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Título apropiado
Buchanan family fonds
Tipo general de material
Título paralelo
Otra información de título
Título declaración de responsabilidad
Título notas
Nivel de descripción
Fondo
Institución archivística
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Declaración de edición
Declaración de responsabilidad de edición
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Mención de la escala (cartográfica)
Mención de proyección (cartográfica)
Mención de coordenadas (cartográfica)
Mención de la escala (arquitectónica)
Jurisdicción de emisión y denominación (filatélico)
Área de fechas de creación
Fecha(s)
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1817-1956 (Creación)
- Creador
- Buchanan (family)
Área de descripción física
Descripción física
0.18 m of textual records
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Historia biográfica
In 1817, William Buchanan emigrated from Scotland to what is now Kemptville, Ontario. Two years later he was followed by his wife, Anne Hunter, and children. While some of William's descendants left the area, representatives of the family continued in the Kemptville region to the present day. In 1868, John Hunter, brother of Anne Buchanan, died, leaving no will. As Hunter was unmarried, the estate had to be divided between his nine nieces and nephews. There followed a relatively long correspondence between persons in England and the Buchanans in Kemptville, as the estate settlement dragged on. In 1930, a rumor started that a William Buchanan of Kemptville had entailed his estate for 99 years after his death. As of 1930 the 99 years had apparently elapsed and the estate, amounting to some $850.000 was to be divided among living descendants. The papers include some correspondence on this issue.
Historial de custodia
Alcance y contenido
The fonds consists of correspondence, legal documents, financial papers and photographs of the Buchanan family from Kemptville, Ontario. Also included are estate papers for William Buchanan, 1792-1875, Alexander Buchanan, 1820-1889, John Hunter (died 1868) and William Martin.
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Condiciones físicas
Origen del ingreso
Donated by Miss Carrie Buchanan.
Arreglo
Units were maintained in the organizing of the papers, with the exception of the Martin papers which were integrated into the set as a whole. The numerous legal documents were in no particular arrangement, so a chronological sorting was used. This was also used with the correspondence, which was of a scattered nature.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
Ubicación de los originales
2272
Disponibilidad de otros formatos
Restricciones de acceso
Open
Condiciones de uso, reproducción, y publicación
Public domain
Instrumentos de descripción
Materiales asociados
Acumulaciones
No further accruals are expected