Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Letters of Claudius Shaw
Level of description
Discrete Item
Repository
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1845-1849 (Creation)
- Creator
- Shaw, Claudius
Physical description area
Physical description
0.02 m of textual records
Archival description area
Name of creator
(n.d.)
Biographical history
Railway engineer and surveyor, Scotland and Upper Canada. Served in Canada during the War of 1812-14, remaining in Toronto for some time after the war before returning to Britain.
Scope and content
Relates to personal and family matters with some reference to railway construction in Canada and Scotland. Also, British politics (repeal of Corn Laws), Anglo-American relations. File contains some family history.
Notes area
Language of material
- English
Location of originals
2999 (Shaw)
Restrictions on access
Open
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Public domain