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Reference code
CA OTUTF MS COLL 00225 2B Annex
Title
Date(s)
- 1834-1871 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Rev. William Wood emigrated to Canada from England in 1834. In 1832 he was appointed Catechist and Lay Reader by Bishop Strachan. In 1858, he was ordained Deacon in a service at St. Paul's Church in London, Ont. In 1859, he was ordained as Priest by the Bishop of Huron. He served as the incumbent at St. John's Church, Port Rowan, from 1858 until his retirement in 1878. He died in 1896.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Given to the Library by H.M.F. Logan of Princeton, B.C., 1985.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of correspondence and papers written by or addressed to Woods. Letters are chiefly from family members in England, but also includes three letters by Wood giving Canadian news and some extracts relating to his experiences during the Mackenzie Rebellion, copied from his journal (dated 1837-38).
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Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
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- English
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Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto