Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Wells family fonds
Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1801-1898 (Creation)
- Creator
- Wells (family)
Physical description area
Physical description
0.35 m of textual records
Archival description area
Name of creator
(n.d.)
Biographical history
William Wells was born in 1768 at Sandown, New Hampshire and settled permanently in Augusta Township, Upper Canada in 1787. He was a lumber merchant and farmer, served as a Captain of Militia in the War of 1812-15, was taken prisoner by the Americans and ... »
Scope and content
The fonds consists of correspondence (some copies), wills, legal documents, subject files, receipts and an issue of Christian Advocate and Journal, 1835 July 3. The documents provide much detailed information about the family including various financial interests.
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Miss Monica Jones - 1977
Language of material
- English
Location of originals
2302
2999 (Wells)
Restrictions on access
Open
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Public domain
Accruals
No further accruals are expected