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Documents collected by George M. Fairchild, relating to the history of Valcartier were received from Miss C.N. Fairchild of Bergerville, Québec.

Some transcripts were made in 1908 from correspondence then in the possession of Col. Hubert Neilson of Cap Rouge (vol. 32-33). The bulk of the collection was acquired in 1911. Further transcriptions were made in 1924 (vol. 15) and some additional items were acquired in 1971-1972 and 1976 (vol. 192).

The Neilson Collection is composed of material from various sources. In addition, John Louis Hubert Neilson, a grandson, had historical interests which led him to acquire documents, many of which became intermingled with the family papers. As a result, the content of volumes is difficult to categorize; neither dates nor type of document nor subjects provide accurate clues to the sequence of volumes. The material can be described within four basic series but volume titles must not be considered as exclusive definitions of their contents.

Portions of the collection were calendared on acquisition and the calendar was printed in the Public Archives REPORT for 1913, Appendix G and 1918, Appendix D. Those listings and the index of correspondence in volume 34 no longer relate to the arrangement of the collection.

Exhibition Title: Records of Our History: Canada, 1760-1815. Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1987.10.01 -1988.03.31 - (MG24 B 1 vol.81 - Printing Account Book, 1810, MG24 B 1 vol.26)