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The fonds consists of photographs of buildings on the campus of Queen's University at Kingston, many of which were subsquently torn down to make way for the construction of Chernoff Hall and the new Residences.

Correspondence between Joseph Landon and various individuals regarding land business and legal papers. Includes a 1806 copy of the statutes of His Majesty, Province of Upper-Canada in North-America, a 1828 note of acreage under cultivation, description of animal markings for determining ownership of various sheep and cattle in the area, an Inn Keeping Licence granted to Joseph Landon, indentures and mortgages and various other papers. Also in the fonds is a record book of various declarations by different individuals and the roles and jobs they were undertaking for the township; jobs such as Pound Keeper, Path master, Overseer of Highways, Assessor, Collector, etc.

Literary manuscript. Typescript and bound photocopy, containing early tales and legends of Johnstown district.

Parchment land grant of 100 acres in Kingston Township.

Item is a land grant awarded to Charles Simmons, a private in Stockton's Company of the 6th Regiment of Infantry, for service in the United States Military, signed by John Quincy Adams.

Grant for two hundred acres in Township of Uxbridge, County of York, with wax royal seal.

Item is a land grant, assigning 400 acres in the Township of Rawdon (Hastings) to Richard Robinson.

This collection contains miscellaneous documents about specific (not all) parcels of land, identified by lot and concession numbers, across southern Ontario from the earliest surveys to Confederation. They document activities on particular lands, including routine correspondence, survey information and some copies of formal instruments, dated mainly before the Crown grant was issued. The papers are filed by township, town or village. Within townships, they are arranged in numerical order by concession and within each concession by lot number. Within towns or villages, documents are arranged alphabetically by name of locatee.

Promotional package for the Tall Ships Rendezvous in Kingston, Rochester and Toronto in 1984. Includes letters of welcome from community leaders, itineraries, press releases, etc.

The fonds consists of land records, receipts, ledgers, records of military service, paper silhouettes, an autograph book and correspondence. Taken together these record activities of the various branches of the family since its arrival in Canada. It must be noted here that these papers are not by any means a complete record of these activities but they do provide an interesting insight into the family at various times over the years.