Letters and postcards on life of Simon McTavish

• CA RBD MSG 399-4
• File
• 1923

Part of Samuel Mathewson Baylis Fonds

Letters and post cards comprising incoming and outgoing correspondence with Baylis covering such topics as Baylis's lecture at the Montreal St. James Literary Society on the topic of Simon McTavish (20th February 1923) and pleads for and esti...

Correspondence on McTavish tomb

• CA RBD MSG 399-5
• File
• 1924-1927

Part of Samuel Mathewson Baylis Fonds

A sizable amount of incoming and outgoing correspondence between Baylis and a variety of associates and organizations mostly on the subjects of restoring the McTavish monument and tomb and restoring the burial site of Hon. Chief Justice James Reid...

Correspondence on restoration of McTavish tomb

• CA RBD MSG 399-6
• File
• 1928-1931

Part of Samuel Mathewson Baylis Fonds

11 incoming and outgoing correspondence (handwritten or typed) between Baylis and a variety of associates and organizations on the restoration of the McTavish monument and tomb at the head of Peel Street, Montreal. There is also a brief back and f...

Draft of lecture on Simon McTavish

• CA RBD MSG 399-7
• File
• approximately 1923

Part of Samuel Mathewson Baylis Fonds

Handwritten notes and 22 page draft manuscript for Baylis's 1923 lecture "Simon McTavish: Merchant, Fur-Trader, Adventurer-Unafraid."

Copy of lecture on Simon McTavish

• CA RBD MSG 399-8
• File
• 1923

Part of Samuel Mathewson Baylis Fonds

A copy of Baylis's lecture "Simon McTavish: Merchant, Fur-Trader, Adventurer-Unafraid" and list of photograph for slides illustrating lecture. Lecture was delivered at the Montreal St. James Literary Society on 20th February 1923.

Petition to mayor regarding the McTavish Tomb

• CA RBD MSG 399-9
• File
• 1920s

Part of Samuel Mathewson Baylis Fonds

3 copies of a petition prepared by The Antiquarian & Numismatic Society of Montreal and sent to the Mayor and Aldermen, of the City of Montreal on the restoration of the McTavish Tomb and Monument (2 English; 1 French).

Correspondence and papers, 1791-1818

• CA RBD MSG 406-1
• File
• 1791-1818; 1921-1922

Part of John McDonald of Garth

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...

Autobiographical notes and typed extracts

• CA RBD MSG 406-10
• File
• 1859

Part of John McDonald of Garth

File contains typed transcripts from the two volume John McDonald autobiographical notes.

Correspondence and papers, 1825-1839

• CA RBD MSG 406-2
• File
• 1825-1839

Part of John McDonald of Garth

Collection of business and personal, incoming and outgoing correspondence. Includes loose ledger pages, financial invoices, and credit receipts.

Correspondence, 1840-1848

• CA RBD MSG 406-3
• File
• 1840-1848

Part of John McDonald of Garth

A mixed collection of personal and business papers. Mostly consisting of incoming and outgoing correspondence, the file also includes the indenture contract of a 'Donald Macdonell and Elizabeth his wife' and a receipt for payment by Jame...