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POZER, Christian Henry [1835-1884].
Manuscript Letter, signed.
Ottawa: 1873..
8vo. 3 pages. (horizontal folds, trace of foxing). POZER, Christian Henry [1835-1884] [Lawyer, Member of the House of Commons for Beauce (1867-76) and Senate (appointed 1876)]. Manuscript Letter, signed, dated House of Commons, Ottawa, March 23, 1873, marked "this is a copy of his exact". "I have given instruction to my broker at St. George to send me the Broughton acct books that I may ascertain the exact amount collected for you & which sum I shall forward to your address. "Mrs. Rogers has disposed of her claims amounting to upwards of $10,000 to Mr. Rattray of Quebec for the sum of $3,500 not withstanding the great difficulty of collecting the sums due to Mr. Hall & his children. I shall be prepared to purchace [sic] at the same rate in the month of June. "I continue to be Mr. Rattrays Agent & I wish to purchase solely for political purposes - unfortunately when we passed deeds (on your first visit) errors crept into certain deeds but these can be remedied when giving the quit claims.".
$85 USD Book Number: elala829 Order / Enquire

REID, James [1769-1848] Et Al.
Printed document, blanks filled in, signed.
Montreal: 1830..
15 ½" x 13 ¼". embossed seal in lower left-hand corner. (horizontal & vertical folds, tear in document along seal edge - no loss). REID, James [1769-1848]; George PYKE [1775-1851]; Norman Fitzgeral UNIACKE [1777?-1846]; Jean Roche ROLLAND [1785-1862] [Jurists]. Printed document, blanks filled in, signed by Reid, in his capacity as Chief Justice of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench of and for the District of Montreal, and by Pyke, Uniacke and Rolland as Puisne Justices of the said Court, appointing Gabriel Marchand a commissioner for administering oaths, dated Montreal, May 15, 1830.
$200 USD Book Number: elala831 Order / Enquire

ROSS, Sir George William [1841-1914] [Fifth Prime Minister of Ontario (1899-1905)].
Autograph Letter, Signed, dated Toronto, Nov. 8/03, to William Murray, Athol Bank, Hamilton.
Toronto: 1903..
8vo. pp. 2. (horizontal & vertical folds). Ross tells the poet and Bard of the St. Andrew's Society, that he is glad that Murray was pleased with Ross's speech on the unveiling of Sir Oliver Mowat's statue and goes on to praise Mowat: "The dear old man deserves all I could say about him. He was personally a most likeable man and his public and party services were of the greatest constitutional and practical value."
$200 USD Book Number: elala5936 Order / Enquire

ROWAN, Sir William [1789-1879].
Circular manuscript letter, signed.
York: 1834..
folio. one page. (horizontal & vertical folds). ROWAN, Sir William [1789-1879] [Civil and Military Secretary to Sir John Colborne (1832-39); Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in North America (1849); Administrator of Canada (1853-54)]. Circular manuscript letter, signed, to the Clerk of the Peace Eastern District stating ten blank Assessments and Population Returns have been forwarded, signed by Rowan, dated Government House, York [Upper Canada], March 4, 1834.
$175 USD Book Number: elala835 Order / Enquire

SUTHERLAND, James [1849-1905] [Minister of Public Works for Canada (1902-05)].
Typed letter, signed.
Ottawa: 1902..
4to. 1 page on Minister of Marine and Fisheries letterhead. SUTHERLAND, James [1849-1905] [Minister of Public Works for Canada (1902-05)]. Typed letter, signed, dated Ottawa, Canada 13th February, 1902, on Minister of Marine and Fisheries letterhead, to William Murray Esq. at Athol Bank in Hamilton. 4to. pp. 1. (horizontal folds). with free-franked envelope (stamp cut out). "I received with pleasure your warm poetic greetings, which I assure you I appreciate very much. I have long known your love for the Liberal Party, and particularly for Scotchmen. I reciprocate your cordial sentiments, and desire to convey my kind regards to yourself and all the members of the Clan Murray in Hamilton. / We have our friend Gibson down here again. He is now in the Upper House, and has nothing to do, so when you can find it convenient to pay a visit here, if I happen to be busy, between us we will be able to show you something of the beauties of Ottawa."
$125 USD Book Number: alysser205 Order / Enquire

WENTWORTH, Benning.
Manuscript document, signed.
Halifax: 1799..
folio. one page. (horizontal folds, few short tears at folds, small hole in upper blank margin). WENTWORTH, Benning [Secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia]. Manuscript document, signed by Wentworth, dated Halifax, September 24, 1799, authorizing the "Return of Lodging Money due to Benning Wentworth Esqr. Secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, between the 25th day of June and the 24th day of September 1799 inclusive".
$300 USD Book Number: elala848 Order / Enquire

WENTWORTH, Sir John, Bart. [1737-1820].
Manuscript document, signed.
Halifax: 1806..
folio. 2 pages, with integral leaf (blank except for docket title on verso). with sea. (horizontal folds, few short tears along folds). WENTWORTH, Sir John, Bart. [1737-1820] [Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (1792-1808)]. Manuscript document, signed by Wentworth and Ja. Gautier, Deputy Secretary, dated Halifax, February 1, 1806. The document concerns provisions for a female child of James De Lancey of Annapolis [1746-1804] [Army Officer, Loyalist, and Annapolis County Politician], officially appointing Thomas Barclay of New York, and William De Lancey and Thomas Ritchie, both of Annapolis, as her legal guardians. The child, named Ann, aged two at the time of the execution of the present document, was born after De Lancey's death in 1804.
$599 USD Book Number: elala849 Order / Enquire

WILLIAMS, James William [1825-1892].
Autograph letter, signed.
np: [c1863-90]..
8vo. 4 pages. stitched in blue wrs. (horizontal folds). WILLIAMS, James William [1825-1892] [Anglican Bishop of Quebec (1863-92)]. Autograph letter, signed 'JW. Quebec', undated [c1863-90], to J.A.Thompson of Windsor. ".I am a reader of the Net, which is circulated largely in the diocese of Quebec. If my warm recommendation will increase the circulation that shall not be wanting. I have no accounts of the diocese by me that wd. bue of use to you. I have sent pour Cookesleys Diary. I think you knew him in Natal. Anyhow it is an excellent memorial of a most excellent man."
$125 USD Book Number: elala851 Order / Enquire

YOUNG, George Paxton [1819-1889] [Professor (Knox College; 1864-71) & (University College Toronto; 1871-89), Minister & Inspector].
Autograph letter, signed.
Toronto: 1887..
8vo. 1 page. YOUNG, George Paxton [1819-1889] [Professor (Knox College; 1864-71) & (University College Toronto; 1871-89), Minister & Inspector]. Autograph letter, signed, Toronto, 8th Oct. 1887, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 8vo. pp. 1, with integral blank. (horizontal & vertical fold). With envelope (stamp present). Young thanks Murray for his poetic flattery.
$60 USD Book Number: alysser206 Order / Enquire

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