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Music book for violin (handwritten), which belonged to J.S. Cairnduff and has his name in gold lettering on the front cover; spine is titled “Sacred Music”, undated. The first few pages contain handwritten explanations on the differences between harmony and melody as well as a vocal scale. Half of the book contains handwritten musical compositions for violin and the remainder of the book is blank. There is an index in the back of the book where the names of the compositions (which are generally place names) and page numbers are recorded. (Note: J.S. Cairnduff was from Picton, Ontario where he had a shop selling shoes and harnesses; he moved to Nogie’s Creek (Mill Line) near the Oliver property which is now owned by Trent University; Cairnduff was married to a Yarwood).
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Part of Joyce Anderson fonds
Newcastle District Loan Company banknotes
92-1005 · Item · 13 Aug. 1836 - 27 Aug. 1836.

This item consists of 2 pages of banknotes printed by the Newcastle District Loan Company in August of 1836.

 Newcastle District Loan Company
Norman R. McBain manuscript
97-1019 · Item · 1985

This 73-page typewritten manuscript is an anecdotal record of the information McBain amassed about the properties in northeast Cavan Township. It includes a record of the hamlet of Springville west of the Cavan-Monaghan boundary and of Fairmount (formerly Morrow), a crossroads on the 12th Line, and references to Ida and Mount Pleasant on the middle road. There are in-depth references to properties and families on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th lines east of the middle road to the Monaghan boundary.

 McBain, Norman R.
North America. 24 Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667 Amerique Septentrionale divisee en ses principales parties ou sont distingues les vns des autres les estats suivant quils appartiennent presentemet aux Francois, Castillans, Anglois, Suedois, Danois, Hollandois, tiree des relations de toutes ces nations par le S. Sanson, geographe ordinaire du Roy. A Paris, chez H. Jaillot, joignant les grands Augustins aux deux globes, 1674. Coloured in outline. Large title cartouche and cartouche of scales both uncoloured. Copy of the first edition only a few copies of which are recorded. California is copied from Sanson's 1656 map. The remainder of the map is based on Sanson's 1669 Map. Omits Montreal. [Jaillot, Alexis Hubert, 1632?-1712]
87-001/MC11(16) · Item · [1674?]
Part of Robert Lloyd Hunter collection
North America. Rapkin, J. North America. The illustrations by J. Marchant & engraved by J. Rogers. The map drawn & engraved by J. Rapkin. London, J. Tallis. Coloured in outline. Coloured illustrations surround the map: Inuit dog-sledge, Mount Hekla, Beavers, Falls of Niagara, Convoy of diamonds, Ancient Monument, Mexico, North American Indians, Wapiti Deer, Cossacks. From: Tallis's Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World
87-001/HMC22 · Item · 1851
Part of Robert Lloyd Hunter collection
North America, Central. Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718 Partie Occidentale du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France ou sont les nations des Ilinois, de Tracy, les Iroquois, et plusieurs autres peuples; avec la Louisiane nouvellement decouverte et dresee sur mes memoires nouveaux par le P. Coronelli, cosmographe de la Serme. Repub. de Venise. Corrigee et augmentee par le Sr. Tillemon, et dedice a Monseiur l'Abbe Baudrand. A Paris, chez I.B. Nolin sur le Quay de L'Horloge du Palais vers le Pont Neuf a l'Enseigne de la Place des Victoires. Avec privilege du Roy, 1688
87-001/HMC18 · Item · 1688
Part of Robert Lloyd Hunter collection
North America, Eastern. Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767 A new & accurate map of Louisiana with parts of Florida and Canada, and the adjacent countries drawn from surveys assisted by the most approved English and French maps & charts. The whole being regulated by astronl. observations by Eman. Bowen. London. "We think it proper to inform ye curious reader that in laying down ye coast & boundaries of ye British Empire in America, as well as that of Louisiana, Canda or New France, recourse has been had to all ye surveys & most authentick charts & maps hitherto published, but more particularly to Monsr. Bellin's maps of Canada, Louisiana & drawn by him for ye use of P. Charlevoix's History of New France; and as our maps of these parts differ considerably from most others, this difference must be principally attributed to our relying on Monsr. Bellin's authority." Back of frame has biographical information on Bowen and information about this map. From: A Complete System of G
87-001/HMC14 · Item · 1747
Part of Robert Lloyd Hunter collection