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McLennan family fonds File
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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.

[Correspondence, notes, poems, sketches, ephemera, and other documents]

File contains letters written by William Durie McLennan to Marion Paterson McLennan; a billet d'affiliation and pressed flowers; notes written by Marion McLennan and others; a handwritten copy of John Greenleaf Whittier's "Marguerite;" sketches, ephemeral materials, and tracings of famous Canadian autographs.

[Collected historical documents] (4 of 4)

File contains various historical documents presumably collected by William McLennan. Folder four contains letters patent assigning the management of John Gray's estate to Thomas Dunn, his business partner. The manuscript on vellum is signed by Guy Carleton, Governor of the Province of Quebec from 1768-1778.

[William McLennan sketchbook]

File contains a sketchbook with sketches and drawings in pen and ink, watercolour, and pencil of landscapes and architecture in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

[William McLennan journal]

File contains a journal kept by William McLennan for his son William Durie McLennan documenting travels across the Atlantic and in England, Italy, and Spain. The journal includes pasted in postcards, newspaper clippings, and original watercolours and sketches.

[Edward Black estate and related documents]

File contains documents related to legal issues arising out of the settlement of Dr. Edward Black's estate and properties. Documents include notes on legal precedent and timelines of case histories; drafts of motions, correspondence, opinions, and other documents; directions for deeds to be drafted and receipts for the creation of the deeds, among other documents. The file also includes correspondence to Frederick Griffin from John Greenshields, Edward Black's son-in-law, and Hew Ramsay, seeking legal advice and opinions. Other individuals mentioned as parties to the legal actions surrounding the Black estate include John Black, Charles Tait, Alexander McKenzie, Hugh McGillis, Ann Kittson Morrison, John Redpath, and Nancy McKenzie, among others. Documents refer to notarial duties performed by Henry Griffin and John C. Griffin, Frederick Griffin's brother and nephew, both of whom were notary publics. Some of the notes in the file are dated 1895, 18 years after Frederick Griffin's death. It is unknown who made these later notes.

[Canadian Loan Company bills and correspondence]

File contains documents related to the Canadian Loan Company, including draft correspondence to William Walker, William Rhodes, and Henry John Noad regarding the appointment of the company's directors: William Walker, Benjamin Holmes, George E. Cartier, Charles R. Ogden, William Badgley, Thomas Anderson, Henry John Noad, William Rhodes, and Thomas Ryan. The file also contains bills for advertisements and notices printed in several publications regarding the company's directors, share offerings, and general meetings, as well as related correspondence regarding bill payment.

[Canadian Loan Company correspondence and bills of exchange]

File contains incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding the formation and prospects for success of the Canadian Loan Company. Correspondence includes a letter from Charles Ogden to Benjamin Holmes, forwarded to Frederick Griffin, regarding a reluctance to participate in the Canadian Loan Company after the start of the Crimean War, and draft correspondence from Frederick Griffin to Charles Ogden and William Badgley. The file also contains unrelated bills of exchange.

[Miscellaneous correspondence, ephemera, and documents]

File contains correspondence and documents primarily related to Griffin's role as solicitor for the Bank of Montreal and his partnership in the firm of Sewell & Griffin. Documents include correspondence to the firm of Sewell & Griffin; a draft of a petition to extend and modify the charter of the Bank of Montreal and a draft charter; correspondence authorizing Edwin Henry King to act as temporary city treasurer; a recipe for J.W. Stevenson's salve; and various ephemera. Notable correspondents include George Moffatt, Henry Starnes, and William Robb.

[Legal documents, correspondence, and ephemera]

File contains legal documents, incoming correspondence and draft responses, notes, and ephemera. Legal documents include a release of dower from Jane Eliza Bethune and Alexander Neil Bethune to his brother John Bethune; power of attorney from J. August Belmont to William Brown Junior; Cadastre Abrégé (land ownership list) for the Jenison (or Jennison) fief; draft of an "Abstract from the Books of the Bank of Montreal, exhibiting a general Statement of the affairs of that Institution on the 1st of February 1831, as required by the Act of the Provincial Parliament;" a legal notice issued to John Rose and Thomas Ryan by Griffin and [William F. Coffin?] regarding a legal case involving Edward Ellice, John Forsyth, William Forsyth Grant, and John Blackwood Forsyth; and a power of attorney from Edmond Goebel de Harrant to Frederick Griffin. Incoming correspondence is largely related to Bank of Montreal business. Correspondents include Louis Andre Ducheny, August Belmont, and Robert Milroy, Georges-Barthélemi Faribault, among others.

John McLennan, 1853-1939

File contains correspondence between John Stewart McLennan and Principal Arthur Currie of McGill University regarding the establishment of a scholarship.

William McLennan, 1856-1904

File contains a letter to Neil Stewart; sketches and poems to William McLennan's children; incoming and outgoing correspondence; William McLennan and Marion Paterson's marriage certificate; photographs; drafts of writings and research notes; newspaper clippings; and diary pages.

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."

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