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Charles Stuart family emigration documents, 1854-1855
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This collection is made up of 4 documents related to the emigration of Charles Stuart and his family from Scotland to the United States in 1854.
This collection is made up of 4 documents related to the emigration of Charles Stuart and his family from Scotland to the United States in 1854. The material includes manuscript, partially printed, and fully printed documents concerning the family's journey onboard the Wallace (including a ticket for their passage) and their arrival and first year in Canada and the United States. See the Detailed Box and Folder Listing for more information.
1854 April 18 . PrD "Terms of Passage from Fraserburgh to Québec;" Fraserburgh, Scotland.
1 page
Box 13, Small Collections, Folder 5
Contract for Stuart family's voyage, with list of allotted provisions. With a statement regarding the captain's experience in taking passengers to Québec. Recommendation that passengers supply extra provisions. Policies regarding financial deposit and ticketing.
1854 May . George Wallace DS to Charles Stuart; Fraserburgh, Scotland.
Box 13, Small Collections
"Passenger's Contract Ticket" for Charles Stuart, Mary Stuart, and their children to sail from Fraserburgh, Scotland, to Québec, Canada, onboard the Wallace.
1854 July . PrD "For the Information of Emigrants;" Québec, Québec
4 pages
Box 13, Small Collections
Printed document with guidelines for emigrants coming to Québec. List of government emigration officers and information about various regions within the province. Table of routes, distances, and rates of passage to parts of Canada and the United States. Advertisement for the Great Western Railway route from Hamilton, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan.
1855 April 6. C. B. Colwell DS [to Charles Stuart]; Champaign County, Ohio.
2 pages
Box 13, Small Collections
Printed document regarding taxable property and income. With manuscript valuations of Charles Stuart's property.