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Receipt for delivery of bell, 13 February 1786
Part of James Morrison papers
Note requesting delivery of bell belonging to the government to Capt. Barnes Depty Qaur. Mas. General, left in the care of James Morrison by Jane Richardson. Receipt of bell signed on verso by Barnes.
Rental agreement for orchard and meadow, 1 May 1780
Part of James Morrison papers
Document laying out conditions under which Mr Walker will rent Mr Morrison's orchard and meadow for a year. The land was to be rent for 40 pounds per year and Morrison was to be compensated for work already conducted on the property with a portion of the land's produce.
Bill of sale of enslaved man, 2 March 1772
Part of James Morrison papers
Bill of sale for a 25-year-old enslaved Black man named Cesar. He was sold to James Morrison by traffickers Jacob Thomas and John Fulton of Duchess County, New York. Witnessed by Asher Granger and H.C. McCord.
Fulton, John
Marriage contract for Charles LePallieur and Suzanne Tessier, 27 August 1751
Part of James Morrison papers
Marriage contract between Charles LePallieur and Suzanne Texier [Tessier]. Witnessed by a number of friends and family members including LePallieur's brother Joseph, and others. Notarized by Michel Gamelin Gaucher.
Deed of ownership for Urban Texier, 18 September 1651
Part of James Morrison papers
Deed of ownership for a plot of land in Ville Marie given to Urban Texier, dit Lavigne. Signed by Paul de La Chomeday, Governor of the Island of Montreal.
The collection consists of 10 ink manuscript maps and plans on paper, some hand-coloured, depicting the earliest settlements and fortifications at Montreal and Quebec City. The earliest dated document is a plan of the fort of Quebec and is dated 1635. The earliest document in the collection depicting Montreal is believed to date back to 1642. The maps and plans were prepared by Jean Bourdon, seigneur and surveyor for the French colony. Included in the collection is a plan of the earliest Fort Richelieu of which nothing had previously been known. There are also detail drawings of riverside fortifications, probably near Montreal.
Bourdon, Jean, 1601 or 1602-1668
Letter from Roderick Mackenzie to Henry McKenzie
Part of Masson Collection
Consists of letter from Roderick Mackenzie to Henry McKenzie concerning the accusation in Le Canadien against Jacob Oldham.
Mackenzie, Roderick, approximately 1761-1844
Part of Masson Collection
File include a copy of a letter from McTavish, Frobisher & Co. to Alexander Fraser of the North West Company. Letter regarding the posts below Quebec lately added to the Company; intended adventure of Capt. Richards to Hudson's Bay; Angus Shaw's appointment be sufficient had he only the King's posts; Mr. Grant refuses to give up the lease at Mingan; insisting that Alex. Fraser maintain the King's posts one more year before returning to the North West; Angus Shaw to go across the country by Lac Mistassini & meet the vessel at Hudson's Bay & Co.
McTavish, Frobisher & Company.
Statement regarding the Montreal jail
Part of Masson Collection
Consists of a statement from the Keerper of the Common Gaol of Montreal presented to the Grand Jury of the Court of Oyer & Terminer for the District of Montreal, 1821. The statement declares that the prison under itscurrent configuration is inadequate for the increasing number of prisoners that have been lodged therein rendering it almost impossible to separate different classes of prisoners. The Keeper, Peter Holt, requests that the lower part of the prison ought to be restored to its original use and reunited to the Common Gaol to create more space for prisoners.
Fonds contains mainly J.E. Buchanan's correspondence, notably his correspondence with Phyllis Buchanan prior to their marriage, newspaper clippings, agendas and administrative paperwork concerning Phyllis Buchanan and her family, with material related for the First World War and children education in the first half of the 20th century.
Buchanan, Emily Phyllis