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Alexander Carlyle fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1820-1873.

Reference:

R4146-0-6-E, MG24-K66

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

105436

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Alexander Carlyle fonds
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Date(s):

1820-1873.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of letters written by Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) to his brother Alexander, as well as a few notes by Thomas' wife Jane, his brother John, and mother, Janet (1820-1873). The correspondence was the result of Thomas' moves across southern Scotland and ultimately to London, and Alexander's emigration to Canada; it reveals Thomas Carlyle's family and professional concerns. The 34 letters located here represent only part of the complete correspondence between Thomas and Alexander; most of Thomas Carlyle's letters to Alexander were published by Edwin Marrs, The Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his Brother Alexander (Cambridge, Mass., 1968).

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Carlyle, Alexander, 1797-1876

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Carlyle, Alexander, 1797-1876 : Alexander Carlyle was born in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, the son of stone mason James Carlyle and his wife Margaret Aitken. His elder brother, Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was the eminent Victorian author and historian.

Alexander Carlyle married Janet Clow in 1830, but his attempts at farming at Craigenputtock, business in Anan, and a shop in Ecclefechan all proved unsuccessful. In 1843, Alexander and his family emigrated to America, spending eight months with his brother-in-law Robert Clow in Alton, New York before continuing their journey to Brantford, Ontario. The Carlyles bought a farm outside Brantford, near Alexander's half-brother, John (Old Sandbed) Carlyle and his family, and became prosperous members of the local community.

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General note:

This collection was formerly accessioned as MG 29, D 86.

Location of originals note:

Photocopied in 1973 from originals then in the possession of Mrs. Helen Belyea of Vancouver, B.C., and now held by the Archives, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Carlyle family, 1820-1873 Thomas Carlyle, 1820-1873

Immigrants - Biography, 1820-1873 Jane Carlyle, 1820-1873

Immigrants - Canada, 1820-1873 John Carlyle, 1820-1873

Canada - Emigration and immigration, 1820-1873 Janet Carlyle, 1820-1873

London (England)

Scotland

Écosse
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Private

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MG24-K66
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