Title proper
Alexander Ferguson
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- Textual record
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Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Reference code
CA MtA 102
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Date(s)
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1852-1879 (Creation)
- Creator
- Ferguson, Alexander
Physical description
0.5 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Rev. William Stavely Ferguson (b. 1811) was a clergyman in Tevena, Stewartstown, Ireland. His cousin, Alexander Ferguson (b. ca. 1804), was the Ruling Elder at Goose River (now Linden), Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, whose son, James Ferguson, attended Mount Allison Academy in 1864 and 1865.
Custodial history
Information about the custody of these records prior to acquisition is incomplete.
Scope and content
This fonds consists of letters (holograph) written by the Reverend William S. Ferguson to Alexander Ferguson between 1852-1879. Also included are transcribed copies of the earliest five letters.
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Mabel Ferguson Patton, 1991
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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No restrictions
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Finding aids
Inventory available at repository
Associated materials
See also Alexander Ferguson papers, accession 9809.
Notes regarding the provenance of accession 9128, and excerpts from the letters contained in that accession, by Eldon Hay, Department of Religious Studies, Mount Allison University, can be found in the inventory file.
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Physical description
The two earliest letters include postal stamp and seal. The five copies were transcribed by Mabel Ferguson Patton, great-granddaughter of Rev. Wm. S. Ferguson.