Letter to the Honourable William Dickson from John Traihar

Letter to the Honourable William Dickson from John Traihar [?] in which he states that he will tell Mr. Dickson about Walter Gladmuir and Mr. Henderson when they meet (1 ½ pages, handwritten), July 17, 1825.

Letter to the Honourable William Dickson from Thomas Clark

Letter to the Honourable William Dickson from Thomas Clark. Mr. Clark says that he would have been off a week ago if not for the Robert Hamilton arbitration. There is a hole in this letter and a slight bit of the text is affected (3 ½ pages, handwritten), April 14, 1829.

Letter to the Honourable William Dickson from the Editor of the Advocate

Letter to the Honourable William Dickson from the Editor of the Advocate regarding the discharge of Mr. Dickson’s account with the newspaper, June 5, 1832.

Letter to William Dickson from his nephew George Hamilton

Letter to William Dickson from his nephew George Hamilton regarding George’s father’s death. George inquires about the deeds for the Canadian property. There is a hole which affects a small part of the text (2 ½ pages, handwritten), Oct. 16, 1832.

Letter to Robert Dickson from John Hamilton

Letter to Robert Dickson from John Hamilton who was in Brighton. He says that he has had scarlet fever. He speaks of his travels to the Giant’s Causeway and Londonderry. He says that his poor brother-in-law is not getting any better. The writing on this letter goes in 2 directions in order to save paper (3 ½ pages, handwritten), Sept. 5, 1834.

Letter to William Dickson from J. Mackenzie

Letter to William Dickson from J. Mackenzie asking if Mr. Dickson could give her cousins any advice. Most of the letter is about family matters. There is a hole where the seal has been which slightly affects the text (3 pages, handwritten), Apr. 21, 1836.

Letter to the Honourable William Dickson at Wood Lawn, Youngstown, New York from W. Bushby

Letter to the Honourable William Dickson at Wood Lawn, Youngstown, New York from W. Bushby. He says that Mary is probably going to marry Mr. Lyon and he asks if there is any chance that Mr. Dickson could come for the wedding. He says he heard about the death of George Hamilton from John Hamilton (3 ½ pages, handwritten), Sept. 29, 1836.

Letter to William Dickson from John Strachan

Letter to William Dickson from John Strachan. This letter is marked “private”. Mr. Strachan requests that Mr. Dickson come to England to help them “re-invent” the clergy reserves in the Queen and Parliament. The plan is to give 1/3 to the Church of England, 1/3 to the Church of Scotland and 1/3 to the Methodists (1 ¼ pages, handwritten), March 13, 1839.

Letter to William Dickson from his niece Jane Hamilton

Letter to William Dickson from his niece Jane Hamilton. Jane thanks her uncle for his kind letter and the 50 pounds that he has sent her. The letter concerns family matters such as her nephew sailing for Calcutta and she assumes that Helen has heard about the death of her grandmother (3 ¼ pages, handwritten), Jan. 2, 1845.

Letter to William Dickson from Robert Fullerton

Letter to William Dickson from Robert Fullerton [?] to acknowledge receipt of Mr. Dickson’s favour (1 ½ pages, handwritten), Jan. 26, 1849.

Letter to William Dickson from Robert Fullerton

Letter to William Dickson from Robert Fullerton [?] regarding Mr. Dickson’s father’s will (1 doublesided page, handwritten), March, 9, 1849.

Letter to William Dickson from K. Robertson

Letter to William Dickson from K. Robertson saying that the caravan in the square has been taken down but the materials have not been removed yet. Money has been deposited into Mr. Dickson’s account, Feb 11, 1854.

Letter to William Dickson of Galt from the cashier of the Bank of Upper Canada

Letter to William Dickson of Galt from the cashier of the Bank of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario. This letter informs Mr. Dickson that he has received a bonus on his shares of the Old Stock on the Bank of Upper Canada due to an act that was passed by legislature (3 pages, printed), Jan. 6, 1855.

Indenture between William Dickson and Thomas Clark

Indenture between William Dickson and Thomas Clark (as per the Last Will and Testament of Robert Hamilton) of Niagara to Joseph Gatehill of Grimsby for the Lot lettered G in the Town of Grimsby. The document is torn and slightly stained. This does not affect the text, Aug. 19, 1819.

Indenture of bargain and sale (vellum) between David William Smith of Alnwick, Great Britain and William Dickson of Niagara

Indenture of bargain and sale (vellum) between David William Smith of Alnwick, Great Britain and William Dickson of Niagara for 90 acres in the Township of Niagara –instrument no. 5926. Attached to this is a notice of Power of Attorney dated Apr. 6, 1810, which states that David William Smith of Alnwick, Great Britain allows James Crooks of Niagara to be his lawful attorney. The power of attorney is slightly torn. This does not affect the text, Sept. 21, 1810.