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Anthony Hedley Anderson fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1761-1915.

Reference:

R3413-0-7-E, MG24-D100

Type of material:

Textual material, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100338

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Anthony Hedley Anderson fonds
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Fonds includes:

2 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1761-1915.

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

2.8 cm of textual records (131 p.).
2 prints lithographs.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of deeds, contracts and accounts relative to ownership and operation of the Dorchester Bridge, 1761-1845; the remainder includes militia commissions, and documents relating to the estate of James Godfrey Hanna, of which Anderson was a trustee.

The fonds also contains an 1870 dance programme for the South Lincoln Regiment and a Christmas card from Princess Mary, dated 1915.

Provenance:

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Anderson, A. H., died 1847

Biography/Administrative history:

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Anderson, A. H., died 1847 : Anthony Hedley Anderson, merchant, was a native of Jedburgh, Scotland who immigrated to Quebec in about 1784. He began as a butcher and expanded activities to include a marine store, supplying horses to the cavalry during the War of 1812, and raising prize cattle. He was a leading member of the Quebec Agricultural Society, an elected member of the Legislative Assembly for Megantic County in 1832, and a Justice of the Peace for Quebec City from 1828. His business ventures included operating the Dorchester Bridge.

Military officer.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid provides a descriptive list of the documents. MSS1273 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002611.pdf

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General note:

Received in 1979 from Olive Boswell of Quebec City, Que., on behalf of the Anderson family.
Subject heading:

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Quebec (Quebec) - Business enterprises, 1761-1845 James Godfrey Hanna, [1761-1845]

Militia - Appointments and retirement, 1761-1845 Dorchester Bridge, [1761-1845]

Business records, 1761-1845 Quebec (Quebec), 1761-1845

Administration of estates, [1761-1845]
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1986-081 PIC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG24-D100
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG24 D 100] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1273] 107

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

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Prints: No donor restrictions. Copyright expired. Credit: National Archives of Canada, Documentary Art and Photography Division.

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10