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Hugh Hovell Farmar fonds [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1783-1820.

Reference:

R3640-0-8-E, MG23-HII7

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101030

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Hugh Hovell Farmar fonds
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Date(s):

1783-1820.

Place of creation:

Ireland

Extent:

1 microfilm reel negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of microfilmed correspondence of H.H. Farmar which chiefly relates to his intended emigration from Ireland to Upper Canada including six letters from Peter Russell containing extensive commentary on pioneer conditions and aspirations, as well as advice on emigration, 1794-1803; a meteorological journal for April 1793-April 1794; and other letters of H.H. Farmar, Robert Baldwin, and P. Russell. This material is located on microfilm reel A-128.

Provenance:

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Farmar, Hugh Hovell, fl. 1780-1820

Biography/Administrative history:

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Farmar, Hugh Hovell, fl. 1780-1820 : Hugh Hovell Farmar (fl. 1780-1820) was a merchant at Cork, Ireland, and a cousin of Peter Russell, Administrator of Upper Canada.

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(No finding aid)

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Location of originals note:

The originals are held by Hugh Farmar, London, England.

Availability of other formats note:

Photocopies are also available, with a list of correspondents, 66 pages.

Container note(s):

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A-128 : Copy number 4 - SP.
Subject heading:

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Hugh Hovell Farmar - Correspondence, 1783-1820

Ireland - Emigration and immigration, 1794-1803

Peter Russell - Correspondence, 1794-1803

Frontier and pioneer life - Upper Canada, 1794-1803

Meteorology - Observations, 1793-1794

Robert Baldwin - Correspondence, 1783-1820
Source:

Private

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MG23-HII7
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Textual records: microform

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Microfilm reel A-128

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG23 H II 7] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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