Collection MC209 - Boone Family Collection

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Boone Family Collection

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  • Textual record

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Land purchase invoices, receipts, correspondence, bills, printed poem A Woman’s Pocket collected by Boone Family.

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Papers were donated by Mrs. Louise Ross - St. Andrews

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CA CCA MC209

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  • 1880-1926, [ca.1940s] (Creation)

Physical description

6 cm of textual, material

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Custodial history

Collection donated by Mrs. Louise Ross, 62 Elizabeth Street, St. Andrews.

Scope and content

The collection concerns Bradford W. Boone 1880-1900 and Samuel W. Boone for the years 1880-1926 ; contains collections of R. Boone and one label Mr. R. Campbell Nelles ; letterheads: include: Fogarty & Bro, Dr. Montreal, C.H. Clerke, St Stephen, Grimmer Bros., St Andrews, John R. Anderson Co New York, Riverside Farm St Andrews, Clarkes Pharmacy, Dr. W.H. Osburn, Dr.Henry J. Barnes. ; 6 deeds confirm land purchases ; medical and school tax receipts ; a small account book ; will and appointment of executor ; 1 newspaper clipping of poem entitled "A Woman's Purse" - no author identified ; photocopies of Harry W. Boone's 1910 pencil sketch of the St. Andrews wester block house ;

Physical condition

Very poor. There are 117 pieces of paper such as originals, letterheads, envelopes ; most documents are soiled, yellowed with age, torn, fragile ; many have missing sections, papers are crumbling around the edges; booklets are faded and a few of them have minor stains on the covers, stamps have been removed.

Immediate source of acquisition

Collection donated by Mrs. Louise Ross - St. Andrews.

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  • English

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Original pencil sketch of the St. Andrews western block house now in custody of Gardner Boon (son of Harry).

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