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FAIRFAX, Sir William George [1739-1813].
Manuscript Document, Signed.
np: April 16, 1797..
1-page folio. (horizontal & vertical folds, margins ragged & browned). FAIRFAX, Sir William George [1739-1813] [British Vice-Admiral (1806)]. Manuscript Document, signed by Fairfax, certifying that George Patterson served as Master on the Venerable from April 16, 1797, dated April 16, 1797 on board the Venerable. In 1796 Fairfax became flag captain of HMS Venerable under Admiral Adam Duncan and was engaged at the Battle of Camperdown the following year. It was for his service in this battle that Fairfax was knighted. In 1801 he was made a rear-admiral serving in the Baltic Sea, but was placed on reserve as a consequence of having offended Lord Spencer. In 1810 he was promoted to Vice-Admiral of the Red.
$150 USD Book Number: elala5030 Order / Enquire

FENIANS.
Manuscript letter.
Montreal: 1865..
folio. 3 pages. blue paper. (horizontal & vertical folds). FENIANS. Manuscript letter, in French, signed by Assistant Secretary [Étienne Parent (?) [1801-1874]], dated Secretariat Provincial Quebec, June 30, 1865, to L'Honorable M. Le Juge Mondelet, Montreal [Charles Joseph Elzéar Mondelet [1801-1876], assistant judge in Appeals of the Court of Queen's Bench, Lower Canada]. WITH Mondelet's response on same sheet of paper, in French, initialled 'CM', dated Monteal, July 1, 1865, to E.Parent. Correspondence relating to George Mathurin's conviction for "unlawfully attempting to engage a person to enlist as a soldier in the service of a foreign state". The assistant secretary's letter requests, on behalf of the Governor General [Sir Charles Stanley Monck], Mondelet's opinion on the Montreal petition for a reduction or commutation of Mathurin's death sentence. In is reply, Mondelet states that, having read the petition and reviewed the testimony given at the trial, he can see nothing that could excuse or mitigate the actions of the accused, and leaves the responsibility for the decision to lessen the sentence entirely in the hands of the Executive Government.
$749 USD Book Number: elala782 Order / Enquire

FITTLER, James [1758-1835].
Autograph Receipt, Signed.
np: Sept. 7, 1787..
100 x 200mm. paper with fourpence tax blindstamp. Fittler produced engravings for Boydell's A Set of Prints Engraved after the Most Capital Paintings in the Collection of Her Imperial Majesty The Empress of Russia (1788) and Boydell's edition of Shakespeare (1802), work on which began in 1786.
$125 USD Book Number: elala5031 Order / Enquire

FOSTER, George Greene [1860-1931].
Typed letter, signed.
Ottawa: 1917..
8vo. 2 pages on 2 leaves. (horizontal & vertical folds). FOSTER, George Greene [1860-1931] [Canadian Senator]. Typed letter, signed, dated Ottawa, Aug. 14, 1917 on Senate of Canada letterhead, to Captain A.K.Tylee, Camp Borden, Ontario, regarding the hospital care of a man named Mackie in Toronto.
$75 USD Book Number: elala783 Order / Enquire

FULFORD, Francis [1803-1868].
Autograph letter, signed.
[London]: 1867..
8vo. 3 pages. stitched in paper wrs. (horizontal folds). FULFORD, Francis [1803-1868] [First Anglican Bishop of Montreal (1850-68); Metropolitan of Canada (1860)]. Expressing his regrets for not writing sooner and promising to send material on his diocese for the 'little magazine' (i.e. the 'Net').
$175 USD Book Number: elala784 Order / Enquire

GALT, Sir Thomas [1815-1901].
Archive of 238 printed and manuscript documents relating to the legal practice of the Honourable Thomas Galt in Toronto.
Toronto & Cobourg: 1850's-1860's..
various sizes, largest 33 x 21.6 cm. Thomas Galt (1815-1901), son of the Scottish novelist and Canada Company representative John Galt, and brother of Father of Confederation, Alexander Tilloch Galt, came to Upper Canada in 1833 from Scotland initially working for the Canada Company. In 1839 he became a student of law with the Hon. Chief Justice Draper, and in 1845 he was called to the Bar of Upper Canada. In 1858 Galt was made a Queen's Counsel, and in 1869 he was elevated to the Bench as a puisne judge of the Court of Common Pleas. In 1887 he became Chief Justice of that court where he served until his retirement in 1894. For nearly a quarter of a century Galt occupied a prominent position at the Bar, and from an early period in his professional career, was entrusted with the solicitorship of various railways, insurance companies, banks, &c. The vast majority of the documents (197) are court orders or demand notices initiated on behalf of The City Bank for the recovery of outstanding debts and obligations. Nine relate to a bribery scandal revolving around Henry Van Allen Rapelje's appointment of Lawrence William Mercer to succeed him in the position of Norfolk Sheriff in 1858. Another relates to the claim brought by the Municipality of Barrie against The Northern Railway Company regarding an unbuilt spur line. Further details upon request.
$750 USD Book Number: elala5888 Order / Enquire

GEORGE III (GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK) [1738-1820].
Manuscript document, with Autograph Initials of George III.
np: 1798..
folio. 2 pages on 2 leaves. (fold separations repaired with archival tape). GEORGE III (GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK) [1738-1820] [King of Great Britain and Ireland]. Manuscript document recording the succession of Ralph Gladstone as Barrack Master at Newfoundland, 2 February, 1798, with Autograph Initials of George III: "Approved GR". "Notified 15 August 1798, Gazetted 17 July 1798".
$649 USD Book Number: elala787 Order / Enquire

GRANT, Sir James Alexander [1831-1920].
Autograph letter, signed.
Ottawa:1902..
12mo. 3 pages. GRANT, Sir James Alexander [1831-1920] [Physician to the Governor-General (1867-1905), House of Commons Representative (for Russell; 1867-1874) & (for Ottawa; 1892-1896], President of Canadian Medical Association (1872-[?]) & President of the Royal Society of Canada (1909-[?])]. Autograph letter, signed, dated Ottawa, Jan 16, 1902, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 12mo. pp. 3. (horizontal fold). With envelope (stamp cut out). "On my return from Toronto this morning, I received your kind note. The "Toronto World" will publish most likely 100,000 copies of my lecture, as the present demand for it is most gratifying to me, and I trust it will do some good. For many years I have considered the subject of "Life" most carefully, and I am quite confident, that with ordinary care & prudence, like may be extended by an average of "90 or 100 years". The "Food Problem", as well as the "Alcoholic & Educational Problems" cannot be too carefully placed before the general public. Thanking you most kindly for the practical hint and wishing you & yours, a full share of the blessings of the New Year."
$150 USD Book Number: alysser176 Order / Enquire

GREGORY, John Uriah [1830-1913] (Agent for the Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries).
Interesting archive of over 65 letters, notes, invitations and telegrams dated 1876 to 1907 addressed to and relating to John Uriah Gregory, Agent for the Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries at Quebec.
vp: 1876-1907..
various sizes Gregory worked for the Department of Marine and Fisheries for over 30 years, attending to various matters including protocol. In this capacity, he hosted many foreign dignitaries, and arranged hunting and fishing expeditions. He was on close terms with four Governors-General. In 1883, Gregory played a major role in designing and realizing the Quebec contribution to the Canadian section of the Great International Fisheries Exhibition in London, England, although bureaucratic reasons prevented him from attending personally. In 1903, Gregory was awarded the Imperial Service Order by King Edward VII, an award given for at least twenty-five years of government service. Gregory was a member of the Quebec Yacht Club, where he served as the Honorary Commodore. He was also President of the Quebec Gun Club, and an honorary member of the Tourilli Fish and Game Club. He appears to have been active in sporting circles in America as well as in Canada. Gregory was a contributor to 'Forest and Stream' for more than 40 years, and the author of a number of short publications which included 'Anticosti, Its Shipwrecks: What Has Been Done Since Confederation to Prevent Marine Disasters' (1881), 'En Racontant: Récits de voyages en Floride, au Labrador et sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent' (1886), 'Notes d'un voyage sur la côte du Labrador' (in l'Événement, 16-22 mars 1869), and 'De Québec à la Floride. Notes de voyage' (in la Revue canadienne, 1886). Most of the letters are from politicians, dignitaries, literary figures, barristers, and aristocrats including Governors-General Dufferin, Lorne and Minto. Further details upon request.
$1250 USD Book Number: elala5889 Order / Enquire

GREY, Albert Henry George, Fourth Earl of Grey [1851-1917] [Governor General (1904-11)].
Autograph letter written on behalf of Earl Grey by 'Arthur Haden', signed by Haden.
Ottawa:1909..
8vo. 2 pages on Government House, Ottawa letterhead. GREY, Albert Henry George, Fourth Earl of Grey [1851-1917] [Governor General (1904-11)]. Autograph letter written on behalf of Earl Grey by; 'Arthur Haden', signed by Haden, dated 12 May. [19]09, on Government House, Ottawa letterhead, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 8vo. pp. 2, with integral blank. (horizontal fold). with free-franked envelope. Written by Grey's secretary; Arthur Haden during his term as Governor General of Canada. Haden was instructed to give thanks to Murray for his verses to the Governor General.
$100 USD Book Number: alysser177 Order / Enquire

GREY, Albert Henry George, Fourth Earl of Grey [1851-1917] [Governor General (1904-11)].
Manuscript letter written on behalf of Earl Grey by 'Arthur Haden', signed by Haden.
Ottawa: 1909..
8vo. 2 pages on Government House, Ottawa letterhead. GREY, Albert Henry George, Fourth Earl of Grey [1851-1917] [Governor General (1904-11)]. Autograph letter written on behalf of Earl Grey by; 'Arthur Haden', signed by Haden, dated 18 Dec. [19]09, on Government House Ottawa letterhead, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 8vo. pp. 2, with integral blank. (horizontal fold with tears edges of fold). with envelope (large portion torn & missing). "I am desire by The Governor General to thank you for your kindness in sending His Excellency a copy of your St. Andrew's Day verses, which His Excellency is very glad to have./ His Excellency thanks you for your kind expressions."
$100 USD Book Number: alysser178 Order / Enquire

GUILLET, Paul.
"Les Patriotes Vengés. Ébauche dramatique en trois épisodes, par le Patriote Paul Guillet, notaire.
[Montreal: 1937]..
Typescript. oblong 8vo. ff. [1], 102. text on recto's only. plain wrs. (wrs. chipped & front wr. detached). Autograph Inscription 'Á M.É[douard] Z[otique] Massicotte [1867-1947] notre patriote.l'humble hommage Paul Guillet". An unpublished play as far as we can determine, whose characters include Louis Joseph Papineau and Dr. Wolfred Nelson, key figures in the 1837 Rebellion in Lower Canada. The work is dedicated by the author to Lionel Groulx [Humblement dédié au grand chef de la génération des vivants, M. L'Abbé Lionel Groulx, notre patriote historien national."
$990 USD Book Number: elala1048 Order / Enquire

HANWAY, Jonas [1712-1786].
Printed & Manuscript Document, Signed.
np: July 2, 1782..
80 x 193 mm. HANWAY, Jonas [1712-1786] (British Philanthropist). Printed & Manuscript Document: Victualling payment receipt, dated July 2, 1782, signed by Hanway & 2 others. Hanway was one of the most notable of the eighteenth century English philanthropists; his zealous efforts on behalf of social reform were many and varied: he was a chief promoter of the Marine Society, the Magdalen Hospital, plans for benefiting chimney-sweeps, reforming the Foundling Hospital, establishing Sundays schools and petitioning for the relief of destitute Canadians at Montreal after the great fire of 1765, and during the American Revolutionary War, and he helped to establish the Society for the Encouragement of British troops, an organization which provided clothing and prayer books for the soldiers. The most ambitious and successful of Hanway's philanthropic schemes was the Marine Society, founded in 1756, for the purpose of maintaining a stable supply of seamen for the navy through the recruitment of impoverished boys and young men. During the course of the Seven Years' War, some 10,000 sailors were fitted out by the Society, and Hanway, in reward for his services, was made Commissioner of the Victualling Office in 1762.
$450 USD Book Number: elala5033 Order / Enquire

HARDY, Arthur Sturgis [1837-1901] [Fourth Prime Minister and Attorney-General of Ontario (1896-99)].
Typed letter, signed, dated Toronto, 27th October, 1896, on Ontario Department of Attorney General letterhead & marked 'Private', to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton.
Toronto: 1896..
4to. pp. 1. (horizontal vertical folds). with envelope (stamp cut out). Written during Hardy's term as Attorney General & Prime Minister of Ontario. He highly praises Murray and his skills in verse. Hardy also makes note of sending along the poetry: "I must thank you for the verses which you were good enough to send me. it seems an easy matter for you to drop into poetry. I do not know how it is, but I have always had an immense admiration for any man who could write verses easily. Perhaps it is because I absolutely lack in the faculty myself. As your lines seemed to take in the successful candidate, Mr. Auld, I took the liberty of sending them on to him."
$250 USD Book Number: elala5923 Order / Enquire

HARDY, Arthur Sturgis [1837-1901] [Prime Minister of Ontario (1896-99)].
Typed letter, signed.
Toronto: 1899..
8vo. 2 pages on Ontario Department of Attorney General letterhead. HARDY, Arthur Sturgis [1837-1901] [Prime Minister of Ontario (1896-99)]. Typed letter, signed, dated Toronto/20th Oct, 1899, on Ontario Department of Attorney General letterhead & marked 'Personal', to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 8vo. pp. 2 on 2 leaves. (horizontal fold). with envelope (most of right side torn & missing). Written after Hardy stepped down from his government posts. "Your kind and sympathetic letter places me under additional obligations to you. I have received from you many kind expressions of esteem and regard since I have been in public life, but none of them have touched me more than your present letter. It is a source of much satisfaction to know that my friends think well of me though I have laid down the responsibility of public life. My doctors tell me that a perfectly quiet life while it will not restore my health entirely will do much good and I hope their diagnosis and predictions will be justified by events. Mr. Ross is so well known that I need say nothing about him. I was fortunate to be able to leave the Premiership in such good hands."
$250 USD Book Number: alysser181 Order / Enquire

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