Collection : 1782-1852.

The Collection includes the following sources:

Reel 1: James Wilson's Narrative of a Voyage from Dublin to Quebec in North America, 1817; An Account of Upper and Lower Canada . . . published in the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, 1813; William Kirby (1817-1906), Reminiscences of a visit to Quebec, 1839; The American Traveller and Emigrants' Guide . . ., 1817; John McFarlane, diary, describing his journey on the David of London from Greenock, Scotland to Quebec, then to Montreal by the steamboat Lady Sherbrooke, and finally to Lanark by wagon, 1821; Charles Julius Mickle, diary, describing his voyage from England to Elora, 1832, interspersed with accounts concerning limes, oranges and "slaves"; John White (1761-1800), first Attorney-General of Upper Canada, personal papers and diary, describing his journey from Montreal to Kingston, 1792-1794; Francis Coleman, diary, describing his journey from England to Darlington Township, Upper Canada, on the sailing ship Priam [1834] (pages 1-20 are missing). 

Reel 2: William Allan (1770-1853), papers, includes the William Berczy papers, 1803-1841, consisting of legal documents relating to the estate of Berczy; Andrew Bradish (d. 1817), deceased of Ganonoque, inventory of personal property, 1817; John Elmsley (1762-1805), chief justice of Upper Canada, letter book, 19 Nov. 1800- 14 April 1802, containing letters to Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, Peter Hunter, during Hunter's absence from York (land policy regarding American Loyalists is one of the topics); Robert MacCaulay, Account of Losses on Lacke Champlane [Lake Champlain], 1776; William Osgoode (1754-1824), letter to Justice William Dummer Powell, 1793; Queen's Rangers Pay List of non-commissioned officers and privates employed in the storekeepers department at York, 1795; Thomas Ridout (1754-1829), account book of household expenses and items related to his offices of notary public, Home District clerk of the peace, and joint acting surveyor general, 1797-1801; Captain Justus Sherwood, Loyal Rangers, accounts with members of the Loyal Rangers when Sherwood commanded the Loyal Block House at Dutchman's Farm in Vermont, 25 June 1782-30 March 1784, and Sherwood family, account books (including household and personal expenses of Samuel and Ruben, 13 Dec. 1797-28 August 1798), 1797-1825; Joel Stone (1749-1833), American Loyalist who settled first at New Johnstown (Cornwall) in 1787, then moved about 1793 and founded Gananoque, serving as justice of the peace, papers, 1787-1833, relating to his property and local justice in Leeds County; Samuel Street (1775-1844), papers, 1812-1852, containing miscellaneous business correspondence, receipts and agreements as a miller and trader at Stamford, and for his son Thomas of Niagara (includes letters from Ogden Creighton concerning money lent him, 1834-39); Thomas (Welch) Walsh (1742-1816), served with the Maryland Loyalists during the American Revolution and helped survey loyalist lands in New Brunswick thereafter, about 1793 moved to Charlotteville, Upper Canada, papers, 1783-1815 (includes part of a letter from John Paterson, chaplain to the Maryland Loyalists, 25 July 1783, and details of military events during the War of 1812); and David McGregor Rogers (1772-1824), Statement of the services of David M. Rogers and of his family during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution made as a protest against his dismissal from public offices as a result of his actions in the House of Assembly, 1808?. 

Reel 3: Minutes of town meetings in York, and annual alphabetical lists of inhabitants in the Town and Township of York, and the Townships of Etobicoke and Scarborough, 17 July 1797-7 Jan. 1822.