Fonds MSG 1155 - Ann Adams Fonds

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Ann Adams Fonds

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    • Source of title proper: Title from creator of documents in the fonds.

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    Fonds

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    Rare Books and Special Collections

    Reference code

    CA RBD MSG 1155

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    • 1834-1837 (Creation)
      Creator
      Adams, Ann

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    Physical description

    1.5 cm of textual records

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    Name of creator

    Adams, Ann
    (active 1834-1837)

    Biographical history

    Ann Adams appears to have been a Wesleyan Protestant living in Montreal, who at some point was employed sewing and may have lived in Saint Charles. She had at least two children.

    Custodial history

    Previously purchased from eBay by John Rush Books.

    Scope and content

    Fonds consists of six autograph signed letters written at Montreal by Ann Adams, dated between 24 March 1834 to 26 December 1937, to her son Edward H. in Providence, Rhode Island, and Philadelphia. Letters contain local news (churches and organs built, the railroad to St. Johns, fires, printing and publishing, cholera, etc.), observations on the worsening tensions between Papineau and the "Canadiens" and the "Loyalists," and accounts of preaching by an Indigenous convert to Christianity.

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    Physical condition

    Fragile. Tears across folds have been repaired with scotch tape. Page turning is difficult due to tape sticking.

    Immediate source of acquisition

    Purchased from Warren Baker, September 2017.

    Arrangement

    Arranged chronologically by archivist.

    Language of material

    • English

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      Also described in the McGill Libraries catalogue.

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      General note

      With residue from wax seals, postmarks, and addresses on verso.

      Accompanying material

      Includes some photocopies of letters, partial transcriptions and bookseller descriptions.

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      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63975213

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