Papers : 1791-1880.
Call Number: | HIL-MICL FC LFR .S7S3P3 |
Category: | Family |
Creator: | Street, Samuel, 1775-1844. |
Description: | 3 microfilm textual records () ; 35 mm |
Background: | Samuel Street, was born in the American Colonies in 1775. He was the son of Nehemiah Street, and came to Upper Canada with his father in 1780. His uncle was Samuel Street Sr. who had come to Fort Niagara during the American Revolution and established a business by trading = with the Indians and provisioning the British forces. After the war, his commercial pursuits and political activities were moderately successful, but his efforts at land speculation were a failure. |
Contents: | The Samuel Street Papers contain documents and other records of both father and son. The Papers are arranged in chronological order on three microfilm reels, with the inclusive dates for each reel as follows: |
Originals: |
The original records are held by the Archives of Ontario. |
Archival Ref. No.: | AO MS 500. Fonds - F 547. |
Finding Aids: | A microfilm shelf list is available in print and as a PDF. |
Electronic Finding Aid Record: |
Street, Samuel Papers Shelf List.pdf |
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