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Peter Pangman will

File includes a copy of the Last Will and Testament of Peter Pangman and a letter of award in his favour. Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Peter Pangman originally recorded on November 1, 1815. This copy was made September 27, 1845. Also includes one document containing the arbitrators ruling in a disagreement between Pangman and Henry McKenzie, executor of the Estate of Simon McTavish, over the value of trees cut on Pangman's land in the Seigneury of Lachenaie and damage done to the undergrowth by workers.

Lord Selkirk, and the North-West Passage

File consists of several items assembled by L. R. Masson, including the 1816 publication "Lord Selkirk, and the North-West Passage" (pages 129-172) from the Quartlery Review and nine handwritten pages on the same topic, including extracts from the article published in the Quarterly Review, "Lord Selkirk and the North-West Company."

Letters to Henry McKenzie

File includes two letters addressed to Henry McKenzie from D. Ogden. The first letter refers to a letter on the subject of the Frobisher Estate and says that McKenzie may forward it to Ben Frobisher. In the second letter, Ogden gives his opinion on the matter of McKenzie's purchase of McKay's house in Terrebonne.

Ogden, D.

Documents related to the ship "Rachel"

File includes accounts and documents relating to the ship Rachel. Included are four accounts showing wages paid to four different sailors, including a first mate and master, on board the Rachel, 1810-1811; a 6-page account showing purchases made for the Rachel between January 1811 and September 17, 1812; a document listing the inventory on the Rachel with assigned values (items belonging to the ship, not cargo, 1810-1811) ; a document titled, "A List of Seamen's Wages on Board Brig Rachel," 1811-1813; and an Account of the Rachel for goods purchased from John Dunscomb & Co., 1812-1813.

Documents and bill of lading, Mackenzie, Oldham & Co.

File includes twelve documents plus bill of lading to Mackenzie, Oldham & Co. These business letters discuss importing and exporting of read, flour, molasses, sugar, rum, beef, etc., and trade with the West Indies. There is some mention of the conflict between Canada and the U.S. and how it affected business.

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