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Letter from Rev. John Stuart to James Stuart

Item is a handwritten letter from the Rev. John Stuart in Kingston, Upper Canada to his son James Stuart, personal secretary to Sir Robert Milnes, Lieutenant Govern of Lower Canada, regarding John's daughter Mary, who travelled to Montreal until James could deliver her to Elizabeth Mountain, the wife of Bishop Jacob Mountain in Quebec City. John Stuart discusses the affairs of his other children and his daughter-in-law, Mary Brooks, who was the daughter of the future governor of Massachusetts. The letter offers comments on family relationships and the status of women in the early nineteenth century.

The Quebec gazette

File consists of a broken run of the newspaper, containing accounts of proceedings of the legislature, and notices regarding trade and merchant activity, including Benjamin and Moses Hart.

Letter to William Martin

File consists of a handwritten letter written from a brother and sister to their father in Kent, England, describing their decision to leave Hamilton, Upper Canada, due to unrest in the colony and to escape British tyranny, and to move to Rochester in the state of New York.

Thomas Adams fonds

  • F0252
  • Fonds
  • 1855

The fonds consists of a single, four page letter, dated 1855 November 16, addressed to Father, Mother, Brothers & Sisters, describing Thomas Adams' trip from Straffordville to Toronto in November, 1855.

Adams, Thomas, b. 1855

Notebook

File consists of a handwritten notebook used by William W. Clark while residing in Plattsville, Blenheim Township, Canada West. The notebook begins with a secton on "Questions & Answers on Ancient History," followed by sermons entitled: "An Invitation to enter the Ark of Safety," Plattsville, April 1859; "Blessedness of the Dead that die in the Lord," Fairfield Cottage, Burford, 6 July 1859; "Christian Perfection"; "Difficulties of Death-bed conversion"; and "The Lord; Coming to Judgement." The sermons are often accompanied by the numbers of hymns sung at the service.

Notebook

File consists of a handwritten notebook used by William W. Clark, "Written during my labours on the Blenheim Circuit in the year 1859." It contains sermons entitled: "Preparation to meet God"; "The Worth of the Soul"; "The Fatal Night"; "An Address to Dispisers"; "The Certainty of Death"; "The Young the hope of the Church"; and "The Short bed & narrow covering," Burford, 8 August 1859. The sermons are often accompanied by the numbers of hymns sung at the service.

Notebook

File consists of a handwritten notebook used by William W. Clark, containing sermons entitled: "Glorying in the Cross"; "Hearing the Gospel," Mt. Pleasant, 1861; "The Faithful Saying," Burford, 18 March 1861; "Repentence" (retitled "Prodigal Son"), Port Dover, 19 July 1861, with second and third discourses; and "Secret Prayer," Port Dover, 21 September 1861. The sermons are often accompanied by the numbers of hymns sung at the service.

Montreal herald and daily commercial gazette

File consists of a broken run of the newspaper collected by Sheldon and Judy Godfrey because of the advertisements for various Jewish business people, including C. Solomon & Co., Samuel & Co. (guns), Theodore Hart, Alexander Levey, Jesse Joseph, A. & S. Nordheimer (piano fortes), John Levy, Simon Hart, A. Hoffnung (jeweller), William Benjamin & Co., H. Benjamin & Co. (crystal block importer), M. Bessunger (oil paintings), J.A. Harte (druggist), R.M. Hart (advocate), Silverman's Extract, and Wulff & Co., as well as an advertisement to builders regarding the construction of a synagogue on St. Constant Street.

Notebook

File consists of a handwritten notebook used by William W. Clark, containing sermons delivered on the Toronto City East Circuit. The sermons are entitled: "The Pre-eminent importance of Early Piety," August 1863; "The broad way to Destruction," 14 April 1864; "Strength against Temptation," 23 April 1864; "The Christian's Inheritance," 20 May 1864; "The Sufferings of Christ," 15 July 1864; "Christian Thanksgiving," 12 August 1864; "Eternity," 19 August 1864; "The Jubilee," 26 August 1864. The sermons are often accompanied by the numbers of hymns sung at the service.

Buchanan, Isaac

File consists of shipping confirmations from John McGunn, Greenock, Scotland, for cargos consigned to Buchanan's company, 1835, and correspondence regarding Buchanan's books including "The relations of the industry of Canada," 1864-1867.

Notebook

File consists of a handwritten notebook used by William W. Clark containing the sermon, "The Wonderful Saviour," Baldwinsville, New York, January 1871, and the numbers of hymns sung at the service.

Notebook

File consists of a handwritten notebook used by William W. Clark containing the sermon, "Herod; or the power of a roused conscience," Greenpoint, 14 June 1872, and the numbers of hymns sung at the service.

Notebook

File consists of a handwritten notebook used by William W. Clark containing the sermon, "The work of the Ministry," Baldwins, 27 March 1872, and the numbers of hymns sung at the service.

Notebook

File consists of a handwritten notebook used by William W. Clark containing the sermon, "The Rescued Brand," Greenpoint, 18 November 1872, and the numbers of hymns sung at the service.

William Clark fonds

  • F0669
  • Fonds
  • 1859-1875

Fonds consists of nine handwritten notebooks containing the sermons written by William Clark for services held in several locations throughout Canada West (later Ontario), including Blenheim, Burford, Plattsville, Port Dover, and Toronto. The sermons created during the 1870s were written in Baldwinsville and Greenpoint, which were likely communities on Long Island, New York. Each sermon begins with a title and the underlying biblical text, and often include the numbers of the hymns sung during the service.

Clark, William Warner

Notebook

File consists of a handwritten notebook used by William W. Clark, containing sermons entitled: "The Prayer in the Garden," Toronto City East Circuit, Yorkville, 31 July 1863; "The Sinners Character & End," Toronto City East Circuit, Yorkville, 4 August 1863; "Ejaculatory Prayer," Toronto City East Circuit, 14 August 1863; "The day of Pentecost," Toronto City East Circuit, 3 September 1863; "Joy of Angels," Toronto East Circuit, 30 December 1863; "A rest to the people of God; "Marriage of the King's Son,"New York, 12 October 1875; "The Rejectors of the Feast," New York, 6 November 1875; "The Acceptors of the Feast"; and "The Intruder at the Feast." The sermons are often accompanied by the numbers of hymns sung at the service.

Engravings from newspapers

File consists of five prints showing the Port Hope viaduct in Ontario (Illustrated Times, 22 January 1859), the Victoria Bridge at Montreal, Caledonian games on the civic holiday in Hamilton, laying of the corner stone for the Boy's Home in Hamilton (1876), and a hand-coloured rendering of a curling match in Montreal.

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