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Maps and Descriptions of certain lands belonging to Stephen D. Beekman and Maria, his wife, being their share...of the Estate of the late George Clinton
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Miscellaneous pieces
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A manuscript volume containing 151 poems, songs, and essays; the volume consists of John Playle's own writings which he compiled for his son John who had emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts. The volume was completed in 1868 and includes pieces that were written from 1809 to 1868; the volume also includes an introduction, with brief notes on many of the pieces. The writings cover many subjects, including family celebrations, special occasions, London, and historical events such as the Chartist Riots, the Crimean War, and the introduction of the electric telegraph. The volume is bound in brown leather with a damaged spine and loose pages. In addition to the volume is one loose song with the first line of: "Every bud, as it opes its eye..." (January 31, 1873); also enclosed is an offprint from the "Proceedings of the Huguenot Society" (Vol. XXVI No 5), entitled "Victorian Songs of a Friend of La Providence: John Playle's 'Miscellaneous Pieces'" (1997), written by David Stopford Brooke. The two additional items are housed in separate folders in the box with the volume.
mssHM 83786
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Land grant of John Stephens
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Land grant of John Stephens from George IV for 100 acres of land in the County of Oxford, London District, Ontario, Canada. Document witnessed by Sir Peregrine Maitland, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada.
mssHM 74099
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Norfolk Commissioners of Sewers manuscript compendium
Manuscripts
Volume contains a table of contents and transcriptions of orders of decrees by the Commissioners of Sewers pertaining to state projects for the management of fens, marshes, and waterways in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. These decrees were compiled and are copies. They range in date from approximately 1601 to approximately 1638. In the inside cover is a dead ladybug that was found in the manuscript; it is now encapsulated in mylar.
mssHM 84000
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A New Map of the Province of Lower Canada, Describing all the Seigneuries, Townships, Grants of Land, &c
Visual Materials
Kashnor notes, "A very important map in connection with the history of Canada, giving the names of the grantees of land, and indicating the principal roads, with the dates at which they were made." Note near center of map explains the boundary agreement. The River St. Croix is formalized and agreed on October 25th 1798, signed by three commissioners and the Secretary to the Commission. "Compiled from Plans deposited in the Patent Office Quebec; by Samuel Holland, Esqr. Surveyor General. To which is added A Plan of the Rivers, Scoudiac and Magaguadavic, Surveyed in 1796,97,and 98, by Order of the Commissioners, appointed to ascertain the True River St. Croix intended by the Treaty of Peace in 1783 between His Britannic Majesty, and the United States of America." See 105:764M for another copy. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 762 S49.
105:762 M
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A New Map of the Province of Lower Canada, Describing all the Seigneuries, Townships, Grants of Land, &c
Visual Materials
Kashnor notes, "A very important map in connection with the history of Canada, giving the names of the grantees of land, and indicating the principal roads, with the dates at which they were made." Note near center of map explains the boundary agreement. The River St. Croix is formalized and agreed on October 25th 1798, signed by three commissioners and the Secretary to the Commission. " Compiled from Plans deposited in the Patent Office Quebec; by Samuel Holland, Esqr. Surveyor General. To which is added A Plan of the Rivers, Scoudiac and Magaguadavic, Surveyed in 1796,97,and 98, by Order of the Commissioners, appointed to ascertain the True River St. Croix intended by the Treaty of Peace in 1783 between His Britannic Majesty, and the United States of America." See 105:762M for another copy. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 762 S49.
105:764 M
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Our maiden voyage
Manuscripts
This bound volume contains letters written by A.A. and Caroline W. Butler to their mother, while they were traveling through Europe for four months in 1891. The letters give a day-by-day account of the trip and detailed descriptions of the places they visited including, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pontarlier and Paris, France; Brussels, Belgium; Cologne, Germany; Lucerne, Switzerland; and London, England. Pasted throughout the volume are images cut out from magazines and other printed sources, maps and photographs. These images are usually labeled by hand and are used to illustrate the Butlers' tour of Europe
mssHM 60315