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James Alexander, Earl of Caledon fonds [textual record (microform), graphic material (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1838-1895.

Reference:

R10896-0-1-E, MG40-R192

Type of material:

Textual material, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

204527

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James Alexander, Earl of Caledon fonds
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Date(s):

1838-1895.

Place of creation:

United Kingdom

Extent:

2 microfilm reels negative and positive 35 mm.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of microfilmed letters written by the third Earl of Caledon to his parents, 1838-1842. The letters were written mainly from the barracks at Quebec. Also included is a journal of a tour by canoe as far as the Red River with Sir George Simpson, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company and then on to join the great Buffalo hunt on the plains, ending at St. Peter, Minnesota. There is also correspondence regarding the Canadian assets and debts of the 3rd Earl of Caledon, with particular reference to the Marmora Mining Company.

Fonds also includes a journal of the 4th Earl of Caledon, 1879-1886, and other material, 1895. The journal describes a hunting expedition to the Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming and hunting in Saskatchewan and the Upper Ottawa. This material is located on microfilm reels A-2164 and A-2165.

In addition, a set of 25 slides of watercolours have been placed in a collection file entitled the Caledon collection (714-99). The watercolours were made during the 3rd Earl's stay in Canada and depict Canadian themes.
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Caledon, James Du Pre Alexander, Earl of, 1812-1855

Caledon, James Alexander, Earl of, 1846-1898
Biography/Administrative history:

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Caledon, James Du Pre Alexander, Earl of, 1812-1855 : James, 3rd Earl of Caledon was born in London, the only son and heir of the Earl of Caledon. He entered the Army in 1833 and became a captain in the Coldstream Guards, 1839, joining the regiment in Canada in that same year, remaining in Canada until 1841. He succeeded to the Earldom in 1841. He married Jane Frederica Harriet Mary, daughter of Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool. He died on 30 June 1855.

Caledon, James Alexander, Earl of, 1846-1898 : James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, was born on 27 July 1812 in London, and served as a officer in the 1st Life Guards, 1867-1881. He served in the Egyptian campaign and was a Major in the 1st Inniskilling Fusiliers. In 1884, he married Elizabeth, second daughter of Hector Graham-Toler. He died in1898.

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Textual records (microform) (Electronic) The finding aid is a detailed microfilm shelf list of the contents of this fonds. MSS2001 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000854.pdf

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General note:

The textual records were microfilmed by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland for the London Office of the National Archives of Canada. The slides of watercolours were acquired in 1988 from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

Citation/reference note:

The reference numbers for the textual records in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland are as follows: D2433/B/8/1-43; D2433/B/20/1-64; D2433/B/23/1A to 8A. The reference number for the watercolours in PRONI is: D2433/B/25/13.

Location of originals note:

The originals are in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1994/0117
2003-00241-3

Former archival reference no.:

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MG40-R192
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Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 2001] 527--530

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Microfilm reel A-2164--A-2165

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic(art): microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfilm reel A-2164--A-2165

[Consultation 90 Open]

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