Lady Sybella Lyttelton

Tufted Capuchin, Brown Capuchin

Drawing of a Tufted Capuchin and a Brown Capuchin from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Letter from John Antill, 7 April 1791

Letter from John Antill to James Morrison about political and legal news, especially about the charges brought against Judge DeRouvill. Also discusses the possibility of Antill moving to Montreal.

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