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[The Brothers-in-Law minute book copy]

File contains a copy of the Brothers-in-Law club minute book, possibly used as background research for the article "The Old Clubs of Montreal,” published in "Harper's Weekly" Magazine in 1901.

[Drafts writings and research]

File contains drafts of writings about a dingey race, St. Paul and St. Sulpice streets of "Old Montreal," historical figures of New France, including Raphael-Lambert Closse and Bénigne Basset, and a partial copy of François Dollier de Casson's history of Montreal.

[Draft writings and research]

File contains drafts in French and English, including various short stories, works on Richard Hamilton and French Canadian folks songs, as well as notes, recollections of a dream, and a copy of the political poem "The Meeting of the Magi."

The barber-surgeon

File contains a typed draft of "The Barber-Surgeon," a work on Medar Jalot, Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denis, and Dona Maria de Valesca.

A la gaumine

File contains a draft of "A la Gaumine," a work on the clandestine marriage of Louis de Montéléon and Marie-Anne-Josette L’Estringant de Saint-Martin in 1711.

[Daniel Greysolon Dulhut research materials and drafts]

File contains research materials on Daniel Greysolon Dulhut and drafts of "The Death of Dulhut," published in "Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada" in 1903. Research materials include copies of documents from the archives of the Superior Court in Montreal, including copies of a post-mortem inventory of Dulhut's possessions (L'apposition des scellés), his will and codicils, contracts, and other documents. Materials also include genealogical information and correspondence from historian Joseph-Edmond Roy. The file also contains a notarial copy of Dulhut's will and codicil dated 1710 and signed multiple times by Royal Notary Michel Lepallieur, each with his elaborate flourish or "paraph."

[Drafts and correspondence]

File contains drafts of writings, including a piece on the Place d'Armes in Montreal and a story entitled "In Hiding," as well as correspondence with journalist and historian Ernest Myrand.

The chevalier chronology

File contains a timeline of life events for characters in the novel "The Span o’ Life: A Tale of Louisbourg and Quebec."

The losing side, part I

File contains a draft of the novel "The Losing Side," later renamed "The Span o’ Life: A Tale of Louisbourg and Quebec," part 1 (Maxwell's story).

[Span o' life correspondence] (1 of 44)

File contains correspondence and a document authorizing William McLennan to sign all contracts relating to "The Span o' Life: A Tale of Louisbourg and Quebec," on behalf of co-author Jean McIlwraith.

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