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Winifred Clark collection

  • CA PCA Acc3118
  • Collection
  • 192-?

The fonds consists of eleven color postcards, eight of which depict streets and buildings in Charlottetown such as St. Dunstan's College, Prince of Wales College, Victoria Hotel, Queen's Square, Grafton Street, Queen Street, Great George Street, as well as Victoria Park. Other postcards depict Rocky Point, the Summerside Post Office, and the "Prince Edward Island" car ferry. Two postcards include messages to William Carr of Elm Avenue, Charlottetown.

Clark, Winifred

Peter Magowan letter

  • CA PCA Acc4082
  • Collection
  • 1807

This collection consists of a duplicate copy of a letter dated l5 April 1807 from Peter Magowan to John Stewart. The letter contains information on political activities on Prince Edward Island including the meeting of the assembly, the formation of the Society of Loyal Electors, the establishment of a Court of Quarter Sessions and proceedings before the Supreme Court including the irregular admission of lawyers.

Magowan, Peter

Alexander McKenzie land documents

  • CA PCA Acc4447
  • Collection
  • 1809, 1817

The collection is composed of two conveyances of land in Lot 24 to Alexander McKenzie of Brackley Point/Rustico: one of 100 acres from Samuel May Williams in 1809 and the second of 123 acres from James Hodges in 1817.

MacKenzie, Alexander

Brigadier J. P. Crowe collection

  • CA PCA Acc3367
  • Collection
  • 1803-1825

The majority of the collection consists of items relating to Edward James Jarvis (1788-1833). After studying law in London, England, from 1813-1816, Jarvis became a lawyer, notary, office holder, judge, and politician in Prince Edward Island. The collection contains Jarvis' journal, documenting a trip to Paris in 1814, and the wig he wore while acting as Chief justice of P.E.I. Also included are two items of correspondence written while in Malta, to relatives in New Brunswick. The first letter was written by Edward and his first wife, Anna Maria (Boyd), to Munson Jarvis, Edward's father, in Saint John and the second by Ann Maria to her sister Mrs. Robert Hagen in Saint John.

The collection also contains the marriage license of James Bardin Palmer (1771-1833) and Millicent Jones, who were married by T. Desbrisay on the 22 December 1803. Palmer was a land agent, lawyer, office holder, and politician in PEI. He was the son of Joseph Palmer and Susanna Bardin of Dublin, Ireland.

Crowe, J. P., Brigadier

Mary Brehaut collection

  • CA PCA Acc4637
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1793], 1804-1832

The collection consists of the papers of Captain Angus MacAulay (?-1810) of Halifax, Nova Scotia and Pinette, Prince Edward Island; papers of Charles (? - before 1875) and Elizabeth Stewart (1783-1875) of Pinette, and a circa 1793 muster roll of the Loyal Independent Caledonian Company of Volunteers. The Captain MacAulay papers, dating 1804-1809, include personal accounts, shipping records, ships logs of the "Archangel" and "Bonne Citoyenne", and legal papers involving Capt. MacAulay. This collection also includes papers of Charles Stewart and his wife Elizabeth, widow of Capt. Angus MacAulay who drowned in 1810 in Charlottetown. The Stewart documents include personal accounts and receipts, correspondence, land agreements and papers regarding legal action between Charles and Robert Stewart dating between 1813 and 1832. The collection also includes one file of notes compiled by Mary Brehaut regarding Angus MacAulay of Belfast and other Belfast or Selkirk settlers.

Brehaut, Mary (Cornfoot)

Colonial Building exterior plan

  • CA PCA Acc2455
  • Collection
  • [1837?]

This single collected item consists of an architectural drawing of the exterior of the proposed Colonial Building to be built in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The plan is comprised of three sheets. The provenance of this plan is unknown although, given the similarity between this plan and the structure of the Colonial Building as it was built, it is likely that the architect was Isaac Smith.

Unknown

Henry Wolsey Bayfield : [ca. 1840]

  • CA PCA Acc4156
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1840]

This collection consists of a coloured photograph of a painting of Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield, ca. 1840. Admiral Bayfield was born in Hull Yorkshire England in 1795. He joined the Royal Navy in 1806 at age 11. He was appointed Admiralty Surveyor in British North America in 1817 and surveyed North American waters. Bayfield became and Commander of the Royal Navy in 1826, a Vice-Admiral in 1863 and an Admiral in 1867. He was married to Fanny Wright with whom he had 6 children.

Unknown

Archibald McIsaac letter

  • CA PCA Acc4083
  • Collection
  • 1841

This collection consists of a letter dated 30 June 1841 from John McIsaac of Avonmore, South Uist, Scotland to his cousin Archibald McIsaac of East Point Lot 46. The letter contains an account of conditions existing in South Uist and news of relatives.

McIsaac, Archibald

Henry Shearman collection

  • CA PCA Acc4921
  • Collection
  • 1836-1843, [200-]

This collection consists of seven original letters written by Henry Shearman to his sister Marian Reynolds, who lived in England. The first letter (8 April 1836) is from Devonport, England, where Shearman and his family were waiting to embark on the ship "Castalia" towards Prince Edward Island. The other six letters were all written from PEI, from October 1836 to October 1843. Also included with the collection is a biographical sketch of Henry Shearman, written by Alejandro S. Milberg, and a transcription of the letters. A CD-ROM containing an electronic copy of the biographical sketch, transcripts of the letters, and digital copies (scans) of the original letters is also included.

Shearman, Henry

Eric L. Harvie collection

  • CA PCA Acc4640
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1747-1844]

The collection consists of 9 items which pertain to Prince Edward Island's early history. Included are 4 maps of the maritime provinces, a circa 1767 description of the Island of Saint John, Prince Edward Island land grant reports for 1769 and 1844, and correspondence dated 1811 between the Rt. Hon. Robert Dundas and J. Wolfe Murray regarding Scottish emigration to Prince Edward Island and other points in North America.

Harvie, Eric L.

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