Microfilm Shelf List & Table of Contents

Strachan, John, 1778-1867.

Papers : 1794-1940 (predominant 1794-1867).

Reel Number Contents
Strachan Papers
1 1794 - 1822
2 1823 - 12 August 1834
3 19 August 1834 - 14 May 1840
4 23 May 1840 - 12 May 1843
5 19 May 1843 - 21 May 1849
6 22 May 1849 - 20 August 1852
7 September 1852 - 8 June 1860
8 12 June 1860 - 1932 + no date
9 1778 - 1866 + no date
(includes autobiography and diary, 1778-1799
Strachan Letter Books
10 1812 - 1834 ; 1827 - 1839 ; 1827 - 1841 ; 1839 - 1843 ; 1839 - 8 Feb. 1840 ; 1940 (newspaper clipping).
11 continuing Letter Books . . . 20 Feb. 1840 - 1843 ; 1839 - 1866
(this volume contains drafts of Bishop Strachan's letters to church societies. At the end of it will be copies of letters from the Rev. Ernest Hawkins, secretary, Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, to Bishop Strachan. The letters, which cover the years 1849 - 1863, supplement the letter book).
12 continuing Letter Books . . . 1844 - 1849 ; 1852 - 1866 ; 1853 - 1854 (only a few pages of this volume have been preserved) ; 1854 - 27 Dec. 1859.
13 11 May 1860 - 1862 ; 1862 - 1867 (this is the volume which has not been calendared).