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.
Fifty-two letters from James Bryce, Viscount Bryce, to Noel Noel-Buxton. The letters are primarily political, especially related to the Balkans and the Second World War, though some are more personal in tone, including a letter congratulating Noel-Buxton
Six letters from M. Edith Durham, two addressed to Mr. Buxton, one addressed to the President and members of the Balkan Committee, and one addressed to Mr. Evans, with two letter fragments.
Manuscript letter from Rilke in Switzerland to Elfriede Nicolaus in Sweden. Rilke refuses an offer to write a preface to the volume of poems by Indian poet Sri Ananda Acharya that she is translating into German and publishing. Accompanied by typescript English translation.
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.
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).
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.
This file contains publications, newspaper clippings, reports, notes, and correspondence related to international politics and international conflicts. Topics include Japanese foreign policy, the future of the British Empire, refugees, peace, and the poli
File contains handwritten copies of the marriage and death entries of James McGill from Montreal's Christ Church Cathedral registry and the first marriage (1763) and death certificates of Marie-Charlotte Guillimin from the Montreal Superior Court records.
Twenty-eight letters, memos, and telegrams, chiefly from J.D. Bourchier to Lord Noel-Buxton. Includes some correspondence forwarded to Buxton from Bourchier. Most correspondence concerns political issues in the Balkans during the First World War, and the
