Drawing of a White-faced Capuchin monkey from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central America and South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
File includes notes on ration returns for the Natural History Department of the British North American Boundary Commission; a note on the character of soil and subsoil observed in digging 6' holes for iron boundary pillars; and a list of fresh water specimens.
Consists of manuscript notebook in limp, hand-cut and sewn leather binding (front cover only). Records in chronological order primarily business expenditures (hides and skins for tanning) covering the years 1852-1856. One entry (in pencil) is dated 1881.
Booklets containing published speeches, reports, articles, and one menu related to the two World Wars and Canadian Manufacturing, predominantly the Second World War.