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Title proper
Thomas Adams fonds
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Fonds
Reference code
F0252
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1855 (Creation)
- Creator
- Adams, Thomas, b. 1855
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Physical description
4 pages (1 letter)
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Name of creator
(1834-)
Biographical history
Thomas Adams (b. 1837) was an eighteen year-old lad from Straffordville, Canada West (near Port Burwell), who left home in November, 1855, to attend the Normal and Model School in Toronto.
Custodial history
Scope and content
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.
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- English
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Open.
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Accruals
The fonds includes material from the following accrual: 1978-002.
General note
The fonds was in the possession of Miss Florence B.K. Adams, of Toronto, Ontario, who transferred it to the York University Archives in 1978.
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Final
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2001/10/16 Last updated.
2020/01/12 KCP. Migrated from Word Perfect and MARC record.