Fonds Acc4644 - Neil McGougan fonds

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Neil McGougan fonds

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CA PCA Acc4644

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.005 m of textual records

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Neil McGougan (1822-1905) was the son of Malcolm McGougan and Catherine McCallum of Malpeque. In 1853 he married Lilly Beairsto, and the couple and their family lived in Malpeque where Neil farmed.

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The fonds consists of a letter written by Neil McGougan in 1857 while in Boston addressed to his brother Duncan in San Francisco, California. The latter had travelled from Malpeque, Prince Edward Island to California as crewman on the "Fanny" in 1849. In the letter, Neil urges his brother to return home to Prince Edward Island. The letter contains news of family and relatives in Malpeque. Also included in the letter are references to family property holdings and transfers, shipbuilding information, and brief reference to Island politics.

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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See also: "Malpeque and its people" by the Malpeque Historical Society (ca. 1982) and "The voyage of the Fanny" by Stephen MacCallum, edited by Irene L. Rogers in "The Island Magazine", No. 4, Spring-Summer 1978

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