CanadianAutographs&Mss from D & E Lake Ltd. (ABAC, ILAB)

Fort Garry: 1872. An important letter to the Prime Minister discussing the arrest of Louis Riel and the issue of amnesty for the insurgents in the Red River Rebellion of 1869-70. Morris had just been appointed (Dec. 2) Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North West Territories. “I wrote you on the 11th since which little has transpired. I have… Read more about this item

np: 1803. An early Upper Canada land grant, complete with the original wax seal of the province (imprinted with anchor, crown and sword). The grantee, George Chisholm, was a United Empire Loyalist who was settled in the Township of Flamborough East, near Hamilton. His son, William Chisholm, became a prominent Upper Canada politician and businessman who founded the town… Read more about this item

Ottawa: 1906., 1906. 4to. 1 page on Prime Minister’s Office letterhead. LAURIER, Sir Wilfrid. [1822-1892] [Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911)]. Typed letter written on behalf of Laurier by his Private Secretary; Rodolphe Boudneau, signed ‘Rodolphe Boudneau’, dated Ottawa, 16th October, 1905, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 4to. pp. 1, with integral blank. (horizontal folds). With free-franked envelope. Thanking… Read more about this item

Toronto: 1905., 1905. 8vo. 2 pages. MULOCK, Sir William [1844-1944] [North York House of Commons Representative (1882-1905)] Postmaster General (1896-1905), Minister of Labour (1900-1905) & Chief Justice of Ontario (1923-[?])]. Typed letter, signed, dated Toronto, Ont., 31st October, 1905, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 8vo. pp. 2 with integral blank. (horizontal fold). With envelope (stamp present). Mulock thanks… Read more about this item

[London]: 1864., 1864. 8vo. 3 pages. (fold marks, traces of old mount on inner margin of blank). HILLS, George [1816-1895] [First Anglican Bishop of British Columbia (1860-92)]. Autograph letter, signed ‘G. Columbia’, dated [London, England], February 8, 1864. "I am to be in Bath next week. Three young men King & one Harding. all worthy – I have seen something… Read more about this item

np: nd. 5 ¼" x 3 3/8". ABERDEEN, John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, First Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair [1847-1934] [Governor-General of Canada (1893-1934)]. Photo (of Aberdeen) postcard, signed ‘Aberdeen’ to Miss M. John, stamped ‘Private Secretary Lord Lieutenant.’. Signed by Author(s).

Toronto: 1902., 1902. 12mo. 1 page on Knox College, Toronto letterhead. CAVERN, William [1830-1904] [Principal of Knox College (1873-1904)]. Autograph letter, signed, dated 11 Oct, 1902, on Knox College, Toronto letterhead, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 12mo. pp. 1, with integral blank. (horizontal folds). With envelope (stamp cut out). Cavern thanks Murray for his flattering verses.. Signed by… Read more about this item

np: 1824., 1824. 8vo. one page, with integral leaf (blank except for panel). seal partly present. (small piece from corner torn away). KEMPT, Sir James [1764-1854] [Quartermaster-General in British North America (1807-1811); Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (1820-28; with intermittent leaves of absence); Administrator of the government of Lower Canada (1828-30)]. Autograph letter, signed, dated September 25, 1824, to Thomas Minchinby… Read more about this item

Montreal: 1865., 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… Read more about this item

Brighton: 1834., 1834. 4to. 2 pages. (staining, small hole with no loss of text). MAITLAND, Sir Peregrine [1777-1854] [Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (1818-1828) & of Nova Scotia (1828-32)]. Autograph letter, signed ‘P.Maitland’, dated Brighton, Sept. 16, 1834, to Lady Sarah (Lennox) Maitland. Offering thanks for a volume of tracts. "I doubt not that I shall find the principles which you… Read more about this item

Clandeboye: 1900., 1900. 12mo. 1 page. DUFFERIN & AVA, Frederick Temple Blackwood, Marquess of Dufferin & Ava [1826-1902] [Governor-General of Canada (1872-1878)]. Typed letter, signed "Dufferin & Ava" & marked "Private", dated Clandeboye, Ireland Septr. 29, 1900, to William Murray Esq. at Athol Bank in Hamilton. 12mo. pp. 1 with integral blank. (horizontal fold). with envelope (stamp cut out). Dufferin… Read more about this item

Berlin: 1886, 1886. oblong 8vo. 1 page. BISMARCK, Schönhausen [1815-1904]. [Chancellor of the German Empire (1871-1890) & Prince]. Autograph letter by way of ‘Reinhausen’, Member of the Vice Chancellors Office, signed ‘Reinhausen’, dated Berlin the 16 August 1886, to William Murray Esq. Hamilton. On Westlock watermarked paper. oblong 8vo. pp. 1. (horizontal & vertical folds with two short tears in… Read more about this item

Halifax: 1806., 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… Read more about this item

Quebec: 1835., 1835. 4to. 2 pages, with integral blank leaf. (horizontal & vertical folds). COCHRAN, Andrew William [1792-1849] [Civil Secretary to the Governor of Lower Canada]. Autograph letter, signed by Cochran and A.M.Mountain [widow of Salter Jehosphaphat Mountain [1770-1830]], dated Quebec, October 19, 1835, to John Torrance Esqr., Montreal. Cochran wrote this letter on behalf of George Jehoshaphat Mountain [1789-1863],… Read more about this item

Halifax: 1799., 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… Read more about this item

Paris: 1817., 1817. folio. one page. (leaf-hand margin little tatty). MURRAY, Sir George [1772-1846] [Provisional Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (April-July, 1815)]. Printed for letter, signed, dated Paris, 20th February, 1817, to ‘The Quarter Master General of the Forces, Horse Guards, London’. Murray’s Canadian appointment was very brief, and documents or letters signed by him during that period are consequently very… Read more about this item

London: 1899., 1899. 12mo. 4 pages on Windsor Castle stationery. ELGIN, James Bruce, Ninth Earl of Elgin [1894-1899] [Viceroy of India (1894-1899)]. Autograph letter, signed "Elgin", dated March 2, [18]99, on Windsor Castle stationery, to William Murray Esq. at Athol Bank in Hamilton. 12mo. pp. 4. (horizontal fold). with envelope (stamp cut out). Elgin proceeds to thank Murray in the… Read more about this item

np: [c1863-90]., 1863. 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… Read more about this item

Ottawa: 1902., 1902. 4to. 1 page on Postmaster General letterhead. MULOCK, Sir William [1844-1944] [North York House of Commons Representative (1882-1905)], Postmaster General (1896-1905), Minister of Labour (1900-1905) & Chief Justice of Ontario (1923-[?])]. Typed letter, signed, dated Ottawa, November 11th, 1902, on Postmaster General letterhead, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 4to. pp. 1. (horizontal folds). With free-franked… Read more about this item

Rochdale: 1868., 1868. 24mo. 2 pages. BRIGHT, John [1811-1889] [British M.P., President of the Board of Trade]. Autograph letter, signed ‘John Bright’, dated Rochdale, August 19, 1868, to J.M.A.McCutcheon, General Agent, Fergus, Ontario. Offered with: Autograph letter, marked ‘Copy’, from McCutcheon to Bright, dated August 1, 1868. 4to. 3 pages.McCutcheon outlines the problems created by unscrupulous wholesale and retail merchants… Read more about this item