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Date:1925.Reference:R1611-0-0-E, MG30-A56Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:97939Date(s):1925.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1 cm of textual records typescript.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of a typescript autobiography of C.R. Sinclair including accounts of his great grandfather's arrival in Canada in 1816; some of his own experiences as a boy and young man in Glengarry; his work as a lumber dealer and his involvement in church activities in Winnipeg; and his experiences as a homesteader. The fonds also includes a copy of the above-described typescript autobiography, with corrections and annotations by Keith MacIntosh.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Sinclair, Charles Robertson, 1845-1931 : C.R. Sinclair was a farmer, businessman and lumber dealer in his home county of Glengarry, Ontario, until a depression in the industry, and a desire to try his luck in the West, took him in 1881 to Winnipeg where he again entered the lumber industry. Poor business conditions in 1907 and his inclination to farming led him to settle on a homestead near Camrose, Alberta in 1908. After his retirement he lived in Calgary where he died.Additional information:General note:Typescript autobiography acquired from Clark Barrett, Scottsdale, Arizona. Copy of same acquired in 1974 from Keith MacIntosh of Monkland, Ont.Location of originals note:Clark Barrett, Scottsdale, Arizona.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG30-A56 -
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