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Susanna Moodie Collection
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| Container & File | File Title | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANUSCRIPTS/PUBLICATIONS | |||
| 1 | 1 | Susanna Moodie Bound Volume (Photocopies) | n.d. |
| - The British Queen | |||
| - The Nautical Philosophers - A sketch from life | |||
| - The Well in the Wilderness - A tale of the prairie | |||
| - Education The True Wealth of the World | |||
| - To Absent Friends | |||
| CORRESPONDENCE | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | Mrs. Gandes | [18- ] | |
| (from) | (date) | |||
| Charlotte Strickland Taylor - writes on behalf of her father; encloses gift of money; leaving for England with grandmother and brother; gives her English address |
16 May [18- ] | |||
| 1 | 3 | McMurrich, Prof. James Playfair | n.d, 1896-1897 | |
| (from) | (date) | |||
| Catharine Parr Traill - apologizes for not enclosing the table of contents and title page; blames her forgetfulness on old age |
n.d. | |||
| A. W. Vickers - telegram advising of the death of Katie's father |
11 March 1896 | |||
| Catherine Moodie Vickers - family affairs; advice on clothing; Willie's wedding date not fixed |
5 Nov. 1897 | |||
| 1 | 4 | McMurrich, Katie Vickers | n.d., 1883-1904 | |
| (from) | (date) | |||
| Mrs. John McMurrich - sympathy on the death of her infant son; tries to comfort her; domestic life |
26 Feb. | |||
| Mrs. John McMurrich - visit with Mrs. Dickinson; leaving for Orchard Beach; family activities |
7 Aug. | |||
| Mrs. John McMurrich - family activities |
24 Aug. | |||
| Mrs. John McMurrich - family matters; behaviour of Jean's baby; Mrs. Aitken's visit; vacation at Orchard Beach |
1 Aug. 1883 | |||
| Mrs. John McMurrich - apologizes for not writing sooner; housecleaning; forthcoming marriage of Jack and Kitty; advises James not to throw out his papers |
15 Jan. 1886 | |||
| Catherine Moodie Vickers - description of the death of her husband |
11 March 1896 | |||
| Catherine Moodie Vickers - 43rd birthday wishes; mention of strikes upsetting everything; description of Katie as child |
28 June 1903 | |||
| Catherine Moodie Vickers - encloses draft of $500 for her share of a lot; family affairs |
30 June 1904 | |||
| Catherine Moodie Vickers - able to obtain domestic help for $20.00 per month |
21 Aug. 1904 | |||
| 1 | 5 | McMurrich, Kathleen | n.d. | |
| (from) | (date) | |||
| Rosa ? - family health and affairs |
n.d. | |||
| 1 | 6 | Moodie, John W. Dunbar | 1860 | |
| (from) | (date) | |||
| [Donald] Moodie - South African matters; death of his daughter at 34 years |
6 Feb. 1860 | |||
| 1 | 7 | Moodie, Susanna Strickland | n.d., 1828-1870 | |
| (from) | (date) | |||
| Agnes Strickland - letter on sheet with the Scottish musical air "Ye Banks & Braes"; travel too expensive to go to Scotland |
28 April | |||
| Thomas Pringle - enclosing a copy of Friendship's Offering and £1.1.; her verse appears in the book |
20 Oct. 1828 | |||
| Thomas Pringle - receipt of letter and packet; advice on her ms. Curate's Daughter; less didactic, more entertaining; advises against becoming a lady's companion; mutual acquaintances |
26 May 1829 | |||
| Agnes Strickland - delight at hearing of Agnes' marriage; comments on early marriage; hope to complete the lives of the Stuarts in the near future; failure of several banks |
1870 | |||
| 1 | 8 | Vickers, Catherine Moodie | 1837-1888 | |
| (from) | (date) | |||
| Sarah S. Childs - sending another parcel which she hopes will reach her; sending a work bag because it is essential to know how to sew and to read; cautions that it is not a toy; must help her mother |
21 May 1837 | |||
| S. E. Conger - inability to obtain homespun; enclosing some nuts and sweets for her brothers and sisters; sending old copper coins to Johnny |
15 Dec. 1865 | |||
| Susanna Moodie - declines invitation to her granddaughter's wedding; family news; feeling the effects of growing old; thoughts on the aging process |
5 Sept. 1882 | |||
| Catharine Parr Traill - offers remedy to cure aches and pains; Canada, a poor market for literature; finds the mechanical aspect of writing difficult; has several articles that could be ready soon; writing steadily |
2 Sept. 1888 | |||
| 1 | 9 | Friend (probably James McMurrich) | [1888] | |
| (from) | (date) | |||
| Catharine Parr Traill - fragment, suggesting several titles for her mss.; on the back is written "Pearls and Pebbles" |
[1888] | |||
| 1 | 10 | Unidentified | n.d. | |
| ? - fragment of a letter (?); quotes from another letter, probably written by Susanna Moodie to her sister Sarah; explains how John won a prize offered by the Caledonian Society of Montreal in 1865 |
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