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Letter
Letters from Alexander Henderson to Polly Henderson
Author
Alexander Henderson
(1831-1913)
Date
1907-1913
Dimensions3.7 cm of textual records (37 documents)
Origin
Westmount, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM969.170.36-72
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CreditGift of The Estate of Prof. Thomas Greenshields Henderson
Scope and ContentThis
series consists of 37 letters, written in Westmount between 1907 and 1913 by
Alexander Henderson to his daughter Mary Robertson (Polly) (about 1862-1949) in
Edinburgh. The letters reflect the familial and friendship ties of the
Henderson family. Alexander Henderson recalls memories of Scotland and England
and also writes about his life in Montreal, Quebec. These personal letters also
bear witness to the health and circumstances of Polly and Alexander Henderson.Notes
Source of title proper : Title based on contents of documents.
Immediate source of acquisition : The documents were acquired by the McCord Museum in 1969, offered by the Estate of Prof. Thomas Greenshields Henderson.
Language : The documents are in English.
Last update : October 3, 2022.
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Letter from David McNicoll, General Passenger Agent, Canadian Pacific Railway, to Alexander Henderson, January 29, 1892
D. McNicoll
1892
M969.170.5.1-2
Account of letters from Chevalier Philippe de Lagau, secretary of the ambassador to Stockholm during the Regency of Louis XV
October 25, 1719 - December 27, 1719
S001/A2.1,1.5
Canadian Views and Studies by an Amateur, by Alexander Henderson, photographs, 1865
Alexander Henderson
1865
MP-0000.308.1-10
Unfinished drafts of letters addressed to Louis-Jacques-Aimé-Théodore de Dreux, Marquis de Nancré, by the secretary of Abbot Dubois, minister and right hand of the Regent Philippe of Orléans
March 4, 1718 - August 15, 1718
S001/A2.1,1.4
Unfinished drafts of letters addressed to Abbot Dubois by his secretary
February 8, 1718 - May 31, 1718
S001/A2.1,1.3
Letters Patent of Declaration Of the King of France, for the Reformation of excesse in Apparell, and for regulating of the same. Published in the Parliament at Roüen the 30. day of May.
May 29, 1634
S001/B2.1,3.1
Thomas Robert (Tom) Henderson, Montreal, QC, 1870-1872
Alexander Henderson
1870-1872
M2009.7.1.227
Letters written by Louis-Joseph Papineau to Marie-Rosalie Papineau Dessaulles
1803-1857
P010/A4,3
List of court letters and packages sent and received by the Palais-Royal in 1721
January 25, 1721 - July 4, 1721
S001/A2.1,5.1
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