McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
Letter to creditors
File
1 cm of textual records.
Simon McGillivray was born in Dunlichty, Scotland, in 1783 and died in 1840 in Blackheath, England. McGillivray was the youngest son of Donald McGillivray and Anne McTavish, daughter of John McTavish of Garthberg and sister to fur trader Simon McTavish. In 1837, McGillivray married Anne Easthope in England. Due to an injured foot, McGillivray did not join his brothers William and Duncan on their expeditions to Canada, but remained in London to work for McTavish, Fraser and Company to maximize profits for the Montreal firm.
File contains a letter written by Simon McGillivray to his creditors of the various firms wherein he was a partner. McGillivray presents the worth of several of his assets in an attempt to ease the creditors and assure them that the Deed he has send will be honoured if they sign it.