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Letters from Alexander Henderson to Polly Henderson
Author (1831-1913)
Date 1907-1913
Dimensions3.7 cm of textual records (37 documents)
Origin Westmount, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM969.170.36-72
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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Digitized under wrong filename. Filename should read M969.170.21
Letter from Francis Kelly to Alexander Henderson, April 2, 1866
1866
M969.170.21
Letter from David McNicoll, General Passenger Agent, Canadian Pacific Railway, to Alexander Henderson, January 29, 1892
Letter from David McNicoll, General Passenger Agent, Canadian Pacific Railway, to Alexander Henderson, January 29, 1892
D. McNicoll
1892
M969.170.5.1-2
Canadian Views and Studies by an Amateur, by Alexander Henderson, photographs, 1865
Canadian Views and Studies by an Amateur, by Alexander Henderson, photographs, 1865
Alexander Henderson
1865
MP-0000.308.1-10
Mary Robertson (Polly) Henderson, Montreal, QC, 1863
Mary Robertson (Polly) Henderson, Montreal, QC, 1863
William Notman
1863
I-5853.1
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
Thomas Robert (Tom) Henderson, Montreal, QC, 1870-1872
Thomas Robert (Tom) Henderson, Montreal, QC, 1870-1872
Alexander Henderson
1870-1872
M2009.7.1.227
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
Military Commission Signed by Charles Stanley for Lieutenant Alexander Henderson, Third Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles Canada (Victoria Rifles)
Military Commission Signed by Charles Stanley for Lieutenant Alexander Henderson, Third Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles Canada (Victoria Rifles)
1862
M969.170.32
Alexander Henderson
1865-1900
P433
Certificate of Admission of Alexander Henderson to Classes in Scottish Law, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Certificate of Admission of Alexander Henderson to Classes in Scottish Law, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Inconnu / Unknown
1850-1851
M969.170.14

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