- Trent University Archives
- Birdsall family fonds
Where
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- Held by
- Trent University Archives via Trent University Archives
- Creator
- Birdsall family
- Dates
- 1827-1920 (indexed as 1827–1920)
- Level
- fonds
- Extent
- 1 m of textual documents
- Scope & content
- Fonds is comprised of 22 diaries authored by Richard Everett Birdsall (1837-1877), son of surveyor Richard Birdsall (1799-1852); Charlotte (“Lot”) Birdsall (1837-1933), [wife of Richard Everett Birdsall]; Francis (Frank) Birdsall (1838-1914), son of surveyor Richard Birdsall (1799-1852); and Richard (“Dick”) Everett Birdsall II ([1860]-1945), [only son of Frank Birdsall]. Also included is family correspondence (photocopies, originals, and transcriptions) dated 1819-1856; these items include original correspondence and militia lists related to the 1837-1838 Rebellion. The fonds also includes loose items from the diaries and two copies of attestation forms for the Seventh Provisional Battalion of Militia of Upper Canada.
- Location
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- Subjects
- Birdsall, Richard; Early Settlers; Settlement and Surveys
- Genre / form
- Textual records
- Access & use
- None
- Harvested
- 2026-10-15T07:31:27Z · source datestamp n/a · ead