Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Buchanan family fonds
Dénomination générale des documents
Titre parallèle
Compléments du titre
Mentions de responsabilité du titre
Notes du titre
Niveau de description
Fonds
Zone de l'édition
Mention d'édition
Mentions de responsabilité relatives à l'édition
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Mention d'échelle (cartographique)
Mention de projection (cartographique)
Mention des coordonnées (cartographiques)
Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
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1817-1956 (Production)
- Producteur
- Buchanan (family)
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
0.18 m of textual records
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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.
Historique de la conservation
Portée et contenu
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.
Zone des notes
État de conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Donated by Miss Carrie Buchanan.
Classement
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.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Localisation des originaux
2272
Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
Open
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Public domain
Instruments de recherche
Éléments associés
Accroissements
No further accruals are expected