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Notebook

Notebook relating to John Beatty's work as an Agent of the Upper Canada Academy. Includes travel diaries (1831-ca. 1832), record of expenses (1831-1837), and record of money received (1836-1837).

Henry D. Townshend Papers

  • CA OTUTF MS COLL 00143 2B Annex
  • Manuscript Collection
  • 1838

The collection consists of correspondence chiefly addressed to Colonel Townshend relaying instructions and information relative to quelling the rebels and supporters of William Lyon Mackenzie. Correspondents include Sir George Arthur, W.B. Robinson and Colonel T. Halkett.

Townshend, Henry D.

William Shelden Collection

  • CA OTUTF MS COLL 00233 2B Annex
  • Manuscript Collection
  • 1670-1838

The collection consists of Shelden's collected correspondence with book dealers, and notes and cards with bibliographical information about his collection. Among the documents of interest include a signed letter from Sir Joseph Banks and a photograph of Robert Louis Stevenson, as well as a volume of original drawings used to illustrate one of Dumont D'Urville's voyages.

Sheldon, W. L.

Subscription Book

Upper Canada Academy subscription book to records fundraising efforts in Ontario. Includes Constitution. Covers several towns including Darlington, Clark, Whitby, Pickering, Port Hope, Toronto, Yonge St, Albion, Trafalgar, Nelson, East Flamborough, West Flamborough, Dundas, Ancaster, Saltfleet, Grimsby, Gainsborough, Niagara, Stamford, Dumfries, Waterloo, Jersey Settlement, Brantford, Burford, Middletown, Norwich, Normandale, Charlotteville, Woodhouse, Oxford, London, Westminster, Amherstburgh, etc. Some community names are illegible.

Canadian Documents

  • CA OTUTF MS COLL 00131
  • Manuscript Collection
  • 1762-1839

Collection consists of forms relating to the civil and military governments of Upper and Lower Canada. Most are printed and completed in manuscript, some in manuscript only. Many forms document the salaries and pensions paid by the Province of Quebec (later Lower Canada). Two (1815 and 1817) are for Upper Canada. These are filed as "disbursements"; military payments as "warrants"; others include: receipts, powers of attorney, military "ordinaries" and "extraordinaries", etc
There are a variety of signatures on each document, including those of the governor, secretary, recipient or attorney for the recipient, etc. Only a few were definitely printed in Canada: byT.Cary and Co and by J. Neilson in Quebec. There is no imprint on most of them-they could have been printed in Canada.

Account book of day scholars

Contains the financial accounts of day scholars at the Upper Canada Academy. Appears to be organized by family or sponsor as a heading followed by an itemized list of their accounts.

Wrong Family 2006 accession

Bound volume of "Report on the affairs of British North America from the Earl of Durham, Her Majesty's High Commissioner". House of Commons, 1839. With appendices A and B. Annotated and signed by "George M. Wrong 1897".

Wrong, George MacKinnon

Notebook

Notebook relating to John Beatty's work as an Agent of the Upper Canada Academy. Title page is inscribed, "John Beatty in Acct. with U.C. Academy." A few pages in there is a section inscribed, "Amt. of Money Rec'd by Jno Beatty for the U.C. Academy."

Jarrett William Smith fonds

  • UTA 1784
  • Fonds
  • 1841

Damaged, annotated copy of the Elements of Algebra by John Hind, used by Jarrett Smith while a freshman at King's College in 1843.

Smith, Jarrett William

The Philomath. Vol 1, No 1

This edition of The Philomath. contains a prospectus, which outlines its aim to publish a semimonthly periodical devoted to subjects of general literature. The first editor was I.B. Howard. Contributors included S.S. Nelles.

The first issue states that, "The principal objects of the Society in this publication are, The personal improvement of those interested. The preservation in the Society of some standing memorial of its original institutions and the perpetuation of its literary character."

Richard Birdsall fonds

  • UTA 1057
  • Fonds
  • 1842

Letter, dated 24 February, 1842, from Henry Boys, Bursar of King's College, to Richard Birdsall of Belleville, surveyor to the Canada Company and surveyor of the land on which King's College was built, requesting him not to seize the timber on Lot No. 18 in the 14th concession of Seymour Township, which the College had sold to E.D.S. Wilkins.

Birdsall, Richard

Victoria College (Cobourg, Ont.). Philalethic Society fonds

  • CA ON00357 2088
  • Fonds
  • [1839?]-1842

Fonds consists of minutes of the Upper Canada Academy Philalethic Society, 1839-1841 [1988.084V], and a manuscript of student periodical "The Philomath.", 1842 [1987.249V].

Victoria College (Cobourg, Ont.). Philalethic Society

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